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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an administrative fee for defendants required by a |
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court to perform community service in lieu of serving a term of |
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confinement in county jail. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 42.036, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: |
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(g) A court that requires a defendant to perform community |
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service under this article may order the defendant to pay to the |
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court an administrative fee, not to exceed $50, to cover the cost of |
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administering this article. Section 51.607, Government Code, does |
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not apply to a fee ordered and collected under this subsection. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 103, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 103.034 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 103.034. ADDITIONAL FEE IN CERTAIN CRIMINAL CASES. A |
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defendant shall pay an administrative fee not to exceed $50 under |
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Article 42.036(g), Code of Criminal Procedure, to perform community |
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service in lieu of serving a term of confinement in a county jail, |
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if ordered by the court. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a defendant convicted of an offense committed on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. A defendant convicted of an offense |
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committed before the effective date of this Act is covered by the |
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law in effect when the offense was committed, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, |
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an offense was committed before the effective date of this Act if |
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any element of the offense occurred before that date. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |