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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to agreements between contiguous municipalities regarding |
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jurisdiction of cases in municipal courts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 29.003, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (i) to read as follows: |
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(i) A municipality may enter into an agreement with a |
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contiguous municipality to establish concurrent jurisdiction of |
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the municipal courts in the municipalities and provide original |
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jurisdiction to a municipal court in which a case is brought as if |
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the municipal court were located in the municipality in which the |
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case arose, for: |
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(1) all cases in which either municipality has |
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jurisdiction under Subsection (a); and |
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(2) cases that arise under Section 821.022, Health and |
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Safety Code, or Section 25.094, Education Code. |
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SECTION 2. Article 4.14, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: |
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(g) A municipality may enter into an agreement with a |
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contiguous municipality to establish concurrent jurisdiction of |
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the municipal courts in the municipalities and provide original |
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jurisdiction to a municipal court in which a case is brought as if |
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the municipal court were located in the municipality in which the |
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case arose, for: |
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(1) all cases in which either municipality has |
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jurisdiction under Subsection (a); and |
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(2) cases that arise under Section 821.022, Health and |
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Safety Code, or Section 25.094, Education Code. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an offense committed or conduct that occurs on or after the |
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effective date of an agreement to establish concurrent jurisdiction |
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between contiguous municipalities authorized under Section |
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29.003(i), Government Code, as added by this Act, or under Article |
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4.14(g), Code of Criminal Procedure, as added by this Act. An |
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offense committed or conduct that occurs before that date is |
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governed by the law in effect when the offense was committed or the |
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conduct occurred, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense is committed or |
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conduct occurs before the effective date of the agreement if any |
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element of the offense or conduct occurs before that date. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |