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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the filing of a copy of certain records related to the |
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release of accused persons on personal bond. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 5(a), Article 17.42, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A personal bond pretrial release office established |
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under this article shall: |
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(1) prepare a record containing information about any |
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accused person identified by case number only who, after review by |
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the office, is released by a court on personal bond; |
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(2) update the record on a monthly basis; and |
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(3) file [post] a copy of the record in the office of |
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the clerk of the county court in any county served by the office. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a record made on or after the effective date of this Act. A |
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record made before the effective date of this Act is governed by the |
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law in effect on the date the record was made, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |