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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the duties of district clerks regarding certain |
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electronic filing systems. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 2.21, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) A district clerk is exempt from the requirements of |
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Subsections (a)(4) and (5) if the electronic filing system used by |
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the clerk for accepting electronic documents or electronic digital |
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media from an attorney representing the state does not have the |
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capability of accepting electronic filings from a defendant and the |
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system was established or procured before June 1, 2009. If the |
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electronic filing system described by this subsection is |
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substantially upgraded or is replaced with a new system, the |
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exemption provided by this subsection is no longer applicable. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |
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