LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 4, 2013

TO:	Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee On Jurisprudence
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB394 by West (Relating to restricting access to records of children convicted of or receiving deferred disposition for certain fine-only misdemeanors.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend Article 44.2811, Code of Criminal Procedure, to expand confidentiality of a child’s records to apply to a child who received a dismissal after deferred disposition for a fine-only misdemeanor other than a traffic offense.

 

The Office of Court Administration reported that the bill may result in fewer expunctions (and the associated $30 fee), however fiscal impact to state and local judiciaries are is not expected to be significant.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 644 Texas Juvenile Justice Department, 701 Central Education Agency

LBB Staff:

UP, CL, SD, KKR, AH