TO: | Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee On Jurisprudence |
FROM: | Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | SB395 by West (Relating to fines and court costs imposed on a child in a criminal case.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted |
The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure, Articles 42, 43, and 45, relating to fines and court costs imposed on a child in a criminal case and would permit a judge to offer a child defendant who incurs a fine and court costs a choice between paying the fine and court costs or performing community service in lieu of payment. The bill also allows a judge the option of waiving fines and court costs for children.
The Office of Court Administration (OCA) does not anticipate a significant fiscal impact to state revenue. The Juvenile Justice Department (JJD) indicates no fiscal impact to its agency operations.
Source Agencies: | 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 644 Texas Juvenile Justice Department
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LBB Staff: | UP, CL, ZS, JJO, KKR
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