By: Moody H.B. No. 3855
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the courts authorized to hear certain
  matters relating
  to a capias pro fine.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Article 45.045, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
  amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
         (a-1)  Instead of placing the defendant in jail as authorized
  by Subsection (a), the peace officer may bring the defendant before
  another justice court in the same county or another municipal court
  that is in the same territorial jurisdiction as, and that has
  concurrent jurisdiction with, the court that issued the capias pro
  fine.
         SECTION 2.  Article 45.046, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
  amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
         (d)  For purposes of a hearing described by Subsection (a),
  if the defendant cannot be immediately brought before the court
  that entered the judgment and sentence against the defendant,
  another justice court in the same county or another municipal court
  that is in the same territorial jurisdiction as, and that has
  concurrent jurisdiction with, the court that entered the judgment
  and sentence may conduct the hearing.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.