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AN ACT
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relating to the transfer of certain court records. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 51, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 51.3071 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.3071. TRANSFER OF CASES. If a case is transferred |
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from a district court to a county court, the clerk of the district |
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court may send to the county clerk in electronic or paper form: |
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(1) a certified transcript of the proceedings held in |
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the district court; |
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(2) the original papers filed in the district court; |
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and |
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(3) a bill of the costs that have accrued in the |
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district court. |
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SECTION 2. Section 51.403, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.403. TRANSFER OF CASES. (a) If a case is |
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transferred from a county court to a district court, the clerk of |
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the county court shall send to the district clerk in electronic or |
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paper form: |
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(1) a certified transcript of the proceedings held in |
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the county court; |
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(2) the original papers filed in the county court; and |
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(3) a bill of the costs that have accrued in the county |
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court. |
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(b) If civil or criminal jurisdiction of a county court is |
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transferred to a district court, the clerk of the county court shall |
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send a certified copy of the judgments rendered in the county court |
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that remain unsatisfied, in electronic or paper form, to the |
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district clerks of the appropriate counties. |
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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, 2015. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1341 passed the Senate on |
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May 4, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1341 passed the House on |
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May 22, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, two |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |