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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the release on bail of a person arrested under a warrant |
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issued by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or the Board of |
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Pardons and Paroles. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 508.254(d), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(d) A magistrate of the county in which the person is held in |
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custody may release the person on bond pending the hearing if [:
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[(1)
the person is arrested or held in custody only on
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a charge that the person committed an administrative violation of
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release;
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[(2)
the division, in accordance with Subsection (e),
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included notice on the warrant for the person's arrest that the
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person is eligible for release on bond; and
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[(3)] the magistrate determines that the person is not |
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a threat to public safety. |
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SECTION 2. Section 508.254(e), Government Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a person who is arrested on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. A person arrested before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the person was arrested, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |