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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the repeal of the time payment fee imposed on certain |
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persons convicted of an offense. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 102.0212, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 102.0212. COURT COSTS ON CONVICTION: LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
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CODE. A person convicted of an offense shall pay the following |
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under the Local Government Code, in addition to all other costs: |
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(1) court costs on conviction of a felony (Sec. |
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133.102, Local Government Code) . . . $133; |
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(2) court costs on conviction of a Class A or Class B |
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misdemeanor (Sec. 133.102, Local Government Code) . . . $83; |
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(3) court costs on conviction of a nonjailable |
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misdemeanor offense, including a criminal violation of a municipal |
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ordinance, other than a conviction of an offense relating to a |
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pedestrian or the parking of a motor vehicle (Sec. 133.102, Local |
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Government Code) . . . $40; |
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(4) [a time payment fee if convicted of a felony or
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misdemeanor for paying any part of a fine, court costs, or
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restitution on or after the 31st day after the date on which a
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judgment is entered assessing the fine, court costs, or restitution
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(Sec. 133.103, Local Government Code) .
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. $25;
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[(5)] a cost on conviction of any offense, other than |
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an offense relating to a pedestrian or the parking of a motor |
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vehicle (Sec. 133.105, Local Government Code) . . . $6; and |
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(5) [(6)] a cost on conviction of any offense, other |
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than an offense relating to a pedestrian or the parking of a motor |
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vehicle (Sec. 133.107, Local Government Code) . . . $2. |
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SECTION 2. Section 133.003, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 133.003. CRIMINAL FEES. This chapter applies to the |
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following criminal fees: |
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(1) the consolidated fee imposed under Section |
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133.102; |
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(2) [the time payment fee imposed under Section
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133.103;
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[(3)] fees for services of peace officers employed by |
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the state imposed under Article 102.011, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, and forwarded to the comptroller as provided by Section |
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133.104; |
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(3) [(4)] costs on conviction imposed in certain |
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statutory county courts under Section 51.702, Government Code, and |
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deposited in the judicial fund; |
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(4) [(5)] costs on conviction imposed in certain |
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county courts under Section 51.703, Government Code, and deposited |
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in the judicial fund; |
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(5) [(6)] the administrative fee for failure to appear |
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or failure to pay or satisfy a judgment imposed under Section |
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706.006, Transportation Code; |
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(6) [(7)] fines on conviction imposed under Section |
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621.506(g), Transportation Code; |
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(7) [(8)] the fee imposed under Article 102.0045, Code |
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of Criminal Procedure; |
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(8) [(9)] the cost on conviction imposed under Section |
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133.105 and deposited in the judicial fund; and |
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(9) [(10)] the cost on conviction imposed under |
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Section 133.107. |
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SECTION 3. Section 133.103, Local Government Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 4. The repeal by this Act of Section 133.103, Local |
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Government Code, does not apply to an offense committed before the |
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effective date of this Act. An offense committed before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law as it existed on |
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the date the offense was committed, and the former law is continued |
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in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, an |
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offense was committed before the effective date of this Act if any |
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element of the offense occurred before that date. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |