Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB3165 by Moody (relating to certain pretrial procedures in criminal cases.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to modify the information required to be included in statistical reports that are filed by a personal bond pretrial release office. The bill would allow an arrested person to appear before a magistrate by videoconference, and would allow a magistrate to inform the arrested person of his or her rights by videoconference. The bill would allow the person who had appeared via teleconference to obtain a copy of any electronic recording by paying the costs of reproduction. Based on the analysis of the Office of Court Administration and the Department of Public Safety, duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished using existing resources.
Local Government Impact
According to the Office of Court Administration, no significant fiscal impact on local courts is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 405 Department of Public Safety