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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the appointment of counsel to represent an indigent |
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person in certain criminal proceedings. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 26.04, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (i-1) to read as follows: |
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(i-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (j)(2) or any other law, |
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an attorney may be appointed under this article to represent an |
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indigent person for the sole purpose of providing counsel in |
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relation to that person's appearance before a magistrate as |
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required by Article 14.06(a), 15.17(a), or 15.18(a). The attorney |
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may continue to represent the person following the proceeding if |
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appointed for that purpose under the other provisions of this |
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article. |
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SECTION 2. 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 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |