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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of proceeds from criminal asset forfeiture to |
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provide services to domestic victims of trafficking. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 59.06, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (t) to read as follows: |
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(t) As a specific exception to Subsection (c) that the funds |
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described by that subsection be used only for the official purposes |
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of the attorney representing the state or for law enforcement |
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purposes, the attorney representing the state or the head of a law |
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enforcement agency, as applicable, may use any portion of the gross |
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amount credited to the attorney's or agency's special fund under |
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Subsection (c) to cover the costs of a contract with a municipal or |
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county program to provide services to domestic victims of |
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trafficking. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |