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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to uncollectible fees and costs in criminal actions and |
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proceedings. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Articles 103.0081(b) and (c), Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, are amended to read as follows: |
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(b) On a finding by a court that any condition described by |
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Subsections (a)(1)-(3) is true, the court may order the officer to |
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designate the fee or item of cost as uncollectible in the fee record |
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and enter an order forgiving the outstanding fee or item of cost and |
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closing the case. The officer shall attach a copy of the court's |
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order to the fee record. |
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(c) The trial court in which a criminal action or proceeding |
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was held may, on the court's own motion, make the finding described |
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by Subsection (a) and enter an order forgiving an outstanding fee or |
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item of cost imposed in the action or proceeding and closing the |
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case [This article applies only to a county with a population of
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more than 780,000 but less than 790,000]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |