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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to civil enforcement of an order of restitution for a |
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criminal offense. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 42.037(m), Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(m) An order of restitution may be enforced by the state or a |
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victim named in the order to receive the restitution in the same |
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manner as a judgment in a civil action. After the court certifies |
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the order, the state or victim may file the order with a trial court |
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with civil jurisdiction, and the civil court shall immediately |
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enter a civil judgment for the amount of the order that is effective |
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the 30th day after the date the order is entered. The state or |
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victim is not required to serve notice on the defendant to obtain |
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the civil judgment. |
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SECTION 2. Article 42.037, Code of Criminal Procedure, as |
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amended by this Act, applies only to an order of restitution not |
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collected on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |