LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT STATEMENT
 
86TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
March 3, 2019

TO:
Honorable Nicole Collier, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
 
FROM:
John McGeady, Assistant Director     Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director
Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB521 by Dutton (Relating to the charging instrument in the prosecution of the offense of resisting arrest.), As Introduced

The provisions of the bill addressed by this analysis would amend Code of Criminal Procedure such that the charging instrument in the prosecution of the offense of resisting arrest must state the underlying offense for which the person was resisting arrest. 

 
This analysis assumes the provisions of the bill would not result in a significant impact on state correctional populations or on the demand for state correctional resources







Source Agencies:
LBB Staff:
WP, LM, DGi