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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the imposition of a supplemental court security fee on |
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conviction of certain criminal offenses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Articles 102.017(a) and (d), Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The courthouse security fund is a fund in the county |
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treasury, and the municipal court building security fund is a fund |
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in the municipal treasury. The funds consist of: |
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(1) money allocated to the funds under Sections |
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134.101, 134.102, and 134.103, Local Government Code; and |
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(2) money deposited to the funds under Section |
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134.104, Local Government Code. |
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(d) This subsection applies only to a justice court located |
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in a county in which one or more justice courts are located in a |
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building that is not the county courthouse. The county treasurer |
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shall deposit one-fourth of the money allocated or deposited to the |
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courthouse security fund under Sections [Section] 134.103 and |
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134.104, Local Government Code, in a fund to be known as the justice |
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court building security fund. A fund designated by this subsection |
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may be used only for the purpose of providing security personnel, |
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services, and items for a justice court located in a building that |
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is not the county courthouse. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 102, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 102.022 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 102.022. SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY FEE: LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
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CODE. A person convicted of a misdemeanor or felony offense whose |
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sentence on conviction of the offense includes the imposition of a |
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fine shall pay a $1 supplemental security fee as a cost of court |
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under Section 134.104, Local Government Code. |
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SECTION 3. Section 134.002(a)(1), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(1) "Fee" means a criminal fee described by [listed |
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under] Section 134.003. |
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SECTION 4. Section 134.003, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 134.003. CRIMINAL FEES. This chapter applies to the |
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criminal fees imposed under Subchapter C [Sections 134.101, |
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134.102, and 134.103]. |
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SECTION 5. Section 134.052(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Money collected under Subchapter C as court costs |
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[imposed on offenses committed on or after January 1, 2020,] shall |
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be: |
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(1) allocated according to the percentages provided by |
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Sections 134.101, 134.102, and 134.103, as applicable; or |
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(2) deposited as provided by Section 134.104. |
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SECTION 6. Subchapter C, Chapter 134, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 134.104 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 134.104. SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY FEE. (a) In addition |
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to any other fee paid under this subchapter, a person convicted of a |
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misdemeanor or felony offense whose sentence on conviction of the |
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offense includes the imposition of a fine shall pay a $1 |
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supplemental security fee as a cost of court. |
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(b) The treasurer shall deposit the court costs collected |
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under Subsection (a) to the courthouse security fund or municipal |
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court building security fund, as appropriate. |
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SECTION 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |