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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the release of certain defendants on personal bond or on |
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bail. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the Caitlynne Rose |
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Infinger Guajardo Act. |
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SECTION 2. Article 17.03, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (b-2) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), [or] (b-1), or |
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(b-2), a magistrate may, in the magistrate's discretion, release |
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the defendant on personal bond without sureties or other security. |
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(b-2) A magistrate may not release on personal bond a |
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defendant who is charged with: |
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(1) an offense alleged to have been committed while |
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the defendant was released on personal bond for another offense; or |
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(2) an offense punishable as a felony if two or more |
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other felony charges are pending against the defendant. |
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SECTION 3. Chapter 17, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Article 17.1501 to read as follows: |
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Art. 17.1501. MINIMUM AMOUNT OF BAIL FOR DEFENDANT CHARGED |
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WITH MULTIPLE FELONIES. The amount of bail required for a defendant |
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who is charged with three or more felony offenses, regardless of |
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whether each charge is pending before the same court, shall be set |
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in an amount not less than $10,000 for each felony offense charged |
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against the defendant. |
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SECTION 4. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a person who is arrested on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. A person arrested before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the person was arrested, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |