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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the indemification of certain county officials or |
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employees for attorney's fees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 157, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 157.907 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 157.907. COUNTY LIABILITY FOR CRIMINAL PROSECUTION. |
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(a) The commissioner's court of a county shall indemnify a person |
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for reasonable attorney's fees incurred in defense of a criminal |
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prosecution against the person if: |
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(1) the person is: |
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(A) an elected official of the county; |
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(B) an appointed official of the county; or |
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(C) an employee of an elected or appointed |
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official of the county; |
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(2) the commissioner's court determines that the |
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conduct for which the person is criminally prosecuted was an act or |
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omission by the person in the course and scope of the person's |
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office, employment, or contractual performance for or service on |
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behalf of the county; and |
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(3) the person is found not guilty after a trial or |
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appeal, or the complaint, information, or indictment is dismissed |
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without a plea of guilty or nolo contendere being entered. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |