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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the fees assessed by a district clerk for copies of |
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certain court documents. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 51.318, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (f) to read as |
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follows: |
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(e) The district clerk may not charge [United States |
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement or United States Citizenship |
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and Immigration Services] a fee for a copy of any document on file |
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or of record in the clerk's office relating to an individual's |
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criminal history, regardless of whether the document is certified, |
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to: |
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(1) United States Immigration and Customs |
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Enforcement; |
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(2) United States Citizenship and Immigration |
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Services; or |
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(3) a criminal justice agency that requests the |
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document for a criminal justice purpose, including a request to |
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determine an individual's eligibility to purchase a firearm. |
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(f) In this section, "criminal justice agency" and |
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"criminal justice purpose" have the meanings assigned by Section |
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411.082. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a fee for a copy of a court document requested on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. A fee for a copy of a court document |
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requested before the effective date of this Act is governed by the |
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law in effect when the copy was requested, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |