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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to donations ordered to be paid as a condition of community |
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supervision. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 42A.304(f), Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(f) Instead of requiring the defendant to work a specified |
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number of hours at one or more community service projects under |
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Subsection (a), the judge may order a defendant to make a specified |
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donation to: |
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(1) a nonprofit food bank or food pantry in the |
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community in which the defendant resides; |
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(2) a charitable organization engaged primarily in |
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performing charitable functions for veterans in the community in |
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which the defendant resides; [or] |
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(3) a veterans county service office established by a |
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commissioners court under Subchapter B, Chapter 434, Government |
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Code; or |
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(4) in a county with a population of less than 50,000, |
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another nonprofit organization that: |
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(A) is exempt from taxation under Section 501(a) |
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of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 because it is listed in Section |
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501(c)(3) of that code; and |
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(B) provides services or assistance to needy |
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individuals and families in the community in which the defendant |
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resides. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |