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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the reporting of proceeds and property from asset |
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forfeiture proceedings under the Code of Criminal Procedure. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 59.06(g)(1), Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(1) All law enforcement agencies and attorneys |
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representing the state who receive proceeds or property under this |
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chapter shall account for the seizure, forfeiture, receipt, and |
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specific expenditure of all the proceeds and property in an audit, |
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which is to be performed annually by the commissioners court or |
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governing body of a municipality, as appropriate. The annual |
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period of the audit for a law enforcement agency is the fiscal year |
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of the appropriate county or municipality and the annual period for |
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an attorney representing the state is the state fiscal year. The |
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audit must be completed on a form provided by the attorney general |
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and must include a detailed report and explanation of all |
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expenditures, including salaries and overtime pay, officer |
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training, investigative equipment and supplies, and other items. |
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The audit must also include a detailed report that itemizes all |
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seizures of proceeds and property under this chapter and that |
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indicates the date on which the proceeds or property was seized, the |
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amount of any liquid assets seized, a description of any non-liquid |
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assets seized, and a description of the final disposition of the |
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proceeds or property. Certified copies of the audit shall be |
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delivered by the law enforcement agency or attorney representing |
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the state to the attorney general not later than the 60th day after |
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the date on which the annual period that is the subject of the audit |
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ends. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act in amending |
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Article 59.06(g)(1), Code of Criminal Procedure, applies to any |
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audit performed under that subdivision on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |