Bill Text: TX HB3817 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a waiver of the statute of limitations in the prosecution of offenses against public administration, including ethics offenses.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-30 - Referred to General Investigating & Ethics [HB3817 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB3817-Introduced.html
By: Schofield | H.B. No. 3817 |
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relating to a waiver of the statute of limitations in the | ||
prosecution of offenses against public administration, including | ||
ethics offenses. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 411.0255(d), Government Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(d) The prosecutor selected under this section may pursue a | ||
waiver to extend the statute of limitations by no more than two | ||
years. The waiver is only valid if it is in writing, specifies the | ||
end date of the waiver, and is signed by the prosecuting attorney | ||
and the defendant or the defendant's counsel. If the waiver adds | ||
less than two years to limitations, the prosecutor may pursue a | ||
successive waiver for good cause shown to the court, providing that | ||
the total time of all waivers does not exceed two years. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |