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
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  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.
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