Bill Text: TX SB1059 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Relating to the program for improvement of collection of court costs, fees, and fines imposed in criminal cases.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2011-05-21 - Committee report sent to Calendars [SB1059 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SB1059-Engrossed.html
By: Nichols | S.B. No. 1059 |
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relating to the program for improvement of collection of court | ||
costs, fees, and fines imposed in criminal cases. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subsections (b), (c), (e), (h), (i), and (j), | ||
Article 103.0033, Code of Criminal Procedure, are amended to read | ||
as follows: | ||
(b) This article applies [ |
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(c) Unless granted a waiver under Subsection (h), each | ||
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that complies with the prioritized implementation schedule under | ||
Subsection (h). A county may develop and implement a program that | ||
complies with the prioritized implementation schedule under | ||
Subsection (h). A county program must include district, county, | ||
and justice courts. | ||
(e) Not later than June 1 of each year, the office shall | ||
identify those counties and municipalities that: | ||
(1) have not implemented a program; and | ||
(2) are planning [ |
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April 1 of the following year. | ||
(h) The office, in consultation with the comptroller, may: | ||
(1) use case dispositions, population, revenue data, | ||
or other appropriate measures to develop a prioritized | ||
implementation schedule for programs; and | ||
(2) for a municipality, determine whether it is not | ||
actually cost-effective to implement a program in the [ |
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municipality and grant a waiver to the [ |
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(i) Each county that implements a program and each | ||
municipality shall at least annually submit to the office and the | ||
comptroller a written report that includes updated information | ||
regarding the program, as determined by the office in cooperation | ||
with the comptroller. The report must be in a form approved by the | ||
office in cooperation with the comptroller. | ||
(j) The comptroller shall periodically audit [ |
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municipalities to verify information reported under Subsection (i) | ||
and confirm that the [ |
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requirements relating to the program. The comptroller shall | ||
consult with the office in determining how frequently to conduct | ||
audits under this section. | ||
SECTION 2. Subsection (e), Section 133.058, Local | ||
Government Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
(e) A municipality [ |
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if, during an audit under Section 133.059 of this code or Article | ||
103.0033(j), Code of Criminal Procedure, the comptroller | ||
determines that the municipality [ |
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with Article 103.0033, Code of Criminal Procedure. The | ||
municipality [ |
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this section on receipt of a written confirmation from the | ||
comptroller that the municipality [ |
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Article 103.0033, Code of Criminal Procedure. | ||
SECTION 3. Subsection (c-1), Section 133.103, Local | ||
Government Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
(c-1) The treasurer shall send to the comptroller 100 | ||
percent of the fees collected under this section by a municipality | ||
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this code or Article 103.0033(j), Code of Criminal Procedure, the | ||
comptroller determines that the municipality [ |
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compliance with Article 103.0033, Code of Criminal Procedure. The | ||
municipality [ |
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otherwise provided by this section on receipt of a written | ||
confirmation from the comptroller that the municipality [ |
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is in compliance with Article 103.0033, Code of Criminal Procedure. | ||
SECTION 4. 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, 2011. |