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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the bill of costs provided to a defendant before the |
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costs are payable. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 103.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Art. 103.001. COSTS PAYABLE. A cost is not payable by the |
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person charged with the cost until a written bill containing the |
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items of cost is: |
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(1) produced; |
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(2) [or is ready to be produced, containing the items
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of cost,] signed by the officer who charged the cost or the officer |
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who is entitled to receive payment for the cost; and |
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(3) provided to the person charged with the cost. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a cost incurred on or after the effective date of this Act. A |
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cost incurred before the effective date of this Act is governed by |
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the law in effect on the date the cost was incurred, and the former |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |