81R5501 KEL-D
By: Farias H.B. No. 1215
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the collection of administrative fees by the
commissioners courts of certain counties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article 103.003, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
(b-1) The commissioners court of a county that has
implemented a collection improvement program under Article
103.0033 may collect money payable under this title and as
otherwise provided by law.
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, 2009.