LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 8, 2009 TO: Honorable Pete Gallego, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2864 by Moody (Relating to a waiver of fees imposed for certain expunctions. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure relating to a waiver of certain fees imposed for certain expunctions. According to the Office of Court Administration, under current law, a petitioner seeking expunction of a criminal record is required to file a petition in district court and to pay the regular civil case filing fee. This is the case even if the petitioner is seeking an expunction because he or she was acquitted. This bill would require the filing and postage fees to be waived if the petitioner seeks expunction of a criminal record that relates to an arrest for an offense of which the person was acquitted (with a minor exception). To the extent the bill would result in a loss of revenue to the State from the loss of the filing and postage fees that would normally be collected in these expunction cases, the loss is expected to be minimal statewide, and no significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would take effect September 1, 2009. Local Government Impact The fiscal impact to units of local government would depend on the number of petitions for expunction that meet the criteria established in provisions of the bill, and would therefore result in a loss of revenue by waiving the fees. The fiscal impact is not anticipated to be significant. Source Agencies:212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts LBB Staff: JOB, ESi, GG, TB, TP
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 8, 2009
TO: Honorable Pete Gallego, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2864 by Moody (Relating to a waiver of fees imposed for certain expunctions. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Pete Gallego, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB2864 by Moody (Relating to a waiver of fees imposed for certain expunctions. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Pete Gallego, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
Honorable Pete Gallego, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB2864 by Moody (Relating to a waiver of fees imposed for certain expunctions. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
HB2864 by Moody (Relating to a waiver of fees imposed for certain expunctions. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure relating to a waiver of certain fees imposed for certain expunctions. According to the Office of Court Administration, under current law, a petitioner seeking expunction of a criminal record is required to file a petition in district court and to pay the regular civil case filing fee. This is the case even if the petitioner is seeking an expunction because he or she was acquitted. This bill would require the filing and postage fees to be waived if the petitioner seeks expunction of a criminal record that relates to an arrest for an offense of which the person was acquitted (with a minor exception). To the extent the bill would result in a loss of revenue to the State from the loss of the filing and postage fees that would normally be collected in these expunction cases, the loss is expected to be minimal statewide, and no significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would take effect September 1, 2009.
Local Government Impact
The fiscal impact to units of local government would depend on the number of petitions for expunction that meet the criteria established in provisions of the bill, and would therefore result in a loss of revenue by waiving the fees. The fiscal impact is not anticipated to be significant.
Source Agencies: 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff: JOB, ESi, GG, TB, TP
JOB, ESi, GG, TB, TP