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11 By: Ellis, Carona, Whitmire S.B. No. 1118
22 (In the Senate - Filed February 24, 2009; March 13, 2009,
33 read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice;
44 April 21, 2009, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
55 Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 1; April 21, 2009,
66 sent to printer.)
77 COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1118 By: Whitmire
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1010 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1111 AN ACT
1212 relating to community supervision for certain drug possession
1313 offenses and to a person's eligibility for an order of
1414 nondisclosure following a term of community supervision for any of
1515 those offenses.
1616 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1717 SECTION 1. Subdivisions (1) and (2), Subsection (a),
1818 Section 15, Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, are amended
1919 to read as follows:
2020 (1) On conviction of a state jail felony under Section
2121 [481.115(b),] 481.1151(b)(1), 481.116(b), 481.121(b)(3), or
2222 481.129(g)(1), Health and Safety Code, that is punished under
2323 Section 12.35(a), Penal Code, the judge shall suspend the
2424 imposition of the sentence and place the defendant on community
2525 supervision, unless the defendant has previously been convicted of
2626 a felony, other than a felony punished under Section 12.44(a),
2727 Penal Code, or unless the conviction resulted from an adjudication
2828 of the guilt of a defendant previously placed on deferred
2929 adjudication community supervision for the offense, in which event
3030 the judge may suspend the imposition of the sentence and place the
3131 defendant on community supervision or may order the sentence to be
3232 executed. The provisions of this subdivision requiring the judge
3333 to suspend the imposition of the sentence and place the defendant on
3434 community supervision do not apply to a defendant who under Section
3535 481.1151(b)(1), Health and Safety Code, possessed more than five
3636 abuse units of the controlled substance or under Section
3737 481.121(b)(3), Health and Safety Code, possessed more than one
3838 pound of marihuana.
3939 (2) On conviction of a state jail felony punished
4040 under Section 12.35(a), Penal Code, other than a state jail felony
4141 listed in Subdivision (1) or a state jail felony under Section
4242 481.115(b), Health and Safety Code, the judge may suspend the
4343 imposition of the sentence and place the defendant on community
4444 supervision or may order the sentence to be executed.
4545 SECTION 2. Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
4646 amended by adding Section 15B to read as follows:
4747 Sec. 15B. COMMUNITY SUPERVISION FOR POSSESSION OF
4848 CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. (a) In this section, "drug possession
4949 offense" means an offense under:
5050 (1) Section 481.115, Health and Safety Code, that is
5151 punishable as:
5252 (A) a state jail felony; or
5353 (B) a felony of the third degree, if the offense
5454 involves the possession of two grams or less of the controlled
5555 substance; or
5656 (2) Section 481.121, Health and Safety Code, that is
5757 punishable as a Class A or B misdemeanor.
5858 (b) On conviction of a drug possession offense, the judge
5959 shall suspend the imposition of the sentence and place the
6060 defendant on community supervision, except that the judge may order
6161 the sentence to be executed if:
6262 (1) the judge determines by a preponderance of the
6363 evidence that the defendant:
6464 (A) is a danger to the safety of others; or
6565 (B) possessed the controlled substance with the
6666 intent to deliver the substance in violation of Section 481.112 or
6767 481.120, Health and Safety Code, as applicable;
6868 (2) the defendant has been previously convicted of an
6969 offense other than:
7070 (A) a drug possession offense or a state jail
7171 felony listed in Section 15(a); or
7272 (B) an offense under the Transportation Code
7373 punishable by fine only or an offense related to a pedestrian or the
7474 parking of a motor vehicle punishable by fine only;
7575 (3) the defendant is convicted in the same proceeding
7676 of an additional offense, other than:
7777 (A) a drug possession offense or a state jail
7878 felony listed in Section 15(a); or
7979 (B) an offense under the Transportation Code
8080 punishable by fine only or an offense related to a pedestrian or the
8181 parking of a motor vehicle punishable by fine only;
8282 (4) the judge determines that a drug treatment program
8383 or other treatment services that are appropriate for the defendant
8484 are not available in the area in which the defendant resides; or
8585 (5) the judge determines by clear and convincing
8686 evidence, based on an evidence-based drug and alcohol assessment,
8787 that the defendant is unlikely to benefit from participation in a
8888 course of treatment in a drug treatment program or facility, and the
8989 defendant has been previously:
9090 (A) convicted on two or more occasions of a drug
9191 possession offense or state jail felony listed in Section 15(a); or
9292 (B) discharged from a drug court program
9393 established under Chapter 469, Health and Safety Code, after
9494 failing to successfully complete the program.
9595 (c) A judge who makes a determination described by
9696 Subsection (b)(1), (4), or (5) to execute the defendant's sentence
9797 shall enter the reasons for making that determination in the record
9898 of the proceeding.
9999 (d) The judge may suspend wholly or partly the imposition of
100100 any fine imposed on a conviction if a defendant is placed on
101101 community supervision under this section.
102102 (e) A court granting community supervision under this
103103 section shall require as a condition of community supervision that
104104 the defendant:
105105 (1) submit to an evidence-based risks and needs
106106 screening and evaluation procedure approved by the community
107107 justice assistance division of the Texas Department of Criminal
108108 Justice, including a procedure developed under Section 509.003(d),
109109 Government Code;
110110 (2) if the evaluation indicates a need for treatment,
111111 participate in a prescribed course of treatment in a drug treatment
112112 program or facility:
113113 (A) licensed or approved by the Department of
114114 State Health Services; or
115115 (B) that complies with standards established by
116116 the community justice assistance division of the Texas Department
117117 of Criminal Justice; and
118118 (3) pay a fee to cover all or part of the cost of the
119119 course of treatment based on the defendant's ability to pay.
120120 (f) A course of treatment under Subsection (e)(2) may
121121 include:
122122 (1) treatment in a faith-based program;
123123 (2) outpatient treatment;
124124 (3) halfway house treatment;
125125 (4) narcotic replacement therapy prescribed by a
126126 physician;
127127 (5) drug education or prevention courses; and
128128 (6) inpatient or residential drug treatment to address
129129 special detoxification, relapse, or severe dependence issues.
130130 (g) In referring a defendant to a course of treatment under
131131 Subsection (e)(2) and imposing conditions for participation in the
132132 course of treatment, the judge shall order the defendant to
133133 participate in the level of treatment that the evaluation indicates
134134 is appropriate for the defendant to achieve:
135135 (1) the outcome objectives prescribed by the drug
136136 treatment program or facility; and
137137 (2) the recommendations of a drug treatment
138138 professional.
139139 (h) A court granting community supervision under this
140140 section may require as a condition of community supervision, in
141141 addition to any required participation in a course of treatment
142142 under Subsection (e)(2) and other appropriate conditions, that the
143143 defendant participate in:
144144 (1) vocational training;
145145 (2) family counseling;
146146 (3) literacy training; or
147147 (4) community service.
148148 (i) Notwithstanding Section 21(b), if a defendant placed on
149149 community supervision under this section violates the terms of that
150150 supervision by committing another drug possession offense or state
151151 jail felony listed in Section 15(a) or by violating any
152152 treatment-related condition of supervision, the judge may:
153153 (1) use graduated sanctions and incentives offered to
154154 a defendant by the community supervision and corrections department
155155 supervising the defendant or the courts served by that department,
156156 including:
157157 (A) global positioning or another form of
158158 electronic monitoring;
159159 (B) mental health treatment or cognitive and
160160 behavioral programs;
161161 (C) alcohol or substance abuse monitoring and
162162 testing;
163163 (D) faith-based community programs and
164164 resources, including mentoring programs;
165165 (E) placing the defendant under the supervision
166166 of a supervision officer with a reduced or specialized caseload and
167167 subjecting the defendant to increased home visits and field
168168 contacts, if sufficient resources are available;
169169 (F) strategies to reduce the number of technical
170170 violations committed by the defendant; and
171171 (G) increased coordination between the court and
172172 the community supervision and corrections department supervising
173173 the defendant; and
174174 (2) revoke the community supervision of the defendant
175175 if the judge determines by a preponderance of the evidence that the
176176 defendant:
177177 (A) poses a danger to the safety of others; or
178178 (B) is unlikely to benefit from a course of
179179 treatment in a drug treatment program or facility.
180180 (j) A judge who modifies a defendant's conditions of
181181 supervision in response to the defendant's commission of another
182182 drug possession offense or state jail felony listed in Section
183183 15(a) or violation of a treatment-related condition of supervision
184184 shall consider imposing one or more of the following additional
185185 conditions of supervision:
186186 (1) intensified drug treatment;
187187 (2) vocational training;
188188 (3) family counseling;
189189 (4) literacy education;
190190 (5) community service;
191191 (6) intensive supervision; and
192192 (7) confinement under Section 18 in an intermediate
193193 sanction facility operated by or under contract with the Texas
194194 Department of Criminal Justice for a period not to exceed 120 days.
195195 (k) In making a determination under this section as to
196196 whether a defendant is unlikely to benefit from participation in a
197197 course of treatment in a drug treatment program or facility, the
198198 judge shall consider whether the defendant has previously:
199199 (1) committed a serious violation of the rules of a
200200 drug treatment program or facility; or
201201 (2) repeatedly committed violations of the rules of a
202202 drug treatment program or facility to an extent that inhibited the
203203 defendant's ability to function in the program or facility.
204204 (l) After successful completion of a term of community
205205 supervision imposed under this section, including completion of any
206206 required course of treatment in a drug treatment program or
207207 facility, a defendant may petition the court for dismissal of the
208208 charges. If the judge, after providing notice and giving attorneys
209209 for the defendant and the state an opportunity to be heard,
210210 determines that the defendant substantially complied with the
211211 conditions of supervision and successfully completed any required
212212 course of treatment, the judge shall discharge the defendant, set
213213 aside the verdict or permit the defendant to withdraw the plea, and
214214 dismiss the accusation, complaint, information, or indictment in
215215 the manner provided by Section 20(a).
216216 (m) The drug treatment program account is created as a
217217 dedicated account in the general revenue fund of the state
218218 treasury. Money in the account may be appropriated only to the
219219 Texas Department of Criminal Justice for distribution to drug
220220 treatment programs or facilities that provide a course of treatment
221221 to defendants under this section and that apply for the money.
222222 Funds collected and distributed under this subsection are subject
223223 to audit by the comptroller.
224224 SECTION 3. Subchapter A, Chapter 102, Code of Criminal
225225 Procedure, is amended by adding Article 102.0179 to read as
226226 follows:
227227 Art. 102.0179. ADDITIONAL COSTS ATTENDANT TO CERTAIN
228228 INTOXICATION AND DRUG CONVICTIONS. (a) In addition to other costs
229229 on conviction imposed by this chapter, including costs described by
230230 Article 102.0178, a person shall pay $50 as a court cost on
231231 conviction of any offense under Chapter 49, Penal Code, or Chapter
232232 481, Health and Safety Code.
233233 (b) In this article, a person is considered to have been
234234 convicted if:
235235 (1) a sentence is imposed;
236236 (2) the person is placed on community supervision,
237237 including deferred adjudication community supervision; or
238238 (3) the court defers final disposition of the person's
239239 case.
240240 (c) Court costs under this article are collected in the same
241241 manner as other fines or costs. An officer collecting the costs
242242 shall send to the comptroller costs collected under this article
243243 for deposit to the credit of the drug treatment program account
244244 established under Section 15B, Article 42.12.
245245 SECTION 4. (a) Section 102.021, Government Code, is
246246 amended to conform to Chapter 1263 (H.B. 3060), Acts of the 80th
247247 Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, and is further amended to read
248248 as follows:
249249 Sec. 102.021. COURT COSTS ON CONVICTION: CODE OF CRIMINAL
250250 PROCEDURE. A person convicted of an offense shall pay the following
251251 under the Code of Criminal Procedure, in addition to all other
252252 costs:
253253 (1) court cost on conviction of any offense, other
254254 than a conviction of an offense relating to a pedestrian or the
255255 parking of a motor vehicle (Art. 102.0045, Code of Criminal
256256 Procedure) . . . $4;
257257 (2) a fee for services of prosecutor (Art. 102.008,
258258 Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $25;
259259 (3) fees for services of peace officer:
260260 (A) issuing a written notice to appear in court
261261 for certain violations (Art. 102.011, Code of Criminal Procedure)
262262 . . . $5;
263263 (B) executing or processing an issued arrest
264264 warrant, [or] capias, or capias pro fine (Art. 102.011, Code of
265265 Criminal Procedure) . . . $50;
266266 (C) summoning a witness (Art. 102.011, Code of
267267 Criminal Procedure) . . . $5;
268268 (D) serving a writ not otherwise listed (Art.
269269 102.011, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $35;
270270 (E) taking and approving a bond and, if
271271 necessary, returning the bond to courthouse (Art. 102.011, Code of
272272 Criminal Procedure) . . . $10;
273273 (F) commitment or release (Art. 102.011, Code of
274274 Criminal Procedure) . . . $5;
275275 (G) summoning a jury (Art. 102.011, Code of
276276 Criminal Procedure) . . . $5;
277277 (H) attendance of a prisoner in habeas corpus
278278 case if prisoner has been remanded to custody or held to bail (Art.
279279 102.011, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $8 each day;
280280 (I) mileage for certain services performed (Art.
281281 102.011, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $0.29 per mile; and
282282 (J) services of a sheriff or constable who serves
283283 process and attends examining trial in certain cases (Art. 102.011,
284284 Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $5;
285285 (4) services of a peace officer in conveying a witness
286286 outside the county (Art. 102.011, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . .
287287 $10 per day or part of a day, plus actual necessary travel expenses;
288288 (5) overtime of peace officer for time spent
289289 testifying in the trial or traveling to or from testifying in the
290290 trial (Art. 102.011, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . actual cost;
291291 (6) court costs on an offense relating to rules of the
292292 road, when offense occurs within a school crossing zone (Art.
293293 102.014, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $25;
294294 (7) court costs on an offense of passing a school bus
295295 (Art. 102.014, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $25;
296296 (8) court costs on an offense of truancy or
297297 contributing to truancy (Art. 102.014, Code of Criminal Procedure)
298298 . . . $20;
299299 (9) cost for visual recording of intoxication arrest
300300 before conviction (Art. 102.018, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . .
301301 $15;
302302 (10) cost of certain evaluations (Art. 102.018, Code
303303 of Criminal Procedure) . . . actual cost;
304304 (11) additional costs attendant to certain
305305 intoxication convictions under Chapter 49, Penal Code, for
306306 emergency medical services, trauma facilities, and trauma care
307307 systems (Art. 102.0185, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $100;
308308 (12) additional costs attendant to certain child
309309 sexual assault and related convictions, for child abuse prevention
310310 programs (Art. 102.0186, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $100;
311311 (13) cost for DNA testing for certain felonies (Art.
312312 102.020, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $250;
313313 (14) court cost on an offense of public lewdness or
314314 indecent exposure (Art. 102.020, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . .
315315 $50;
316316 (15) if required by the court, a restitution fee for
317317 costs incurred in collecting restitution installments and for the
318318 compensation to victims of crime fund (Art. 42.037, Code of
319319 Criminal Procedure) . . . $12; [and]
320320 (16) if directed by the justice of the peace or
321321 municipal court judge hearing the case, court costs on conviction
322322 in a criminal action (Art. 45.041, Code of Criminal Procedure)
323323 . . . part or all of the costs as directed by the judge;
324324 (17) costs attendant to convictions under Chapter 49,
325325 Penal Code, and under Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, to help
326326 fund drug court programs established under Chapter 469, Health and
327327 Safety Code (Art. 102.0178, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $50;
328328 and
329329 (18) costs attendant to convictions under Chapter 49,
330330 Penal Code, and under Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, for
331331 certain drug treatment programs and facilities (Art. 102.0179, Code
332332 of Criminal Procedure) . . . $50.
333333 (b) Section 102.0215, Government Code, is repealed.
334334 SECTION 5. Section 411.081, Government Code, is amended by
335335 adding Subsection (d-1) and amending Subsection (e) to read as
336336 follows:
337337 (d-1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
338338 subchapter, if a person is placed on community supervision under
339339 Section 15B, Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, and
340340 subsequently receives a discharge and dismissal under Section
341341 15B(l), Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, and satisfies
342342 the requirements of Subsection (e), the person may petition the
343343 court that placed the defendant on community supervision for an
344344 order of nondisclosure under this subsection. After notice to the
345345 state and a hearing on whether the person is entitled to file the
346346 petition and issuance of the order is in the best interest of
347347 justice, the court shall issue an order prohibiting criminal
348348 justice agencies from disclosing to the public criminal history
349349 record information related to the offense giving rise to the
350350 community supervision. A criminal justice agency may disclose
351351 criminal history record information that is the subject of the
352352 order only to other criminal justice agencies, for criminal justice
353353 purposes, an agency or entity listed in Subsection (i), or the
354354 person who is the subject of the order. A person may petition the
355355 court that placed the person on community supervision for an order
356356 of nondisclosure on payment of a $28 fee to the clerk of the court in
357357 addition to any other fee that generally applies to the filing of a
358358 civil petition. The payment may be made only after:
359359 (1) the discharge and dismissal, if the offense for
360360 which the person was placed on community supervision was a
361361 misdemeanor; or
362362 (2) the fifth anniversary of the discharge and
363363 dismissal, if the offense for which the person was placed on
364364 community supervision was a felony.
365365 (e) A person is entitled to petition the court under
366366 Subsection (d) or (d-1) only if during the period of the community
367367 supervision, including deferred adjudication community
368368 supervision, for which the order of nondisclosure is requested and
369369 during the applicable period described by Subsection (d)(1), (2),
370370 or (3) or by Subsection (d-1)(1) or (2), as appropriate, the person
371371 is not convicted of or placed on deferred adjudication community
372372 supervision under Section 5, Article 42.12, Code of Criminal
373373 Procedure, for any offense other than an offense under the
374374 Transportation Code punishable by fine only or, for purposes of
375375 Subsection (d-1), the person is not convicted of or placed on
376376 community supervision, including deferred adjudication community
377377 supervision, for another drug possession offense described by
378378 Section 15B, Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure. A person is
379379 not entitled to petition the court under Subsection (d) or (d-1) if
380380 the person was placed on community supervision, including [the]
381381 deferred adjudication community supervision, for, or has been
382382 previously convicted of or placed on any other deferred
383383 adjudication for:
384384 (1) an offense requiring registration as a sex
385385 offender under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure;
386386 (2) an offense under Section 20.04, Penal Code,
387387 regardless of whether the offense is a reportable conviction or
388388 adjudication for purposes of Chapter 62, Code of Criminal
389389 Procedure;
390390 (3) an offense under Section 19.02, 19.03, 22.04,
391391 22.041, 25.07, or 42.072, Penal Code; or
392392 (4) any other offense involving family violence, as
393393 defined by Section 71.004, Family Code.
394394 SECTION 6. Chapter 509, Government Code, is amended by
395395 adding Section 509.013 to read as follows:
396396 Sec. 509.013. ANNUAL REPORT ON COMMUNITY SUPERVISION WITH
397397 DRUG TREATMENT. (a) Not later than December 1 of each year, the
398398 Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall study and report to the
399399 legislature on the effectiveness and financial impact to the state
400400 during the preceding state fiscal year of placing defendants on
401401 community supervision with drug treatment for a drug possession
402402 offense under Section 15B, Article 42.12, Code of Criminal
403403 Procedure.
404404 (b) The study and report must include an analysis of:
405405 (1) the implementation of Section 15B, Article 42.12,
406406 Code of Criminal Procedure, including the amount of cost savings
407407 the state realizes through that implementation;
408408 (2) the adequacy of funding available for operation of
409409 the programs described by Section 15B, Article 42.12, Code of
410410 Criminal Procedure;
411411 (3) the effect of implementing Section 15B, Article
412412 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, with respect to:
413413 (A) incarceration costs incurred by the state and
414414 local governments, including the cost of constructing prisons and
415415 jails;
416416 (B) the recidivism rate among defendants placed
417417 on community supervision under Section 15B, Article 42.12, Code of
418418 Criminal Procedure, compared with other defendants; and
419419 (C) the number of defendants placed on community
420420 supervision under Section 15B, Article 42.12, Code of Criminal
421421 Procedure, who utilize state welfare benefits, compared with other
422422 defendants; and
423423 (4) other effects of or issues with implementing
424424 Section 15B, Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, that are
425425 identified by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
426426 (c) The comptroller shall verify the findings of the
427427 department in analyzing the cost savings realized by the state
428428 through the implementation of Section 15B, Article 42.12, Code of
429429 Criminal Procedure. The department may retain an amount not to
430430 exceed 20 percent of the amount of the actual savings attributable
431431 to implementation of that section, to the extent that the savings
432432 come from funds appropriated to the department and to the extent the
433433 department distributed that amount to drug treatment programs or
434434 facilities that provide a course of treatment to defendants under
435435 that section. The department may transfer savings attributable to
436436 implementation of that section from the first year of the fiscal
437437 biennium to the second year of the fiscal biennium, provided that
438438 the department uses the full amount transferred for distribution to
439439 drug treatment programs or facilities as described by this
440440 subsection.
441441 SECTION 7. (a) In a criminal action under Section 481.115
442442 or 481.121, Health and Safety Code, pending on or commenced on or
443443 after the effective date of this Act, for an offense committed
444444 before the effective date, the defendant, if adjudged guilty, shall
445445 be assessed the punishment under Section 15B, Article 42.12, Code
446446 of Criminal Procedure, as added by this Act, if the defendant meets
447447 the eligibility requirements under that section and other law and
448448 so elects by written motion filed with the trial court before the
449449 sentencing hearing begins.
450450 (b) If the defendant does not make the election under
451451 Subsection (a) of this section, punishment is covered by the law in
452452 effect when the offense was committed, and the former law is
453453 continued in effect for that purpose.
454454 SECTION 8. Article 102.0179, Code of Criminal Procedure, as
455455 added by this Act, applies only to a cost on conviction for an
456456 offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An
457457 offense committed before the effective date of this Act is covered
458458 by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and the former
459459 law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this
460460 section, an offense was committed before the effective date of this
461461 Act if any element of the offense was committed before that date.
462462 SECTION 9. The change in law made by Subsection (d-1),
463463 Section 411.081, Government Code, as added by this Act, applies to a
464464 person placed on community supervision under Section 15B, Article
465465 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, as added by this Act, on or after
466466 the effective date of this Act regardless of when the person
467467 committed the offense for which the person is placed on community
468468 supervision.
469469 SECTION 10. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall
470470 submit to the legislature the first report required by Section
471471 509.013, Government Code, as added by this Act, not later than
472472 December 1, 2010.
473473 SECTION 11. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
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