| 1 | 1 | | S.B. No. 1504 |
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| 4 | 4 | | AN ACT |
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| 5 | 5 | | relating to the concurrent jurisdiction of certain municipal courts |
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| 6 | 6 | | in certain criminal cases punishable by fine only. |
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| 7 | 7 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 8 | 8 | | SECTION 1. Article 4.14, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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| 9 | 9 | | amended by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | (f) A municipality with a population of 1.9 million or more |
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| 11 | 11 | | and another municipality contiguous to that municipality may enter |
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| 12 | 12 | | into an agreement providing concurrent jurisdiction for the |
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| 13 | 13 | | municipal courts of either jurisdiction for all criminal cases |
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| 14 | 14 | | arising from offenses under state law that are: |
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| 15 | 15 | | (1) committed on the boundary of those municipalities |
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| 16 | 16 | | or within 200 yards of that boundary; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | (2) punishable by fine only. |
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| 18 | 18 | | SECTION 2. Chapter 13, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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| 19 | 19 | | amended by adding Article 13.045 to read as follows: |
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| 20 | 20 | | Art. 13.045. ON THE BOUNDARIES OF CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. |
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| 21 | 21 | | An offense punishable by fine only that is committed on the |
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| 22 | 22 | | boundary, or within 200 yards of the boundary, of contiguous |
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| 23 | 23 | | municipalities that have entered into an agreement authorized by |
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| 24 | 24 | | Article 4.14(f) and Section 29.003(h), Government Code, may be |
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| 25 | 25 | | prosecuted in either of those municipalities. |
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| 26 | 26 | | SECTION 3. Section 29.003, Government Code, is amended by |
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| 27 | 27 | | adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: |
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| 28 | 28 | | (h) A municipality with a population of 1.9 million or more |
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| 29 | 29 | | and another municipality contiguous to that municipality may enter |
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| 30 | 30 | | into an agreement providing concurrent jurisdiction for the |
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| 31 | 31 | | municipal courts of either jurisdiction for all criminal cases |
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| 32 | 32 | | arising from offenses under state law that are: |
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| 33 | 33 | | (1) committed on the boundary of those municipalities |
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| 34 | 34 | | or within 200 yards of that boundary; and |
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| 35 | 35 | | (2) punishable by fine only. |
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| 36 | 36 | | SECTION 4. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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| 37 | 37 | | to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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| 38 | 38 | | An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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| 39 | 39 | | governed by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and |
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| 40 | 40 | | the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
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| 41 | 41 | | purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the |
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| 42 | 42 | | effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred |
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| 43 | 43 | | before that date. |
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| 44 | 44 | | SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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| 45 | 45 | | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 47 | 47 | | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1504 passed the Senate on |
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| 48 | 48 | | April 23, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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| 49 | 49 | | ______________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 51 | 51 | | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1504 passed the House on |
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| 52 | 52 | | May 15, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, one |
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| 53 | 53 | | present not voting. |
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| 54 | 54 | | ______________________________ |
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| 55 | 55 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 56 | 56 | | Approved: |
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| 57 | 57 | | ______________________________ |
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| 58 | 58 | | Date |
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| 59 | 59 | | ______________________________ |
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| 60 | 60 | | Governor |
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