1 | 1 | | By: Canales (Senate Sponsor - Hinojosa) H.B. No. 349 |
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2 | 2 | | (In the Senate - Received from the House April 22, 2013; |
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3 | 3 | | April 24, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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4 | 4 | | Jurisprudence; May 16, 2013, reported favorably by the following |
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5 | 5 | | vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 16, 2013, sent to printer.) |
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7 | 7 | | |
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8 | 8 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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9 | 9 | | AN ACT |
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10 | 10 | | relating to electronically filing any court document in a criminal |
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11 | 11 | | case in Hidalgo County. |
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12 | 12 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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13 | 13 | | SECTION 1. Section 24.194, Government Code, is amended by |
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14 | 14 | | adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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15 | 15 | | (d) A party in a criminal case before the court may |
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16 | 16 | | electronically file any required court document. The court shall |
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17 | 17 | | implement the statewide electronic court filing system to assist a |
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18 | 18 | | party in electronic filing. |
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19 | 19 | | SECTION 2. Section 24.195, Government Code, is amended by |
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20 | 20 | | adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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21 | 21 | | (d) A party in a criminal case before the court may |
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22 | 22 | | electronically file any required court document. The court shall |
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23 | 23 | | implement the statewide electronic court filing system to assist a |
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24 | 24 | | party in electronic filing. |
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25 | 25 | | SECTION 3. Section 24.241, Government Code, is amended by |
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26 | 26 | | adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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27 | 27 | | (d) A party in a criminal case before the court may |
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28 | 28 | | electronically file any required court document. The court shall |
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29 | 29 | | implement the statewide electronic court filing system to assist a |
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30 | 30 | | party in electronic filing. |
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31 | 31 | | SECTION 4. Section 24.385, Government Code, is amended by |
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32 | 32 | | adding Subsection (b) to read as follows: |
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33 | 33 | | (b) A party in a criminal case before the court may |
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34 | 34 | | electronically file any required court document. The court shall |
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35 | 35 | | implement the statewide electronic court filing system to assist a |
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36 | 36 | | party in electronic filing. |
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37 | 37 | | SECTION 5. Section 24.452, Government Code, is amended by |
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38 | 38 | | adding Subsection (b) to read as follows: |
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39 | 39 | | (b) A party in a criminal case before the court may |
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40 | 40 | | electronically file any required court document. The court shall |
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41 | 41 | | implement the statewide electronic court filing system to assist a |
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42 | 42 | | party in electronic filing. |
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43 | 43 | | SECTION 6. Section 24.478, Government Code, is amended by |
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44 | 44 | | adding Subsection (b) to read as follows: |
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45 | 45 | | (b) A party in a criminal case before the court may |
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46 | 46 | | electronically file any required court document. The court shall |
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47 | 47 | | implement the statewide electronic court filing system to assist a |
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48 | 48 | | party in electronic filing. |
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49 | 49 | | SECTION 7. Section 24.515, Government Code, is amended by |
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50 | 50 | | adding Subsection (b) to read as follows: |
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51 | 51 | | (b) A party in a criminal case before the court may |
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52 | 52 | | electronically file any required court document. The court shall |
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53 | 53 | | implement the statewide electronic court filing system to assist a |
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54 | 54 | | party in electronic filing. |
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55 | 55 | | SECTION 8. Section 24.534, Government Code, is amended by |
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56 | 56 | | adding Subsection (b) to read as follows: |
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57 | 57 | | (b) A party in a criminal case before the court may |
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58 | 58 | | electronically file any required court document. The court shall |
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59 | 59 | | implement the statewide electronic court filing system to assist a |
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60 | 60 | | party in electronic filing. |
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61 | 61 | | SECTION 9. Section 24.543, Government Code, is amended by |
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62 | 62 | | adding Subsection (b) to read as follows: |
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63 | 63 | | (b) A party in a criminal case before the court may |
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64 | 64 | | electronically file any required court document. The court shall |
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65 | 65 | | implement the statewide electronic court filing system to assist a |
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66 | 66 | | party in electronic filing. |
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67 | 67 | | SECTION 10. Section 24.574, Government Code, is amended by |
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68 | 68 | | adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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69 | 69 | | (c) A party in a criminal case before the court may |
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70 | 70 | | electronically file any required court document. The court shall |
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71 | 71 | | implement the statewide electronic court filing system to assist a |
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72 | 72 | | party in electronic filing. |
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73 | 73 | | SECTION 11. Section 24.593, Government Code, is amended by |
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74 | 74 | | adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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75 | 75 | | (c) A party in a criminal case before the court may |
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76 | 76 | | electronically file any required court document. The court shall |
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77 | 77 | | implement the statewide electronic court filing system to assist a |
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78 | 78 | | party in electronic filing. |
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79 | 79 | | SECTION 12. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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