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| 1 | 1 | By: Moody H.B. No. 3855 | |
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| 4 | 4 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 5 | 5 | AN ACT | |
| 6 | 6 | relating to the courts authorized to hear certain | |
| 7 | 7 | matters relating | |
| 8 | 8 | to a capias pro fine. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Article 45.045, Code of Criminal Procedure, is | |
| 11 | 11 | amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | (a-1) Instead of placing the defendant in jail as authorized | |
| 13 | 13 | by Subsection (a), the peace officer may bring the defendant before | |
| 14 | 14 | another justice court in the same county or another municipal court | |
| 15 | 15 | that is in the same territorial jurisdiction as, and that has | |
| 16 | 16 | concurrent jurisdiction with, the court that issued the capias pro | |
| 17 | 17 | fine. | |
| 18 | 18 | SECTION 2. Article 45.046, Code of Criminal Procedure, is | |
| 19 | 19 | amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: | |
| 20 | 20 | (d) For purposes of a hearing described by Subsection (a), | |
| 21 | 21 | if the defendant cannot be immediately brought before the court | |
| 22 | 22 | that entered the judgment and sentence against the defendant, | |
| 23 | 23 | another justice court in the same county or another municipal court | |
| 24 | 24 | that is in the same territorial jurisdiction as, and that has | |
| 25 | 25 | concurrent jurisdiction with, the court that entered the judgment | |
| 26 | 26 | and sentence may conduct the hearing. | |
| 27 | 27 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |