84R23840 LEH-F
By: Guillen H.B. No. 4104
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 4104:
By: Herrero C.S.H.B. No. 4104
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the disposition of fines and costs imposed on an appeal
of a misdemeanor case from municipal court.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article 44.281, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended to read as follows:
Art. 44.281. MISDEMEANOR CASE ON APPEAL FROM MUNICIPAL
COURT: COLLECTION [DISPOSITION] OF FINES AND COSTS [WHEN
MISDEMEANOR AFFIRMED]. In misdemeanor cases [affirmed] on appeal
from a municipal court, the fine imposed on appeal and the costs
imposed on appeal shall be collected from the defendant, and the
fine of the municipal court when collected shall be paid into the
municipal treasury.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a fine or cost imposed on or after the effective date of this Act.
A fine or cost imposed before the effective date of this Act is
governed by the law in effect on the date the fine or cost was
imposed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.