Texas 2017 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2773 Introduced / Bill

Filed 03/02/2017

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                    85R5101 JRR-D
 By: Walle H.B. No. 2773


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to the repeal of the time payment fee imposed on certain
 persons convicted of an offense.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Section 102.0212, Government Code, is amended to
 read as follows:
 Sec. 102.0212.  COURT COSTS ON CONVICTION:  LOCAL GOVERNMENT
 CODE. A person convicted of an offense shall pay the following
 under the Local Government Code, in addition to all other costs:
 (1)  court costs on conviction of a felony (Sec.
 133.102, Local Government Code) . . . $133;
 (2)  court costs on conviction of a Class A or Class B
 misdemeanor (Sec. 133.102, Local Government Code) . . . $83;
 (3)  court costs on conviction of a nonjailable
 misdemeanor offense, including a criminal violation of a municipal
 ordinance, other than a conviction of an offense relating to a
 pedestrian or the parking of a motor vehicle (Sec. 133.102, Local
 Government Code) . . . $40;
 (4)  [a time payment fee if convicted of a felony or
 misdemeanor for paying any part of a fine, court costs, or
 restitution on or after the 31st day after the date on which a
 judgment is entered assessing the fine, court costs, or restitution
 (Sec. 133.103, Local Government Code) .   .   . $25;
 [(5)]  a cost on conviction of any offense, other than
 an offense relating to a pedestrian or the parking of a motor
 vehicle (Sec. 133.105, Local Government Code) . . . $6; and
 (5) [(6)]  a cost on conviction of any offense, other
 than an offense relating to a pedestrian or the parking of a motor
 vehicle (Sec. 133.107, Local Government Code) . . . $2.
 SECTION 2.  Section 133.003, Local Government Code, is
 amended to read as follows:
 Sec. 133.003.  CRIMINAL FEES. This chapter applies to the
 following criminal fees:
 (1)  the consolidated fee imposed under Section
 133.102;
 (2)  [the time payment fee imposed under Section
 133.103;
 [(3)]  fees for services of peace officers employed by
 the state imposed under Article 102.011, Code of Criminal
 Procedure, and forwarded to the comptroller as provided by Section
 133.104;
 (3) [(4)]  costs on conviction imposed in certain
 statutory county courts under Section 51.702, Government Code, and
 deposited in the judicial fund;
 (4) [(5)]  costs on conviction imposed in certain
 county courts under Section 51.703, Government Code, and deposited
 in the judicial fund;
 (5) [(6)]  the administrative fee for failure to appear
 or failure to pay or satisfy a judgment imposed under Section
 706.006, Transportation Code;
 (6) [(7)]  fines on conviction imposed under Section
 621.506(g), Transportation Code;
 (7) [(8)]  the fee imposed under Article 102.0045, Code
 of Criminal Procedure;
 (8) [(9)]  the cost on conviction imposed under Section
 133.105 and deposited in the judicial fund; and
 (9) [(10)]  the cost on conviction imposed under
 Section 133.107.
 SECTION 3.  Section 133.103, Local Government Code, is
 repealed.
 SECTION 4.  The repeal by this Act of Section 133.103, Local
 Government Code, does not apply to an offense committed before the
 effective date of this Act. An offense committed before the
 effective date of this Act is governed by the law as it existed on
 the date the offense was committed, and the former law is continued
 in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, an
 offense was committed before the effective date of this Act if any
 element of the offense occurred before that date.
 SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.