By: Schofield H.B. No. 3817
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a waiver of the statute of limitations in the
prosecution of offenses against public administration, including
ethics offenses.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 411.0255(d), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(d) The prosecutor selected under this section may pursue a
waiver to extend the statute of limitations by no more than two
years. The waiver is only valid if it is in writing, specifies the
end date of the waiver, and is signed by the prosecuting attorney
and the defendant or the defendant's counsel. If the waiver adds
less than two years to limitations, the prosecutor may pursue a
successive waiver for good cause shown to the court, providing that
the total time of all waivers does not exceed two years.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2017.