86R2840 MEW-F
By: Smith H.B. No. 2259
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to uncollectible fees and costs in criminal actions and
proceedings.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Articles 103.0081(b) and (c), Code of Criminal
Procedure, are amended to read as follows:
(b) On a finding by a court that any condition described by
Subsections (a)(1)-(3) is true, the court may order the officer to
designate the fee or item of cost as uncollectible in the fee record
and enter an order forgiving the outstanding fee or item of cost and
closing the case. The officer shall attach a copy of the court's
order to the fee record.
(c) The trial court in which a criminal action or proceeding
was held may, on the court's own motion, make the finding described
by Subsection (a) and enter an order forgiving an outstanding fee or
item of cost imposed in the action or proceeding and closing the
case [This article applies only to a county with a population of
more than 780,000 but less than 790,000].
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.