86R20238 MEW-F
By: Smith H.B. No. 2259
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2259:
By: White C.S.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. Article 103.0081(a), Code of Criminal Procedure,
is amended to read as follows:
(a) Any officer authorized by this chapter to collect a fee
or item of cost may request the trial court in which a criminal
action or proceeding was held to make a finding that a fee or item of
cost imposed in the action or proceeding is uncollectible if the
officer believes:
(1) the defendant is deceased;
(2) the defendant is serving a sentence for
imprisonment for life or life without parole; or
(3) the fee has been unpaid for at least 10 [15] years.
SECTION 2. Article 103.0081(c), Code of Criminal Procedure,
is repealed.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.