1 | 1 | | 86R14273 MAW-F |
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2 | 2 | | By: Whitmire S.B. No. 2188 |
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4 | 4 | | |
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5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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7 | 7 | | relating to community supervision. |
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8 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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9 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Article 5.08, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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10 | 10 | | amended to read as follows: |
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11 | 11 | | Art. 5.08. MEDIATION IN FAMILY VIOLENCE |
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12 | 12 | | CASES. Notwithstanding Article 26.13(g) or 42A.301(b)(12) |
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13 | 13 | | [42A.301(15)], in a criminal prosecution arising from family |
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14 | 14 | | violence, as that term is defined by Section 71.004, Family Code, a |
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15 | 15 | | court shall not refer or order the victim or the defendant involved |
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16 | 16 | | to mediation, dispute resolution, arbitration, or other similar |
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17 | 17 | | procedures. |
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18 | 18 | | SECTION 2. Article 42A.052(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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19 | 19 | | is amended to read as follows: |
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20 | 20 | | (a) A judge who places a defendant on community supervision |
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21 | 21 | | may authorize the supervision officer supervising the defendant or |
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22 | 22 | | a magistrate appointed by the district courts in the county that |
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23 | 23 | | give preference to criminal cases to modify the conditions of |
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24 | 24 | | community supervision for the limited purposes [purpose] of: |
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25 | 25 | | (1) transferring the defendant to different programs |
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26 | 26 | | within the community supervision continuum of programs and |
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27 | 27 | | sanctions; or |
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28 | 28 | | (2) prioritizing the conditions ordered by the court |
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29 | 29 | | according to: |
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30 | 30 | | (A) the defendant's needs as determined by a risk |
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31 | 31 | | and needs assessment; and |
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32 | 32 | | (B) the defendant's progress under supervision. |
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33 | 33 | | SECTION 3. Articles 42A.301(b) and (c), Code of Criminal |
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34 | 34 | | Procedure, are amended to read as follows: |
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35 | 35 | | (b) Conditions of community supervision may include |
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36 | 36 | | conditions requiring the defendant to: |
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37 | 37 | | (1) commit no offense against the laws of this state or |
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38 | 38 | | of any other state or of the United States; |
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39 | 39 | | (2) [avoid injurious or vicious habits; |
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40 | 40 | | [(3)] avoid persons or places of disreputable or |
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41 | 41 | | harmful character to the extent indicated by the results of the |
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42 | 42 | | assessment conducted under Subsection (a) and the evaluation |
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43 | 43 | | conducted under Subsection (c) [, including any person, other than |
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44 | 44 | | a family member of the defendant, who is an active member of a |
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45 | 45 | | criminal street gang]; |
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46 | 46 | | (3) [(4)] report to the supervision officer as |
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47 | 47 | | directed by the judge or supervision officer and obey all rules and |
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48 | 48 | | regulations of the community supervision and corrections |
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49 | 49 | | department; |
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50 | 50 | | (4) [(5)] permit the supervision officer to visit the |
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51 | 51 | | defendant at the defendant's home or elsewhere; |
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52 | 52 | | (5) [(6)] work faithfully at suitable employment to |
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53 | 53 | | the extent possible; |
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54 | 54 | | (6) [(7)] remain within a specified place; |
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55 | 55 | | (7) [(8)] pay in one or more amounts: |
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56 | 56 | | (A) the defendant's fine, if one is assessed; and |
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57 | 57 | | (B) all court costs, regardless of whether a fine |
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58 | 58 | | is assessed; |
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59 | 59 | | (8) [(9) support the defendant's dependents; |
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60 | 60 | | [(10) participate, for a period specified by the |
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61 | 61 | | judge, in any community-based program, including a community |
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62 | 62 | | service project under Article 42A.304; |
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63 | 63 | | [(11)] if the judge determines that the defendant has |
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64 | 64 | | financial resources that enable the defendant to offset in part or |
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65 | 65 | | in whole the costs of the legal services provided to the defendant |
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66 | 66 | | in accordance with Article 1.051(c) or (d), including any expenses |
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67 | 67 | | and costs, reimburse the county in which the prosecution was |
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68 | 68 | | instituted for the costs of the legal services in an amount that the |
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69 | 69 | | judge finds the defendant is able to pay, except that the defendant |
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70 | 70 | | may not be ordered to pay an amount that exceeds: |
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71 | 71 | | (A) the actual costs, including any expenses and |
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72 | 72 | | costs, paid by the county for the legal services provided by an |
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73 | 73 | | appointed attorney; or |
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74 | 74 | | (B) if the defendant was represented by a public |
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75 | 75 | | defender's office, the actual amount, including any expenses and |
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76 | 76 | | costs, that would have otherwise been paid to an appointed attorney |
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77 | 77 | | had the county not had a public defender's office; |
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78 | 78 | | (9) [(12)] if under custodial supervision in a |
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79 | 79 | | community corrections facility: |
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80 | 80 | | (A) remain under that supervision; |
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81 | 81 | | (B) obey all rules and regulations of the |
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82 | 82 | | facility; and |
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83 | 83 | | (C) pay a percentage of the defendant's income |
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84 | 84 | | to: |
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85 | 85 | | (i) the facility for room and board; and |
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86 | 86 | | (ii) the defendant's dependents for their |
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87 | 87 | | support during the period of custodial supervision; |
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88 | 88 | | (10) [(13)] submit to testing for alcohol or |
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89 | 89 | | controlled substances but only if: |
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90 | 90 | | (A) the judge determines, based on the results of |
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91 | 91 | | the assessment conducted under Subsection (a) and the evaluation |
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92 | 92 | | conducted under Subsection (c), that testing is necessary to |
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93 | 93 | | protect or restore the community or the victim or to punish, |
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94 | 94 | | rehabilitate, or reform the defendant; or |
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95 | 95 | | (B) the defendant's offense was related to drug |
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96 | 96 | | or alcohol abuse; |
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97 | 97 | | (11) [(14)] attend counseling sessions for substance |
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98 | 98 | | abusers or participate in substance abuse treatment services in a |
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99 | 99 | | program or facility approved or licensed by the Department of State |
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100 | 100 | | Health Services but only if: |
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101 | 101 | | (A) the judge determines, based on the results of |
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102 | 102 | | the assessment conducted under Subsection (a) and the evaluation |
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103 | 103 | | conducted under Subsection (c), that counseling or treatment is |
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104 | 104 | | necessary to protect or restore the community or the victim or to |
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105 | 105 | | punish, rehabilitate, or reform the defendant; or |
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106 | 106 | | (B) the defendant's offense was related to drug |
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107 | 107 | | or alcohol abuse; |
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108 | 108 | | (12) [(15)] with the consent of the victim of a |
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109 | 109 | | misdemeanor offense or of any offense under Title 7, Penal Code, |
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110 | 110 | | participate in victim-defendant mediation; |
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111 | 111 | | (13) [(16)] submit to electronic monitoring; |
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112 | 112 | | (14) [(17)] reimburse the compensation to victims of |
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113 | 113 | | crime fund for any amounts paid from that fund to or on behalf of a |
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114 | 114 | | victim, as defined by Article 56.32, of the offense or if no |
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115 | 115 | | reimbursement is required, make one payment to the compensation to |
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116 | 116 | | victims of crime fund in an amount not to exceed $50 if the offense |
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117 | 117 | | is a misdemeanor or not to exceed $100 if the offense is a felony; |
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118 | 118 | | (15) [(18)] reimburse a law enforcement agency for the |
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119 | 119 | | analysis, storage, or disposal of raw materials, controlled |
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120 | 120 | | substances, chemical precursors, drug paraphernalia, or other |
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121 | 121 | | materials seized in connection with the offense; |
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122 | 122 | | (16) [(19)] pay all or part of the reasonable and |
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123 | 123 | | necessary costs incurred by the victim for psychological counseling |
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124 | 124 | | made necessary by the offense or for counseling and education |
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125 | 125 | | relating to acquired immune deficiency syndrome or human |
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126 | 126 | | immunodeficiency virus made necessary by the offense; |
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127 | 127 | | (17) [(20)] make one payment in an amount not to |
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128 | 128 | | exceed $50 to a crime stoppers organization, as defined by Section |
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129 | 129 | | 414.001, Government Code, and as certified by the Texas Crime |
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130 | 130 | | Stoppers Council; |
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131 | 131 | | (18) [(21)] submit a DNA sample to the Department of |
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132 | 132 | | Public Safety under Subchapter G, Chapter 411, Government Code, for |
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133 | 133 | | the purpose of creating a DNA record of the defendant; |
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134 | 134 | | [(22) in any manner required by the judge, provide in |
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135 | 135 | | the county in which the offense was committed public notice of the |
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136 | 136 | | offense for which the defendant was placed on community |
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137 | 137 | | supervision;] and |
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138 | 138 | | (19) [(23)] reimburse the county in which the |
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139 | 139 | | prosecution was instituted for compensation paid to any interpreter |
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140 | 140 | | in the case. |
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141 | 141 | | (c) Before the judge may require as a condition of community |
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142 | 142 | | supervision that the defendant submit to testing for alcohol or |
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143 | 143 | | controlled substances, attend counseling sessions for substance |
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144 | 144 | | abuse, or receive treatment in a state-funded substance abuse |
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145 | 145 | | treatment program, including an inpatient or outpatient program, a |
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146 | 146 | | substance abuse felony program under Article 42A.303, or a program |
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147 | 147 | | provided to the defendant while confined in a community corrections |
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148 | 148 | | facility as defined by Article 42A.601, the judge must consider the |
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149 | 149 | | results of an evaluation conducted to determine the appropriate |
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150 | 150 | | type and level of treatment necessary to address the defendant's |
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151 | 151 | | alcohol or drug dependency. |
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152 | 152 | | SECTION 4. Article 42A.303(e), Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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153 | 153 | | is amended to read as follows: |
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154 | 154 | | (e) The Department of State Health Services or the community |
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155 | 155 | | supervision and corrections department supervising the defendant |
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156 | 156 | | shall develop the continuum of care treatment plan described by |
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157 | 157 | | Subsection (d)(1). |
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158 | 158 | | SECTION 5. Articles 42A.403(d-1) and (e), Code of Criminal |
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159 | 159 | | Procedure, are amended to read as follows: |
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160 | 160 | | (d-1) The judge shall waive the educational program |
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161 | 161 | | requirement if the defendant successfully completes [equivalent] |
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162 | 162 | | education at a residential treatment facility under Article |
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163 | 163 | | 42A.4045. |
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164 | 164 | | (e) The judge shall set out in the judgment, as applicable: |
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165 | 165 | | (1) the finding of good cause for waiver; or |
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166 | 166 | | (2) the finding that the defendant has successfully |
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167 | 167 | | completed [equivalent] education as provided by Article 42A.4045. |
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168 | 168 | | SECTION 6. Articles 42A.404(b-1) and (c), Code of Criminal |
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169 | 169 | | Procedure, are amended to read as follows: |
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170 | 170 | | (b-1) The judge shall waive the educational program |
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171 | 171 | | requirement if the defendant successfully completes [equivalent] |
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172 | 172 | | education at a residential treatment facility under Article |
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173 | 173 | | 42A.4045. |
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174 | 174 | | (c) The judge shall set out in the judgment, as applicable: |
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175 | 175 | | (1) the finding of good cause for waiver; or |
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176 | 176 | | (2) the finding that the defendant has successfully |
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177 | 177 | | completed [equivalent] education as provided by Article 42A.4045. |
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178 | 178 | | SECTION 7. Articles 42A.4045(a) and (b), Code of Criminal |
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179 | 179 | | Procedure, are amended to read as follows: |
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180 | 180 | | (a) A judge shall waive the educational requirement under |
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181 | 181 | | Article 42A.403 or 42A.404 for a defendant who is required to |
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182 | 182 | | receive treatment as a resident of a substance abuse treatment |
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183 | 183 | | facility as a condition of community supervision if the defendant |
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184 | 184 | | successfully completes [equivalent] education while the defendant |
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185 | 185 | | is confined to the residential treatment facility. |
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186 | 186 | | (b) The Department of State Health Services shall approve |
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187 | 187 | | [equivalent] education provided at substance abuse treatment |
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188 | 188 | | facilities. |
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189 | 189 | | SECTION 8. Articles 42A.406(a) and (b-1), Code of Criminal |
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190 | 190 | | Procedure, are amended to read as follows: |
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191 | 191 | | (a) If a defendant is required as a condition of community |
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192 | 192 | | supervision to attend an educational program under Article 42A.403 |
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193 | 193 | | or 42A.404, or if the court waives the educational program |
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194 | 194 | | requirement under Article 42A.403 or the defendant successfully |
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195 | 195 | | completes [equivalent] education under Article 42A.4045, the court |
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196 | 196 | | clerk shall immediately report that fact to the Department of |
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197 | 197 | | Public Safety, on a form prescribed by the department, for |
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198 | 198 | | inclusion in the defendant's driving record. If the court grants |
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199 | 199 | | an extension of time in which the defendant may complete the |
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200 | 200 | | educational program under Article 42A.403, the court clerk shall |
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201 | 201 | | immediately report that fact to the Department of Public Safety on a |
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202 | 202 | | form prescribed by the department. The clerk's report under this |
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203 | 203 | | subsection must include the beginning date of the defendant's |
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204 | 204 | | community supervision. |
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205 | 205 | | (b-1) Upon release from a residential treatment facility at |
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206 | 206 | | which the person successfully completed [equivalent] education |
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207 | 207 | | under Article 42A.4045, at the request of the court clerk, the |
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208 | 208 | | director of the residential treatment facility shall give notice to |
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209 | 209 | | the Department of Public Safety for inclusion in the person's |
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210 | 210 | | driving record. |
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211 | 211 | | SECTION 9. Articles 42A.651(a) and (c), Code of Criminal |
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212 | 212 | | Procedure, are amended to read as follows: |
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213 | 213 | | (a) A judge may not order a defendant to make a payment as a |
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214 | 214 | | term or condition of community supervision, except for: |
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215 | 215 | | (1) the payment of fines, court costs, or restitution |
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216 | 216 | | to the victim; |
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217 | 217 | | (2) reimbursement of a county as described by Article |
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218 | 218 | | 42A.301(b)(8) [42A.301(11)]; or |
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219 | 219 | | (3) a payment ordered as a condition that relates |
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220 | 220 | | personally to the rehabilitation of the defendant or that is |
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221 | 221 | | otherwise expressly authorized by law. |
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222 | 222 | | (c) A judge may not impose a condition of community |
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223 | 223 | | supervision requiring a defendant to reimburse a county for the |
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224 | 224 | | costs of legal services as described by Article 42A.301(b)(8) |
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225 | 225 | | [42A.301(11)] if the defendant has already satisfied that |
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226 | 226 | | obligation under Article 26.05(g). |
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227 | 227 | | SECTION 10. Article 42A.655, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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228 | 228 | | amended to read as follows: |
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229 | 229 | | Art. 42A.655. ABILITY TO PAY. (a) Notwithstanding any |
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230 | 230 | | other provision of this chapter, the [The] court shall inquire as to |
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231 | 231 | | whether the defendant has sufficient resources or income [consider |
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232 | 232 | | the defendant's ability] to pay before ordering the defendant to |
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233 | 233 | | make any payments under this chapter. |
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234 | 234 | | (b) For a defendant who is ordered to make payments under |
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235 | 235 | | this chapter, the court shall reconsider whether the defendant has |
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236 | 236 | | sufficient resources or income to pay: |
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237 | 237 | | (1) at least annually or at any time the defendant's |
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238 | 238 | | financial status or required payments change in such a way that the |
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239 | 239 | | defendant's ability to make a payment previously ordered by the |
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240 | 240 | | court is substantially hindered; and |
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241 | 241 | | (2) at any hearing held under Article 42A.751(d). |
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242 | 242 | | (c) If the court determines that the defendant does not have |
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243 | 243 | | sufficient resources or income to make any payment ordered by the |
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244 | 244 | | court, including a payment required under Article 42A.652, the |
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245 | 245 | | judge shall determine whether all or a portion of the payment should |
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246 | 246 | | be: |
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247 | 247 | | (1) required to be paid at a later date or in a |
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248 | 248 | | specified portion at designated intervals; |
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249 | 249 | | (2) waived completely or partially under Article |
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250 | 250 | | 43.091 or 45.0491; |
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251 | 251 | | (3) discharged by performing community service under |
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252 | 252 | | Article 42A.304 or 45.049, as applicable; or |
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253 | 253 | | (4) satisfied through any combination of methods under |
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254 | 254 | | Subdivisions (1)-(3). |
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255 | 255 | | SECTION 11. Article 42A.701, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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256 | 256 | | amended by amending Subsections (a), (b), and (d) and adding |
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257 | 257 | | Subsections (b-1) and (c-1) to read as follows: |
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258 | 258 | | (a) At any time after the defendant's time served on |
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259 | 259 | | community supervision plus time credits received under Article |
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260 | 260 | | 42A.702 equals [defendant has satisfactorily completed] one-third |
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261 | 261 | | of the original community supervision period or two years [of |
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262 | 262 | | community supervision], whichever is less, the judge may reduce or |
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263 | 263 | | terminate the period of community supervision. |
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264 | 264 | | (b) Once a defendant's time served on community supervision |
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265 | 265 | | plus time credits received under Article 42A.702 equals [On |
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266 | 266 | | completion of] one-half of the original community supervision |
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267 | 267 | | period or two years [of community supervision], whichever is more, |
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268 | 268 | | the judge shall review the defendant's record and consider whether |
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269 | 269 | | to reduce or terminate the period of community supervision, unless |
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270 | 270 | | the defendant: |
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271 | 271 | | (1) is delinquent in paying required [costs, fines, |
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272 | 272 | | fees, or] restitution that the defendant has the ability to pay; or |
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273 | 273 | | (2) has not completed court-ordered counseling or |
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274 | 274 | | treatment. |
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275 | 275 | | (b-1) The supervision officer shall notify the court not |
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276 | 276 | | later than the 30th day after the date a defendant who at the time of |
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277 | 277 | | the review required by Subsection (b) was delinquent in paying |
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278 | 278 | | restitution or had not completed court-ordered counseling or |
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279 | 279 | | treatment, completes the remaining court-ordered counseling or |
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280 | 280 | | treatment and makes the delinquent restitution payments, as |
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281 | 281 | | applicable. The court shall review the defendant's record and |
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282 | 282 | | consider whether to reduce or terminate the period of community |
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283 | 283 | | supervision. |
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284 | 284 | | (c-1) If, at the time a court conducts a review of a |
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285 | 285 | | defendant's record under this article, the defendant has been |
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286 | 286 | | compliant with the terms of community supervision for the preceding |
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287 | 287 | | six months, the judge shall terminate the period of community |
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288 | 288 | | supervision and discharge the defendant, unless the judge makes a |
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289 | 289 | | finding that there is a substantial and compelling objective reason |
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290 | 290 | | to deny early termination. Substantial and compelling reasons are |
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291 | 291 | | limited to the following circumstances: |
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292 | 292 | | (1) the defendant has exhibited a pattern of behavior |
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293 | 293 | | while on community supervision indicating the defendant would be a |
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294 | 294 | | substantial risk to public safety, including major violations of |
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295 | 295 | | conditions of community supervision or additional criminal |
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296 | 296 | | convictions; |
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297 | 297 | | (2) there is verified objective evidence of |
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298 | 298 | | substantial risk of harm to a victim of the offense for which the |
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299 | 299 | | defendant is on community supervision; |
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300 | 300 | | (3) the defendant has threatened harm to another |
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301 | 301 | | person; |
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302 | 302 | | (4) the defendant is a suspect in an active criminal |
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303 | 303 | | investigation; or |
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304 | 304 | | (5) the defendant is the subject of a pending felony |
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305 | 305 | | charge. |
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306 | 306 | | (d) If the judge determines that the defendant has not been |
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307 | 307 | | compliant with the terms [failed to satisfactorily fulfill the |
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308 | 308 | | conditions] of community supervision for the preceding six months, |
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309 | 309 | | or if the judge makes a finding under Subsection (c-1)(1) or (2), |
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310 | 310 | | the judge shall advise the defendant in writing of the requirements |
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311 | 311 | | for satisfactorily fulfilling those conditions. As soon as |
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312 | 312 | | practicable after the 180th day after the date the judge advises the |
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313 | 313 | | defendant under this subsection, but not later than the 270th day |
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314 | 314 | | after that date, the judge shall review the defendant's record and |
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315 | 315 | | again consider whether to reduce or terminate the period of |
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316 | 316 | | community supervision. |
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317 | 317 | | SECTION 12. Articles 42A.702(a), (c), and (d), Code of |
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318 | 318 | | Criminal Procedure, are amended to read as follows: |
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319 | 319 | | (a) This article applies only to a defendant who[: |
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320 | 320 | | [(1)] is granted community supervision, including |
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321 | 321 | | deferred adjudication community supervision, for an offense |
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322 | 322 | | punishable as a state jail felony or a felony of the third degree, |
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323 | 323 | | other than an offense: |
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324 | 324 | | (1) [(A)] included as a "reportable conviction or |
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325 | 325 | | adjudication" under Article 62.001(5); |
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326 | 326 | | (2) [(B) involving family violence as defined by |
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327 | 327 | | Section 71.004, Family Code; |
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328 | 328 | | [(C)] under Section 20.03 or 28.02, Penal Code; |
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329 | 329 | | or |
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330 | 330 | | (3) [(D)] under Chapter 49, Penal Code[; |
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331 | 331 | | [(2) is not delinquent in paying required costs, |
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332 | 332 | | fines, or fees; and |
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333 | 333 | | [(3) has fully satisfied any order to pay restitution |
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334 | 334 | | to a victim]. |
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335 | 335 | | (c) A defendant is entitled to time credits toward the |
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336 | 336 | | completion of the defendant's period of community supervision for |
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337 | 337 | | the full payment of court costs, fines, attorney's fees, and |
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338 | 338 | | restitution as follows: |
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339 | 339 | | (1) court costs: 60 [15] days; |
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340 | 340 | | (2) fines: 90 [30] days; |
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341 | 341 | | (3) attorney's fees: 90 [30] days; and |
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342 | 342 | | (4) restitution: 120 [60] days. |
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343 | 343 | | (d) A defendant is entitled to time credits toward the |
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344 | 344 | | completion of the defendant's period of community supervision for |
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345 | 345 | | the successful completion of treatment or rehabilitation programs |
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346 | 346 | | as follows: |
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347 | 347 | | (1) parenting class or parental responsibility |
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348 | 348 | | program: 90 [30] days; |
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349 | 349 | | (2) anger management program: 90 [30] days; |
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350 | 350 | | (3) life skills training program: 90 [30] days; |
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351 | 351 | | (4) vocational, technical, or career education or |
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352 | 352 | | training program: 120 [60] days; [and] |
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353 | 353 | | (5) alcohol or substance abuse counseling or |
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354 | 354 | | treatment: 120 [90] days; and |
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355 | 355 | | (6) any other faith-based, volunteer, or |
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356 | 356 | | community-based program ordered or approved by the court: 90 days. |
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357 | 357 | | SECTION 13. Article 42A.751(i), Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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358 | 358 | | is amended to read as follows: |
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359 | 359 | | (i) In a revocation hearing at which it is alleged only that |
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360 | 360 | | the defendant violated the conditions of community supervision by |
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361 | 361 | | failing to pay community supervision fees or court costs or by |
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362 | 362 | | failing to pay the costs of legal services as described by Article |
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363 | 363 | | 42A.301(b)(8) [42A.301(11)], the state must prove by a |
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364 | 364 | | preponderance of the evidence that the defendant was able to pay and |
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365 | 365 | | did not pay as ordered by the judge. |
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366 | 366 | | SECTION 14. Section 103.021, Government Code, is amended to |
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367 | 367 | | read as follows: |
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368 | 368 | | Sec. 103.021. ADDITIONAL FEES AND COSTS IN CRIMINAL OR |
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369 | 369 | | CIVIL CASES: CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. An accused or |
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370 | 370 | | defendant, or a party to a civil suit, as applicable, shall pay the |
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371 | 371 | | following fees and costs under the Code of Criminal Procedure if |
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372 | 372 | | ordered by the court or otherwise required: |
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373 | 373 | | (1) a personal bond fee (Art. 17.42, Code of Criminal |
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374 | 374 | | Procedure) . . . the greater of $20 or three percent of the amount |
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375 | 375 | | of the bail fixed for the accused; |
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376 | 376 | | (2) cost of electronic monitoring as a condition of |
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377 | 377 | | release on personal bond (Art. 17.43, Code of Criminal Procedure) |
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378 | 378 | | . . . actual cost; |
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379 | 379 | | (3) a fee for verification of and monitoring of motor |
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380 | 380 | | vehicle ignition interlock (Art. 17.441, Code of Criminal |
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381 | 381 | | Procedure) . . . not to exceed $10; |
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382 | 382 | | (3-a) costs associated with operating a global |
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383 | 383 | | positioning monitoring system as a condition of release on bond |
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384 | 384 | | (Art. 17.49(b)(2), Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . actual costs, |
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385 | 385 | | subject to a determination of indigency; |
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386 | 386 | | (3-b) costs associated with providing a defendant's |
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387 | 387 | | victim with an electronic receptor device as a condition of the |
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388 | 388 | | defendant's release on bond (Art. 17.49(b)(3), Code of Criminal |
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389 | 389 | | Procedure) . . . actual costs, subject to a determination of |
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390 | 390 | | indigency; |
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391 | 391 | | (4) repayment of reward paid by a crime stoppers |
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392 | 392 | | organization on conviction of a felony (Art. 37.073, Code of |
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393 | 393 | | Criminal Procedure) . . . amount ordered; |
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394 | 394 | | (5) reimbursement to general revenue fund for payments |
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395 | 395 | | made to victim of an offense as condition of community supervision |
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396 | 396 | | (Art. 42A.301(b)(14) [42A.301(17)], Code of Criminal Procedure) |
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397 | 397 | | . . . not to exceed $50 for a misdemeanor offense or $100 for a |
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398 | 398 | | felony offense; |
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399 | 399 | | (6) payment to a crime stoppers organization as |
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400 | 400 | | condition of community supervision (Art. 42A.301(b)(17) |
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401 | 401 | | [42A.301(20)], Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $50; |
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402 | 402 | | (7) children's advocacy center fee (Art. 42A.455, Code |
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403 | 403 | | of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $50; |
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404 | 404 | | (8) family violence center fee (Art. 42A.504(b), Code |
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405 | 405 | | of Criminal Procedure) . . . $100; |
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406 | 406 | | (9) community supervision fee (Art. 42A.652(a), Code |
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407 | 407 | | of Criminal Procedure) . . . not less than $25 or more than $60 per |
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408 | 408 | | month; |
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409 | 409 | | (10) additional community supervision fee for certain |
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410 | 410 | | offenses (Art. 42A.653(a), Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $5 per |
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411 | 411 | | month; |
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412 | 412 | | (11) for certain financially able sex offenders as a |
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413 | 413 | | condition of community supervision, the costs of treatment, |
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414 | 414 | | specialized supervision, or rehabilitation (Art. 42A.452, Code of |
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415 | 415 | | Criminal Procedure) . . . all or part of the reasonable and |
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416 | 416 | | necessary costs of the treatment, supervision, or rehabilitation as |
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417 | 417 | | determined by the judge; |
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418 | 418 | | (12) fee for failure to appear for trial in a justice |
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419 | 419 | | or municipal court if a jury trial is not waived (Art. 45.026, Code |
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420 | 420 | | of Criminal Procedure) . . . costs incurred for impaneling the |
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421 | 421 | | jury; |
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422 | 422 | | (13) costs of certain testing, assessments, or |
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423 | 423 | | programs during a deferral period (Art. 45.051, Code of Criminal |
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424 | 424 | | Procedure) . . . amount ordered; |
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425 | 425 | | (14) special expense on dismissal of certain |
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426 | 426 | | misdemeanor complaints (Art. 45.051, Code of Criminal Procedure) |
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427 | 427 | | . . . not to exceed amount of fine assessed; |
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428 | 428 | | (15) an additional fee: |
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429 | 429 | | (A) for a copy of the defendant's driving record |
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430 | 430 | | to be requested from the Department of Public Safety by the judge |
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431 | 431 | | (Art. 45.0511(c-1), Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . amount equal |
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432 | 432 | | to the sum of the fee established by Section 521.048, |
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433 | 433 | | Transportation Code, and the state electronic Internet portal fee; |
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434 | 434 | | (B) as an administrative fee for requesting a |
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435 | 435 | | driving safety course or a course under the motorcycle operator |
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436 | 436 | | training and safety program for certain traffic offenses to cover |
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437 | 437 | | the cost of administering the article (Art. 45.0511(f)(1), Code of |
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438 | 438 | | Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $10; or |
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439 | 439 | | (C) for requesting a driving safety course or a |
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440 | 440 | | course under the motorcycle operator training and safety program |
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441 | 441 | | before the final disposition of the case (Art. 45.0511(f)(2), Code |
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442 | 442 | | of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed the maximum amount of the |
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443 | 443 | | fine for the offense committed by the defendant; |
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444 | 444 | | (16) a request fee for teen court program (Art. |
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445 | 445 | | 45.052, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $20, if the court |
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446 | 446 | | ordering the fee is located in the Texas-Louisiana border region, |
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447 | 447 | | but otherwise not to exceed $10; |
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448 | 448 | | (17) a fee to cover costs of required duties of teen |
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449 | 449 | | court (Art. 45.052, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $20, if the |
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450 | 450 | | court ordering the fee is located in the Texas-Louisiana border |
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451 | 451 | | region, but otherwise $10; |
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452 | 452 | | (18) a mileage fee for officer performing certain |
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453 | 453 | | services (Art. 102.001, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $0.15 per |
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454 | 454 | | mile; |
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455 | 455 | | (19) certified mailing of notice of hearing date (Art. |
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456 | 456 | | 102.006, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $1, plus postage; |
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457 | 457 | | (20) certified mailing of certified copies of an order |
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458 | 458 | | of expunction (Art. 102.006, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $2, |
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459 | 459 | | plus postage; |
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460 | 460 | | (20-a) a fee to defray the cost of notifying state |
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461 | 461 | | agencies of orders of expungement (Art. 45.0216, Code of Criminal |
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462 | 462 | | Procedure) . . . $30 per application; |
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463 | 463 | | (21) sight orders: |
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464 | 464 | | (A) if the face amount of the check or sight order |
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465 | 465 | | does not exceed $10 (Art. 102.007, Code of Criminal Procedure) |
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466 | 466 | | . . . not to exceed $10; |
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467 | 467 | | (B) if the face amount of the check or sight order |
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468 | 468 | | is greater than $10 but does not exceed $100 (Art. 102.007, Code of |
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469 | 469 | | Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $15; |
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470 | 470 | | (C) if the face amount of the check or sight order |
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471 | 471 | | is greater than $100 but does not exceed $300 (Art. 102.007, Code of |
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472 | 472 | | Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $30; |
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473 | 473 | | (D) if the face amount of the check or sight order |
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474 | 474 | | is greater than $300 but does not exceed $500 (Art. 102.007, Code of |
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475 | 475 | | Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $50; and |
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476 | 476 | | (E) if the face amount of the check or sight order |
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477 | 477 | | is greater than $500 (Art. 102.007, Code of Criminal Procedure) |
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478 | 478 | | . . . not to exceed $75; |
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479 | 479 | | (22) fees for a pretrial intervention program: |
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480 | 480 | | (A) a supervision fee (Art. 102.012(a), Code of |
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481 | 481 | | Criminal Procedure) . . . $60 a month plus expenses; and |
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482 | 482 | | (B) a district attorney, criminal district |
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483 | 483 | | attorney, or county attorney administrative fee (Art. 102.0121, |
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484 | 484 | | Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $500; |
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485 | 485 | | (23) parking fee violations for child safety fund in |
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486 | 486 | | municipalities with populations: |
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487 | 487 | | (A) greater than 850,000 (Art. 102.014, Code of |
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488 | 488 | | Criminal Procedure) . . . not less than $2 and not to exceed $5; and |
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489 | 489 | | (B) less than 850,000 (Art. 102.014, Code of |
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490 | 490 | | Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $5; |
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491 | 491 | | (24) an administrative fee for collection of fines, |
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492 | 492 | | fees, restitution, or other costs (Art. 102.072, Code of Criminal |
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493 | 493 | | Procedure) . . . not to exceed $2 for each transaction; |
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494 | 494 | | (25) a collection fee, if authorized by the |
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495 | 495 | | commissioners court of a county or the governing body of a |
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496 | 496 | | municipality, for certain debts and accounts receivable, including |
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497 | 497 | | unpaid fines, fees, court costs, forfeited bonds, and restitution |
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498 | 498 | | ordered paid (Art. 103.0031, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . 30 |
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499 | 499 | | percent of an amount more than 60 days past due; and |
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500 | 500 | | (26) a cost on conviction for the truancy prevention |
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501 | 501 | | and diversion fund (Art. 102.015, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . |
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502 | 502 | | $2. |
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503 | 503 | | SECTION 15. Section 509.011(e), Government Code, is amended |
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504 | 504 | | to read as follows: |
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505 | 505 | | (e) In establishing per diem payments authorized by |
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506 | 506 | | Subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2), the division shall consider the |
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507 | 507 | | amounts appropriated in the General Appropriations Act for basic |
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508 | 508 | | supervision as sufficient to provide basic supervision in each year |
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509 | 509 | | of the fiscal biennium. For purposes of funding distributed for a |
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510 | 510 | | defendant described by Subsection (a)(1), the division shall adopt |
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511 | 511 | | provisions to award additional per capita funding based on each |
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512 | 512 | | felony defendant supervised by a department who receives a |
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513 | 513 | | discharge following: |
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514 | 514 | | (1) the successful completion of the period of |
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515 | 515 | | community supervision; or |
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516 | 516 | | (2) an early termination of community supervision |
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517 | 517 | | under Article 42A.111 or 42A.701, Code of Criminal Procedure, as |
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518 | 518 | | applicable. |
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519 | 519 | | SECTION 16. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails |
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520 | 520 | | over another Act of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, |
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521 | 521 | | relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted |
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522 | 522 | | codes. |
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523 | 523 | | SECTION 17. Section 509.011, Government Code, as amended by |
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524 | 524 | | this Act, applies only to a payment based on an appropriation made |
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525 | 525 | | for any state fiscal year beginning on or after September 1, 2020. |
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526 | 526 | | SECTION 18. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of |
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527 | 527 | | this section, the change in law made by this Act to Chapter 42A, |
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528 | 528 | | Code of Criminal Procedure, applies to a person on community |
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529 | 529 | | supervision on or after the effective date of this Act, regardless |
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530 | 530 | | of whether the person was placed on community supervision before, |
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531 | 531 | | on, or after the effective date of this Act. |
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532 | 532 | | (b) The change in law made by this Act to the amount of a |
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533 | 533 | | time credit to which a defendant is entitled under Article |
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534 | 534 | | 42A.702(d), Code of Criminal Procedure, for successfully |
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535 | 535 | | completing a treatment or rehabilitation program described by that |
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536 | 536 | | article, applies only to a program that is completed on or after the |
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537 | 537 | | effective date of this Act, regardless of whether the program began |
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538 | 538 | | before, on, or after the effective date of this Act. The amount of a |
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539 | 539 | | time credit for a program that was completed before the effective |
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540 | 540 | | date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the |
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541 | 541 | | program was completed, and the former law is continued in effect for |
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542 | 542 | | that purpose. |
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543 | 543 | | SECTION 19. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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