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22 By: Whitmire S.B. No. 2188
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55 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
66 AN ACT
77 relating to community supervision.
88 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
99 SECTION 1. Article 5.08, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
1010 amended to read as follows:
1111 Art. 5.08. MEDIATION IN FAMILY VIOLENCE
1212 CASES. Notwithstanding Article 26.13(g) or 42A.301(b)(12)
1313 [42A.301(15)], in a criminal prosecution arising from family
1414 violence, as that term is defined by Section 71.004, Family Code, a
1515 court shall not refer or order the victim or the defendant involved
1616 to mediation, dispute resolution, arbitration, or other similar
1717 procedures.
1818 SECTION 2. Article 42A.052(a), Code of Criminal Procedure,
1919 is amended to read as follows:
2020 (a) A judge who places a defendant on community supervision
2121 may authorize the supervision officer supervising the defendant or
2222 a magistrate appointed by the district courts in the county that
2323 give preference to criminal cases to modify the conditions of
2424 community supervision for the limited purposes [purpose] of:
2525 (1) transferring the defendant to different programs
2626 within the community supervision continuum of programs and
2727 sanctions; or
2828 (2) prioritizing the conditions ordered by the court
2929 according to:
3030 (A) the defendant's needs as determined by a risk
3131 and needs assessment; and
3232 (B) the defendant's progress under supervision.
3333 SECTION 3. Articles 42A.301(b) and (c), Code of Criminal
3434 Procedure, are amended to read as follows:
3535 (b) Conditions of community supervision may include
3636 conditions requiring the defendant to:
3737 (1) commit no offense against the laws of this state or
3838 of any other state or of the United States;
3939 (2) [avoid injurious or vicious habits;
4040 [(3)] avoid persons or places of disreputable or
4141 harmful character to the extent indicated by the results of the
4242 assessment conducted under Subsection (a) and the evaluation
4343 conducted under Subsection (c) [, including any person, other than
4444 a family member of the defendant, who is an active member of a
4545 criminal street gang];
4646 (3) [(4)] report to the supervision officer as
4747 directed by the judge or supervision officer and obey all rules and
4848 regulations of the community supervision and corrections
4949 department;
5050 (4) [(5)] permit the supervision officer to visit the
5151 defendant at the defendant's home or elsewhere;
5252 (5) [(6)] work faithfully at suitable employment to
5353 the extent possible;
5454 (6) [(7)] remain within a specified place;
5555 (7) [(8)] pay in one or more amounts:
5656 (A) the defendant's fine, if one is assessed; and
5757 (B) all court costs, regardless of whether a fine
5858 is assessed;
5959 (8) [(9) support the defendant's dependents;
6060 [(10) participate, for a period specified by the
6161 judge, in any community-based program, including a community
6262 service project under Article 42A.304;
6363 [(11)] if the judge determines that the defendant has
6464 financial resources that enable the defendant to offset in part or
6565 in whole the costs of the legal services provided to the defendant
6666 in accordance with Article 1.051(c) or (d), including any expenses
6767 and costs, reimburse the county in which the prosecution was
6868 instituted for the costs of the legal services in an amount that the
6969 judge finds the defendant is able to pay, except that the defendant
7070 may not be ordered to pay an amount that exceeds:
7171 (A) the actual costs, including any expenses and
7272 costs, paid by the county for the legal services provided by an
7373 appointed attorney; or
7474 (B) if the defendant was represented by a public
7575 defender's office, the actual amount, including any expenses and
7676 costs, that would have otherwise been paid to an appointed attorney
7777 had the county not had a public defender's office;
7878 (9) [(12)] if under custodial supervision in a
7979 community corrections facility:
8080 (A) remain under that supervision;
8181 (B) obey all rules and regulations of the
8282 facility; and
8383 (C) pay a percentage of the defendant's income
8484 to:
8585 (i) the facility for room and board; and
8686 (ii) the defendant's dependents for their
8787 support during the period of custodial supervision;
8888 (10) [(13)] submit to testing for alcohol or
8989 controlled substances but only if:
9090 (A) the judge determines, based on the results of
9191 the assessment conducted under Subsection (a) and the evaluation
9292 conducted under Subsection (c), that testing is necessary to
9393 protect or restore the community or the victim or to punish,
9494 rehabilitate, or reform the defendant; or
9595 (B) the defendant's offense was related to drug
9696 or alcohol abuse;
9797 (11) [(14)] attend counseling sessions for substance
9898 abusers or participate in substance abuse treatment services in a
9999 program or facility approved or licensed by the Department of State
100100 Health Services but only if:
101101 (A) the judge determines, based on the results of
102102 the assessment conducted under Subsection (a) and the evaluation
103103 conducted under Subsection (c), that counseling or treatment is
104104 necessary to protect or restore the community or the victim or to
105105 punish, rehabilitate, or reform the defendant; or
106106 (B) the defendant's offense was related to drug
107107 or alcohol abuse;
108108 (12) [(15)] with the consent of the victim of a
109109 misdemeanor offense or of any offense under Title 7, Penal Code,
110110 participate in victim-defendant mediation;
111111 (13) [(16)] submit to electronic monitoring;
112112 (14) [(17)] reimburse the compensation to victims of
113113 crime fund for any amounts paid from that fund to or on behalf of a
114114 victim, as defined by Article 56.32, of the offense or if no
115115 reimbursement is required, make one payment to the compensation to
116116 victims of crime fund in an amount not to exceed $50 if the offense
117117 is a misdemeanor or not to exceed $100 if the offense is a felony;
118118 (15) [(18)] reimburse a law enforcement agency for the
119119 analysis, storage, or disposal of raw materials, controlled
120120 substances, chemical precursors, drug paraphernalia, or other
121121 materials seized in connection with the offense;
122122 (16) [(19)] pay all or part of the reasonable and
123123 necessary costs incurred by the victim for psychological counseling
124124 made necessary by the offense or for counseling and education
125125 relating to acquired immune deficiency syndrome or human
126126 immunodeficiency virus made necessary by the offense;
127127 (17) [(20)] make one payment in an amount not to
128128 exceed $50 to a crime stoppers organization, as defined by Section
129129 414.001, Government Code, and as certified by the Texas Crime
130130 Stoppers Council;
131131 (18) [(21)] submit a DNA sample to the Department of
132132 Public Safety under Subchapter G, Chapter 411, Government Code, for
133133 the purpose of creating a DNA record of the defendant;
134134 [(22) in any manner required by the judge, provide in
135135 the county in which the offense was committed public notice of the
136136 offense for which the defendant was placed on community
137137 supervision;] and
138138 (19) [(23)] reimburse the county in which the
139139 prosecution was instituted for compensation paid to any interpreter
140140 in the case.
141141 (c) Before the judge may require as a condition of community
142142 supervision that the defendant submit to testing for alcohol or
143143 controlled substances, attend counseling sessions for substance
144144 abuse, or receive treatment in a state-funded substance abuse
145145 treatment program, including an inpatient or outpatient program, a
146146 substance abuse felony program under Article 42A.303, or a program
147147 provided to the defendant while confined in a community corrections
148148 facility as defined by Article 42A.601, the judge must consider the
149149 results of an evaluation conducted to determine the appropriate
150150 type and level of treatment necessary to address the defendant's
151151 alcohol or drug dependency.
152152 SECTION 4. Article 42A.303(e), Code of Criminal Procedure,
153153 is amended to read as follows:
154154 (e) The Department of State Health Services or the community
155155 supervision and corrections department supervising the defendant
156156 shall develop the continuum of care treatment plan described by
157157 Subsection (d)(1).
158158 SECTION 5. Articles 42A.403(d-1) and (e), Code of Criminal
159159 Procedure, are amended to read as follows:
160160 (d-1) The judge shall waive the educational program
161161 requirement if the defendant successfully completes [equivalent]
162162 education at a residential treatment facility under Article
163163 42A.4045.
164164 (e) The judge shall set out in the judgment, as applicable:
165165 (1) the finding of good cause for waiver; or
166166 (2) the finding that the defendant has successfully
167167 completed [equivalent] education as provided by Article 42A.4045.
168168 SECTION 6. Articles 42A.404(b-1) and (c), Code of Criminal
169169 Procedure, are amended to read as follows:
170170 (b-1) The judge shall waive the educational program
171171 requirement if the defendant successfully completes [equivalent]
172172 education at a residential treatment facility under Article
173173 42A.4045.
174174 (c) The judge shall set out in the judgment, as applicable:
175175 (1) the finding of good cause for waiver; or
176176 (2) the finding that the defendant has successfully
177177 completed [equivalent] education as provided by Article 42A.4045.
178178 SECTION 7. Articles 42A.4045(a) and (b), Code of Criminal
179179 Procedure, are amended to read as follows:
180180 (a) A judge shall waive the educational requirement under
181181 Article 42A.403 or 42A.404 for a defendant who is required to
182182 receive treatment as a resident of a substance abuse treatment
183183 facility as a condition of community supervision if the defendant
184184 successfully completes [equivalent] education while the defendant
185185 is confined to the residential treatment facility.
186186 (b) The Department of State Health Services shall approve
187187 [equivalent] education provided at substance abuse treatment
188188 facilities.
189189 SECTION 8. Articles 42A.406(a) and (b-1), Code of Criminal
190190 Procedure, are amended to read as follows:
191191 (a) If a defendant is required as a condition of community
192192 supervision to attend an educational program under Article 42A.403
193193 or 42A.404, or if the court waives the educational program
194194 requirement under Article 42A.403 or the defendant successfully
195195 completes [equivalent] education under Article 42A.4045, the court
196196 clerk shall immediately report that fact to the Department of
197197 Public Safety, on a form prescribed by the department, for
198198 inclusion in the defendant's driving record. If the court grants
199199 an extension of time in which the defendant may complete the
200200 educational program under Article 42A.403, the court clerk shall
201201 immediately report that fact to the Department of Public Safety on a
202202 form prescribed by the department. The clerk's report under this
203203 subsection must include the beginning date of the defendant's
204204 community supervision.
205205 (b-1) Upon release from a residential treatment facility at
206206 which the person successfully completed [equivalent] education
207207 under Article 42A.4045, at the request of the court clerk, the
208208 director of the residential treatment facility shall give notice to
209209 the Department of Public Safety for inclusion in the person's
210210 driving record.
211211 SECTION 9. Articles 42A.651(a) and (c), Code of Criminal
212212 Procedure, are amended to read as follows:
213213 (a) A judge may not order a defendant to make a payment as a
214214 term or condition of community supervision, except for:
215215 (1) the payment of fines, court costs, or restitution
216216 to the victim;
217217 (2) reimbursement of a county as described by Article
218218 42A.301(b)(8) [42A.301(11)]; or
219219 (3) a payment ordered as a condition that relates
220220 personally to the rehabilitation of the defendant or that is
221221 otherwise expressly authorized by law.
222222 (c) A judge may not impose a condition of community
223223 supervision requiring a defendant to reimburse a county for the
224224 costs of legal services as described by Article 42A.301(b)(8)
225225 [42A.301(11)] if the defendant has already satisfied that
226226 obligation under Article 26.05(g).
227227 SECTION 10. Article 42A.655, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
228228 amended to read as follows:
229229 Art. 42A.655. ABILITY TO PAY. (a) Notwithstanding any
230230 other provision of this chapter, the [The] court shall inquire as to
231231 whether the defendant has sufficient resources or income [consider
232232 the defendant's ability] to pay before ordering the defendant to
233233 make any payments under this chapter.
234234 (b) For a defendant who is ordered to make payments under
235235 this chapter, the court shall reconsider whether the defendant has
236236 sufficient resources or income to pay:
237237 (1) at least annually or at any time the defendant's
238238 financial status or required payments change in such a way that the
239239 defendant's ability to make a payment previously ordered by the
240240 court is substantially hindered; and
241241 (2) at any hearing held under Article 42A.751(d).
242242 (c) If the court determines that the defendant does not have
243243 sufficient resources or income to make any payment ordered by the
244244 court, including a payment required under Article 42A.652, the
245245 judge shall determine whether all or a portion of the payment should
246246 be:
247247 (1) required to be paid at a later date or in a
248248 specified portion at designated intervals;
249249 (2) waived completely or partially under Article
250250 43.091 or 45.0491;
251251 (3) discharged by performing community service under
252252 Article 42A.304 or 45.049, as applicable; or
253253 (4) satisfied through any combination of methods under
254254 Subdivisions (1)-(3).
255255 SECTION 11. Article 42A.701, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
256256 amended by amending Subsections (a), (b), and (d) and adding
257257 Subsections (b-1) and (c-1) to read as follows:
258258 (a) At any time after the defendant's time served on
259259 community supervision plus time credits received under Article
260260 42A.702 equals [defendant has satisfactorily completed] one-third
261261 of the original community supervision period or two years [of
262262 community supervision], whichever is less, the judge may reduce or
263263 terminate the period of community supervision.
264264 (b) Once a defendant's time served on community supervision
265265 plus time credits received under Article 42A.702 equals [On
266266 completion of] one-half of the original community supervision
267267 period or two years [of community supervision], whichever is more,
268268 the judge shall review the defendant's record and consider whether
269269 to reduce or terminate the period of community supervision, unless
270270 the defendant:
271271 (1) is delinquent in paying required [costs, fines,
272272 fees, or] restitution that the defendant has the ability to pay; or
273273 (2) has not completed court-ordered counseling or
274274 treatment.
275275 (b-1) The supervision officer shall notify the court not
276276 later than the 30th day after the date a defendant who at the time of
277277 the review required by Subsection (b) was delinquent in paying
278278 restitution or had not completed court-ordered counseling or
279279 treatment, completes the remaining court-ordered counseling or
280280 treatment and makes the delinquent restitution payments, as
281281 applicable. The court shall review the defendant's record and
282282 consider whether to reduce or terminate the period of community
283283 supervision.
284284 (c-1) If, at the time a court conducts a review of a
285285 defendant's record under this article, the defendant has been
286286 compliant with the terms of community supervision for the preceding
287287 six months, the judge shall terminate the period of community
288288 supervision and discharge the defendant, unless the judge makes a
289289 finding that there is a substantial and compelling objective reason
290290 to deny early termination. Substantial and compelling reasons are
291291 limited to the following circumstances:
292292 (1) the defendant has exhibited a pattern of behavior
293293 while on community supervision indicating the defendant would be a
294294 substantial risk to public safety, including major violations of
295295 conditions of community supervision or additional criminal
296296 convictions;
297297 (2) there is verified objective evidence of
298298 substantial risk of harm to a victim of the offense for which the
299299 defendant is on community supervision;
300300 (3) the defendant has threatened harm to another
301301 person;
302302 (4) the defendant is a suspect in an active criminal
303303 investigation; or
304304 (5) the defendant is the subject of a pending felony
305305 charge.
306306 (d) If the judge determines that the defendant has not been
307307 compliant with the terms [failed to satisfactorily fulfill the
308308 conditions] of community supervision for the preceding six months,
309309 or if the judge makes a finding under Subsection (c-1)(1) or (2),
310310 the judge shall advise the defendant in writing of the requirements
311311 for satisfactorily fulfilling those conditions. As soon as
312312 practicable after the 180th day after the date the judge advises the
313313 defendant under this subsection, but not later than the 270th day
314314 after that date, the judge shall review the defendant's record and
315315 again consider whether to reduce or terminate the period of
316316 community supervision.
317317 SECTION 12. Articles 42A.702(a), (c), and (d), Code of
318318 Criminal Procedure, are amended to read as follows:
319319 (a) This article applies only to a defendant who[:
320320 [(1)] is granted community supervision, including
321321 deferred adjudication community supervision, for an offense
322322 punishable as a state jail felony or a felony of the third degree,
323323 other than an offense:
324324 (1) [(A)] included as a "reportable conviction or
325325 adjudication" under Article 62.001(5);
326326 (2) [(B) involving family violence as defined by
327327 Section 71.004, Family Code;
328328 [(C)] under Section 20.03 or 28.02, Penal Code;
329329 or
330330 (3) [(D)] under Chapter 49, Penal Code[;
331331 [(2) is not delinquent in paying required costs,
332332 fines, or fees; and
333333 [(3) has fully satisfied any order to pay restitution
334334 to a victim].
335335 (c) A defendant is entitled to time credits toward the
336336 completion of the defendant's period of community supervision for
337337 the full payment of court costs, fines, attorney's fees, and
338338 restitution as follows:
339339 (1) court costs: 60 [15] days;
340340 (2) fines: 90 [30] days;
341341 (3) attorney's fees: 90 [30] days; and
342342 (4) restitution: 120 [60] days.
343343 (d) A defendant is entitled to time credits toward the
344344 completion of the defendant's period of community supervision for
345345 the successful completion of treatment or rehabilitation programs
346346 as follows:
347347 (1) parenting class or parental responsibility
348348 program: 90 [30] days;
349349 (2) anger management program: 90 [30] days;
350350 (3) life skills training program: 90 [30] days;
351351 (4) vocational, technical, or career education or
352352 training program: 120 [60] days; [and]
353353 (5) alcohol or substance abuse counseling or
354354 treatment: 120 [90] days; and
355355 (6) any other faith-based, volunteer, or
356356 community-based program ordered or approved by the court: 90 days.
357357 SECTION 13. Article 42A.751(i), Code of Criminal Procedure,
358358 is amended to read as follows:
359359 (i) In a revocation hearing at which it is alleged only that
360360 the defendant violated the conditions of community supervision by
361361 failing to pay community supervision fees or court costs or by
362362 failing to pay the costs of legal services as described by Article
363363 42A.301(b)(8) [42A.301(11)], the state must prove by a
364364 preponderance of the evidence that the defendant was able to pay and
365365 did not pay as ordered by the judge.
366366 SECTION 14. Section 103.021, Government Code, is amended to
367367 read as follows:
368368 Sec. 103.021. ADDITIONAL FEES AND COSTS IN CRIMINAL OR
369369 CIVIL CASES: CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. An accused or
370370 defendant, or a party to a civil suit, as applicable, shall pay the
371371 following fees and costs under the Code of Criminal Procedure if
372372 ordered by the court or otherwise required:
373373 (1) a personal bond fee (Art. 17.42, Code of Criminal
374374 Procedure) . . . the greater of $20 or three percent of the amount
375375 of the bail fixed for the accused;
376376 (2) cost of electronic monitoring as a condition of
377377 release on personal bond (Art. 17.43, Code of Criminal Procedure)
378378 . . . actual cost;
379379 (3) a fee for verification of and monitoring of motor
380380 vehicle ignition interlock (Art. 17.441, Code of Criminal
381381 Procedure) . . . not to exceed $10;
382382 (3-a) costs associated with operating a global
383383 positioning monitoring system as a condition of release on bond
384384 (Art. 17.49(b)(2), Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . actual costs,
385385 subject to a determination of indigency;
386386 (3-b) costs associated with providing a defendant's
387387 victim with an electronic receptor device as a condition of the
388388 defendant's release on bond (Art. 17.49(b)(3), Code of Criminal
389389 Procedure) . . . actual costs, subject to a determination of
390390 indigency;
391391 (4) repayment of reward paid by a crime stoppers
392392 organization on conviction of a felony (Art. 37.073, Code of
393393 Criminal Procedure) . . . amount ordered;
394394 (5) reimbursement to general revenue fund for payments
395395 made to victim of an offense as condition of community supervision
396396 (Art. 42A.301(b)(14) [42A.301(17)], Code of Criminal Procedure)
397397 . . . not to exceed $50 for a misdemeanor offense or $100 for a
398398 felony offense;
399399 (6) payment to a crime stoppers organization as
400400 condition of community supervision (Art. 42A.301(b)(17)
401401 [42A.301(20)], Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $50;
402402 (7) children's advocacy center fee (Art. 42A.455, Code
403403 of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $50;
404404 (8) family violence center fee (Art. 42A.504(b), Code
405405 of Criminal Procedure) . . . $100;
406406 (9) community supervision fee (Art. 42A.652(a), Code
407407 of Criminal Procedure) . . . not less than $25 or more than $60 per
408408 month;
409409 (10) additional community supervision fee for certain
410410 offenses (Art. 42A.653(a), Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $5 per
411411 month;
412412 (11) for certain financially able sex offenders as a
413413 condition of community supervision, the costs of treatment,
414414 specialized supervision, or rehabilitation (Art. 42A.452, Code of
415415 Criminal Procedure) . . . all or part of the reasonable and
416416 necessary costs of the treatment, supervision, or rehabilitation as
417417 determined by the judge;
418418 (12) fee for failure to appear for trial in a justice
419419 or municipal court if a jury trial is not waived (Art. 45.026, Code
420420 of Criminal Procedure) . . . costs incurred for impaneling the
421421 jury;
422422 (13) costs of certain testing, assessments, or
423423 programs during a deferral period (Art. 45.051, Code of Criminal
424424 Procedure) . . . amount ordered;
425425 (14) special expense on dismissal of certain
426426 misdemeanor complaints (Art. 45.051, Code of Criminal Procedure)
427427 . . . not to exceed amount of fine assessed;
428428 (15) an additional fee:
429429 (A) for a copy of the defendant's driving record
430430 to be requested from the Department of Public Safety by the judge
431431 (Art. 45.0511(c-1), Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . amount equal
432432 to the sum of the fee established by Section 521.048,
433433 Transportation Code, and the state electronic Internet portal fee;
434434 (B) as an administrative fee for requesting a
435435 driving safety course or a course under the motorcycle operator
436436 training and safety program for certain traffic offenses to cover
437437 the cost of administering the article (Art. 45.0511(f)(1), Code of
438438 Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $10; or
439439 (C) for requesting a driving safety course or a
440440 course under the motorcycle operator training and safety program
441441 before the final disposition of the case (Art. 45.0511(f)(2), Code
442442 of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed the maximum amount of the
443443 fine for the offense committed by the defendant;
444444 (16) a request fee for teen court program (Art.
445445 45.052, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $20, if the court
446446 ordering the fee is located in the Texas-Louisiana border region,
447447 but otherwise not to exceed $10;
448448 (17) a fee to cover costs of required duties of teen
449449 court (Art. 45.052, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $20, if the
450450 court ordering the fee is located in the Texas-Louisiana border
451451 region, but otherwise $10;
452452 (18) a mileage fee for officer performing certain
453453 services (Art. 102.001, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $0.15 per
454454 mile;
455455 (19) certified mailing of notice of hearing date (Art.
456456 102.006, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $1, plus postage;
457457 (20) certified mailing of certified copies of an order
458458 of expunction (Art. 102.006, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $2,
459459 plus postage;
460460 (20-a) a fee to defray the cost of notifying state
461461 agencies of orders of expungement (Art. 45.0216, Code of Criminal
462462 Procedure) . . . $30 per application;
463463 (21) sight orders:
464464 (A) if the face amount of the check or sight order
465465 does not exceed $10 (Art. 102.007, Code of Criminal Procedure)
466466 . . . not to exceed $10;
467467 (B) if the face amount of the check or sight order
468468 is greater than $10 but does not exceed $100 (Art. 102.007, Code of
469469 Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $15;
470470 (C) if the face amount of the check or sight order
471471 is greater than $100 but does not exceed $300 (Art. 102.007, Code of
472472 Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $30;
473473 (D) if the face amount of the check or sight order
474474 is greater than $300 but does not exceed $500 (Art. 102.007, Code of
475475 Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $50; and
476476 (E) if the face amount of the check or sight order
477477 is greater than $500 (Art. 102.007, Code of Criminal Procedure)
478478 . . . not to exceed $75;
479479 (22) fees for a pretrial intervention program:
480480 (A) a supervision fee (Art. 102.012(a), Code of
481481 Criminal Procedure) . . . $60 a month plus expenses; and
482482 (B) a district attorney, criminal district
483483 attorney, or county attorney administrative fee (Art. 102.0121,
484484 Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $500;
485485 (23) parking fee violations for child safety fund in
486486 municipalities with populations:
487487 (A) greater than 850,000 (Art. 102.014, Code of
488488 Criminal Procedure) . . . not less than $2 and not to exceed $5; and
489489 (B) less than 850,000 (Art. 102.014, Code of
490490 Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $5;
491491 (24) an administrative fee for collection of fines,
492492 fees, restitution, or other costs (Art. 102.072, Code of Criminal
493493 Procedure) . . . not to exceed $2 for each transaction;
494494 (25) a collection fee, if authorized by the
495495 commissioners court of a county or the governing body of a
496496 municipality, for certain debts and accounts receivable, including
497497 unpaid fines, fees, court costs, forfeited bonds, and restitution
498498 ordered paid (Art. 103.0031, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . 30
499499 percent of an amount more than 60 days past due; and
500500 (26) a cost on conviction for the truancy prevention
501501 and diversion fund (Art. 102.015, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . .
502502 $2.
503503 SECTION 15. Section 509.011(e), Government Code, is amended
504504 to read as follows:
505505 (e) In establishing per diem payments authorized by
506506 Subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2), the division shall consider the
507507 amounts appropriated in the General Appropriations Act for basic
508508 supervision as sufficient to provide basic supervision in each year
509509 of the fiscal biennium. For purposes of funding distributed for a
510510 defendant described by Subsection (a)(1), the division shall adopt
511511 provisions to award additional per capita funding based on each
512512 felony defendant supervised by a department who receives a
513513 discharge following:
514514 (1) the successful completion of the period of
515515 community supervision; or
516516 (2) an early termination of community supervision
517517 under Article 42A.111 or 42A.701, Code of Criminal Procedure, as
518518 applicable.
519519 SECTION 16. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails
520520 over another Act of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019,
521521 relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted
522522 codes.
523523 SECTION 17. Section 509.011, Government Code, as amended by
524524 this Act, applies only to a payment based on an appropriation made
525525 for any state fiscal year beginning on or after September 1, 2020.
526526 SECTION 18. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of
527527 this section, the change in law made by this Act to Chapter 42A,
528528 Code of Criminal Procedure, applies to a person on community
529529 supervision on or after the effective date of this Act, regardless
530530 of whether the person was placed on community supervision before,
531531 on, or after the effective date of this Act.
532532 (b) The change in law made by this Act to the amount of a
533533 time credit to which a defendant is entitled under Article
534534 42A.702(d), Code of Criminal Procedure, for successfully
535535 completing a treatment or rehabilitation program described by that
536536 article, applies only to a program that is completed on or after the
537537 effective date of this Act, regardless of whether the program began
538538 before, on, or after the effective date of this Act. The amount of a
539539 time credit for a program that was completed before the effective
540540 date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the
541541 program was completed, and the former law is continued in effect for
542542 that purpose.
543543 SECTION 19. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.