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| 1 | 1 | 87R6933 MAW-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Dominguez H.B. No. 1711 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the eligibility of certain attorneys to be employed by a | |
| 8 | 8 | public defender's office. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Article 26.044, Code of Criminal Procedure, is | |
| 11 | 11 | amended by adding Subsection (i-1) to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | (i-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (i)(1), an attorney | |
| 13 | 13 | engaged in the private practice of criminal law may be employed by a | |
| 14 | 14 | public defender's office on a part-time basis for the sole purpose | |
| 15 | 15 | of providing counsel in relation to an indigent person's appearance | |
| 16 | 16 | before a magistrate as required by Article 14.06(a), 15.17(a), or | |
| 17 | 17 | 15.18(a). | |
| 18 | 18 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |