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