Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3986 Compare Versions

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1		-	By: Guillen (Senate Sponsor - Zaffirini) H.B. No. 3986
2		-	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 10, 2021;
3		-	May 17, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on
4		-	Jurisprudence; May 22, 2021, reported adversely, with favorable
5		-	Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0;
6		-	May 22, 2021, sent to printer.)
7		-	Click here to see the committee vote
8		-	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 3986 By: Huffman
	1	+	87R16593 MEW-F
	2	+	By: Guillen H.B. No. 3986
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11	5		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
12	6		AN ACT
13		-	relating to the collection of ~~money payable to a municipal~~ court in
	7	+	relating to the collection of fines, fees, and court costs in
14	8		criminal actions and proceedings.
15	9		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
16	10		SECTION 1. Article 103.003, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
17	11		amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
18	12		(a-1) The clerk of a municipal court may collect money
19	13		payable to the municipal court under this title.
20		-	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
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	14	+	SECTION 2. Article 103.0081, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
	15	+	amended to read as follows:
	16	+	Art. 103.0081. UNCOLLECTIBLE FINES AND FEES. (a) Any
	17	+	officer authorized by this chapter to collect a fine, fee, or item
	18	+	of cost may request the trial court in which a criminal action or
	19	+	proceeding was held to make a finding that a fine, fee, or item of
	20	+	cost imposed in the action or proceeding is uncollectible if the
	21	+	officer believes:
	22	+	(1) the defendant is deceased;
	23	+	(2) the defendant is serving a sentence for
	24	+	imprisonment for life or life without parole; or
	25	+	(3) the fine, fee, or item of cost has been unpaid for
	26	+	at least 15 years.
	27	+	(b) On a finding by a court that any condition described by
	28	+	Subsections (a)(1)-(3) is true, the court may order the officer to
	29	+	designate the fine, fee, or item of cost as uncollectible in the fee
	30	+	record. The officer shall attach a copy of the court's order to the
	31	+	fee record.
	32	+	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.