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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain fees assessed by a community supervision and |
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corrections department; changing a fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 76.015(c), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c) A department may assess a reasonable administrative fee |
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of not less than $25 and not more than $60 per month on an individual |
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under supervision who: |
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(1) participates in a program operated by [the
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department] or receives services from: |
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(A) the department; |
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(B) a regional pretrial services agency; or |
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(C) a county pretrial services agency; and |
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(2) [who] is not paying a monthly fee under Section 19, |
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Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a |
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person placed on community supervision on or after the effective |
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date of this Act, regardless of when the person committed the |
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offense for which the person is placed on community supervision. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |