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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the repeal of certain provisions governing state and |
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local enforcement of immigration laws and other provisions related |
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to immigration law. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The following provisions that are effective |
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September 1, 2017, are repealed: |
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(1) Articles 2.13(d) and (e), Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, as added by S.B. 4, Acts of the 85th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2017; |
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(2) Article 2.251, Code of Criminal Procedure; |
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(3) Article 17.16(a-1), Code of Criminal Procedure; |
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(4) Article 42.039, Code of Criminal Procedure; |
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(5) Section 402.0241, Government Code; |
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(6) Subchapter C, Chapter 752, Government Code; |
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(7) Section 772.0073, Government Code, as added by |
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S.B. 4, Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017; |
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(8) Section 87.031(c), Local Government Code; and |
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(9) Section 39.07, Penal Code. |
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SECTION 2. Article 17.16(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, as |
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effective September 1, 2017, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A surety may before forfeiture relieve the surety of the |
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surety's undertaking by: |
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(1) surrendering the accused into the custody of the |
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sheriff of the county where the prosecution is pending; or |
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(2) delivering to the sheriff of the county in which |
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the prosecution is pending and to the office of the prosecuting |
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attorney an affidavit stating that the accused is incarcerated in[:
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[(A)] federal custody, in [subject to Subsection
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(a-1);
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[(B)] the custody of any state,[;] or in |
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[(C)] any county of this state. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the |
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legislative session. |