Bill Text: TX SB740 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Engrossed
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Bill Title: Relating to the assessment of court costs and fees on conviction of multiple offenses or on conviction of multiple counts of the same offense.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-19 - Effective on 9/1/15 [SB740 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SB740-Engrossed.html
Bill Title: Relating to the assessment of court costs and fees on conviction of multiple offenses or on conviction of multiple counts of the same offense.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-19 - Effective on 9/1/15 [SB740 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SB740-Engrossed.html
By: West | S.B. No. 740 |
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relating to the assessment of court costs and fees on conviction of | ||
multiple offenses or on conviction of multiple counts of the same | ||
offense. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 102, Code of Criminal | ||
Procedure, is amended by adding Article 102.073 to read as follows: | ||
Art. 102.073. ASSESSMENT OF COURT COSTS AND FEES IN A SINGLE | ||
CRIMINAL ACTION. (a) In a single criminal action in which a | ||
defendant is convicted of two or more offenses or of multiple counts | ||
of the same offense, the court may assess each court cost or fee | ||
only once against the defendant. | ||
(b) In a criminal action described by Subsection (a), each | ||
court cost or fee the amount of which is determined according to the | ||
category of offense must be assessed using the highest category of | ||
offense that is possible based on the defendant's convictions. | ||
(c) This article does not apply to a single criminal action | ||
alleging only the commission of two or more offenses punishable by | ||
fine only for which a citation or notice to appear was issued in | ||
accordance with Article 14.06(b) of this code or Section 543.004, | ||
Transportation Code, as applicable. | ||
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a | ||
court cost or fee imposed on or after the effective date of this | ||
Act, regardless of whether the offense for which the cost or fee was | ||
imposed was committed before, on, or after that date. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |