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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the assessment of court costs and fees on conviction of |
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multiple offenses or on conviction of multiple counts of the same |
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offense. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 102, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, is amended by adding Article 102.073 to read as follows: |
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Art. 102.073. ASSESSMENT OF COURT COSTS AND FEES IN A SINGLE |
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CRIMINAL ACTION. (a) In a single criminal action in which a |
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defendant is convicted of two or more offenses or of multiple counts |
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of the same offense, the court may assess each court cost or fee |
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only once against the defendant. |
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(b) In a criminal action described by Subsection (a), each |
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court cost or fee the amount of which is determined according to the |
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category of offense must be assessed using the highest category of |
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offense that is possible based on the defendant's convictions. |
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(c) This article does not apply to a single criminal action |
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alleging only the commission of two or more offenses punishable by |
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fine only for which a citation or notice to appear was issued in |
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accordance with Article 14.06(b) of this code or Section 543.004, |
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Transportation Code, as applicable. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a |
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court cost or fee imposed on or after the effective date of this |
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Act, regardless of whether the offense for which the cost or fee was |
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imposed was committed before, on, or after that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |