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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a municipality or county to retain |
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certain fees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (e), Section 133.058, Local |
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Government Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(e) A municipality or county may not retain a service fee |
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if, during an audit under Article 103.0033(j), Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial |
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System determines that the municipality or county is not in |
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compliance with Article 103.0033, Code of Criminal Procedure, and |
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[in the case of a municipality if] the municipality or county is |
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unable to reestablish compliance on or before the 180th day after |
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the date the municipality or county receives written notice of |
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noncompliance from the office. After any period in which the |
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municipality or county becomes unable to retain a service fee under |
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this subsection, the municipality or county may begin once more to |
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retain the fee only on receipt of a written confirmation from the |
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office that the municipality or county is in compliance with |
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Article 103.0033, Code of Criminal Procedure. |
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SECTION 2. Subsection (c-1), Section 133.103, Local |
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Government Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(c-1) The treasurer shall send to the comptroller 100 |
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percent of the fees collected under this section if, during an audit |
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under Article 103.0033(j), Code of Criminal Procedure, the Office |
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of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System determines |
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that the municipality or county is not in compliance with Article |
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103.0033, Code of Criminal Procedure, and [in the case of a
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municipality if the municipality] is unable to reestablish |
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compliance on or before the 180th day after the date the |
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municipality or county receives written notice of noncompliance |
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from the office. After any period in which the treasurer is |
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required under this subsection to send 100 percent of the fees |
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collected under this section to the comptroller, the municipality |
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or county shall begin once more to dispose of fees as otherwise |
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provided by this section on receipt of a written confirmation from |
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the office that the municipality or county is in compliance with |
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Article 103.0033, Code of Criminal Procedure. |
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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 September 1, 2013. |