TITLE: Relating to uncollectible fees and costs in criminal actions and proceedings.

SUMMARY: Relating to uncollectible fees and costs in criminal actions and proceedings.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to uncollectible fees and costs in criminal actions and proceedings. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Article 103.0081(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended to read as follows: (a) Any officer authorized by this chapter to collect a fee or item of cost may request the trial court in which a criminal action or proceeding was held to make a finding that a fee or item of cost imposed in the action or proceeding is uncollectible if the officer believes: (1) the defendant is deceased; (2) the defendant is serving a sentence for imprisonment for life or life without parole; or (3) the fee has been unpaid for at least 10 [15] years. SECTION 2. Article 103.0081(c), Code of Criminal Procedure, is repealed. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.