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TX Code Crim Pro art 45.0445 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 45 - Justice and Municipal Courts|Subchapter . B. Procedures for Justice and Municipal Courts|Article 45.0445. Reconsideration of Satisfaction of Fine or Costs

(a)  If the defendant notifies the justice or judge that the defendant has difficulty paying the fine and costs in compliance with the judgment, the justice or judge shall hold a hearing to determine whether the judgment imposes an undue hardship on the defendant.(b)  For purposes of Subsection (a), a defendant may notify the justice or judge by:(1)  voluntarily appearing and informing the justice or judge or the clerk of the court in the manner established by the justice or judge for that purpose;(2)  filing a motion with the justice or judge;(3)  mailing a letter to the justice or judge; or(4)  any other method established by the justice or judge for that purpose.(c)  If the justice or judge determines at the hearing under Subsection (a) that the judgment imposes an undue hardship on the defendant, the justice or judge shall consider whether to allow the defendant to satisfy the fine and costs through one or more methods listed under Article 45.041(a-1).(d)  The justice or judge may decline to hold a hearing under Subsection (a) if the justice or judge:(1)  previously held a hearing under that subsection with respect to the case and is able to determine without holding a hearing that the judgment does not impose an undue hardship on the defendant; or(2)  is able to determine without holding a hearing that:(A)  the judgment imposes an undue hardship on the defendant; and(B)  the fine and costs should be satisfied through one or more methods listed under Article 45.041(a-1).(e)  The justice or judge retains jurisdiction for the purpose of making a determination under this article.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 346), Sec. 3.09, eff. January 1, 2020.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 934 (H.B. 3774), Sec. 16.01, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 45.047 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 45 - Justice and Municipal Courts|Subchapter . B. Procedures for Justice and Municipal Courts|Article 45.047. Civil Collection of Fines After Judgment

If after a judgment and sentence is entered the defendant defaults in payment of a fine, the justice or judge may order the fine and costs collected by execution against the defendant's property in the same manner as a judgment in a civil suit.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1545, Sec. 47, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 45.048 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 45 - Justice and Municipal Courts|Subchapter . B. Procedures for Justice and Municipal Courts|Article 45.048. Discharged From Jail

(a)  A defendant placed in jail on account of failure to pay the fine and costs shall be discharged on habeas corpus by showing that the defendant:(1)  is too poor to pay the fine and costs; or(2)  has remained in jail a sufficient length of time to satisfy the fine and costs, at the rate of not less than $150 for each period served, as specified by the convicting court in the judgment in the case.(b)  A convicting court may specify a period that is not less than eight hours or more than 24 hours as the period for which a defendant who fails to pay the fine and costs in the case must remain in jail to satisfy $150 of the fine and costs.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2648, ch. 708, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 31, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.C.C.P. art. 45.53 and amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1545, Sec. 48, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 872, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 209, Sec. 65(a), eff. Jan. 1, 2004.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 977 (H.B. 351), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1127 (S.B. 1913), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 634 (H.B. 569), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 45.0491 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 45 - Justice and Municipal Courts|Subchapter . B. Procedures for Justice and Municipal Courts|Article 45.0491. Waiver of Payment of Fines and Costs for Certain Defendants and for Children

(a)  A municipal court, regardless of whether the court is a court of record, or a justice court may waive payment of all or part of a fine imposed on a defendant if the court determines that:(1)  the defendant is indigent or does not have sufficient resources or income to pay all or part of the fine or was, at the time the offense was committed, a child as defined by Article 45.058(h); and(2)  discharging the fine under Article 45.049 or as otherwise authorized by this chapter would impose an undue hardship on the defendant.(b)  A defendant is presumed to be indigent or to not have sufficient resources or income to pay all or part of the fine or costs for purposes of Subsection (a) or (d) if the defendant:(1)  is in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services, or was in the conservatorship of that department at the time of the offense; or(2)  is designated as a homeless child or youth or an unaccompanied youth, as those terms are defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 11434a, or was so designated at the time of the offense.(c)  A determination of undue hardship made under Subsection (a)(2) is in the court's discretion.  In making that determination, the court may consider, as applicable, the defendant's:(1)  significant physical or mental impairment or disability;(2)  pregnancy and childbirth;(3)  substantial family commitments or responsibilities, including child or dependent care;(4)  work responsibilities and hours;(5)  transportation limitations;(6)  homelessness or housing insecurity; and(7)  any other factors the court determines relevant.(d)  A municipal court, regardless of whether the court is a court of record, or a justice court may waive payment of all or part of the costs imposed on a defendant if the court determines that the defendant:(1)  is indigent or does not have sufficient resources or income to pay all or part of the costs; or(2)  was, at the time the offense was committed, a child as defined by Article 45.058(h).|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1263 (H.B. 3060), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1320 (S.B. 395), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1407 (S.B. 393), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 977 (H.B. 351), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1127 (S.B. 1913), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 346), Sec. 3.12, eff. January 1, 2020.|Text of article as added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 227 (H.B. 350), Sec. 1
TX Code Crim Pro art 45.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 45 - Justice and Municipal Courts|Subchapter . B. Procedures for Justice and Municipal Courts|Article 45.053. Dismissal of Misdemeanor Charge on Commitment of Chemically Dependent Person

(a)  On a plea of guilty or nolo contendere by a defendant or on a finding of guilt in a misdemeanor case punishable by a fine only, a justice or municipal court may defer further proceedings for 90 days without entering an adjudication of guilt if:(1) the court finds that the offense resulted from or was related to the defendant's chemical dependency;  and(2) an application for court-ordered treatment of the defendant is filed in accordance with Chapter 462, Health and Safety Code.(b) At the end of the deferral period, the justice or municipal court shall dismiss the charge if satisfactory evidence is presented that the defendant was committed for and completed court-ordered treatment in accordance with Chapter 462, Health and Safety Code, and it shall be clearly noted in the docket that the complaint is dismissed and that there is not a final conviction.(c) If at the conclusion of the deferral period satisfactory evidence that the defendant was committed for and completed court-ordered treatment in accordance with Chapter 462, Health and Safety Code, is not presented, the justice or municipal court may impose the fine assessed or impose a lesser fine.  The imposition of a fine constitutes a final conviction of the defendant.(d) Records relating to a complaint dismissed under this article may be expunged under Article 55.01 of this code.  If a complaint is dismissed under this article, there is not a final conviction and the complaint may not be used against the person for any purpose.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.C.C.P. art. 45.56 and amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1545, Sec. 53, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 45.0531 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 45 - Justice and Municipal Courts|Subchapter . B. Procedures for Justice and Municipal Courts|Article 45.0531. Dismissal of Parent Contributing to Nonattendance Charge

Notwithstanding any other law, a county, justice, or municipal court, at the court's discretion, may dismiss a charge against a defendant alleging the defendant committed an offense under Section 25.093, Education Code, if the court finds that a dismissal would be in the interest of justice because:(1)  there is a low likelihood of recidivism by the defendant; or(2)  sufficient justification exists for the failure to attend school.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 45.0541 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 45 - Justice and Municipal Courts|Subchapter . B. Procedures for Justice and Municipal Courts|Article 45.0541. Expunction of Failure to Attend School Records

(a)  In this article, "truancy offense" means an offense committed under the former Section 25.094, Education Code.(b)  An individual who has been convicted of a truancy offense or has had a complaint for a truancy offense dismissed is entitled to have the conviction or complaint and records relating to the conviction or complaint expunged.(c)  Regardless of whether the individual has filed a petition for expunction, the court in which the individual was convicted or a complaint for a truancy offense was filed shall order the conviction, complaints, verdicts, sentences, and other documents relating to the offense, including any documents in the possession of a school district or law enforcement agency, to be expunged from the individual's record.  After entry of the order, the individual is released from all disabilities resulting from the conviction or complaint, and the conviction or complaint may not be shown or made known for any purpose.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 45.059 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 45 - Justice and Municipal Courts|Subchapter . B. Procedures for Justice and Municipal Courts|Article 45.059. Children Taken Into Custody for Violation of Juvenile Curfew or Order

(a)  A peace officer taking into custody a person younger than 17 years of age for violation of a juvenile curfew ordinance of a municipality or order of the commissioners court of a county shall, without unnecessary delay:(1) release the person to the person's parent, guardian, or custodian;(2) take the person before a justice or municipal court to answer the charge;  or(3) take the person to a place designated as a juvenile curfew processing office by the head of the law enforcement agency having custody of the person.(b) A juvenile curfew processing office must observe the following procedures:(1) the office must be an unlocked, multipurpose area that is not designated, set aside, or used as a secure detention area or part of a secure detention area;(2) the person may not be secured physically to a cuffing rail, chair, desk, or stationary object;(3) the person may not be held longer than necessary to accomplish the purposes of identification, investigation, processing, release to a parent, guardian, or custodian, or arrangement of transportation to school or court;(4) a juvenile curfew processing office may not be designated or intended for residential purposes;(5) the person must be under continuous visual supervision by a peace officer or other person during the time the person is in the juvenile curfew processing office;  and(6) a person may not be held in a juvenile curfew processing office for more than six hours.(c) A place designated under this article as a juvenile curfew processing office is not subject to the approval of the juvenile board having jurisdiction where the governmental entity is located.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1514, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 45.060 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 45 - Justice and Municipal Courts|Subchapter . B. Procedures for Justice and Municipal Courts|Article 45.060. Unadjudicated Children, Now Adults; Notice on Reaching Age of Majority; Offense

(a)  Except as provided by Articles 45.058 and 45.059, an individual may not be taken into secured custody for offenses alleged to have occurred before the individual's 17th birthday.(b) On or after an individual's 17th birthday, if the court has used all available procedures under this chapter to secure the individual's appearance to answer allegations made before the individual's 17th birthday, the court may issue a notice of continuing obligation to appear by personal service or by mail to the last known address and residence of the individual.  The notice must order the individual to appear at a designated time, place, and date to answer the allegations detailed in the notice.(c) Failure to appear as ordered by the notice under Subsection (b) is a Class C misdemeanor independent of Section 38.10, Penal Code, and Section 543.003, Transportation Code.(d) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under Subsection (c) that the individual was not informed of the individual's obligation under Articles 45.057(h) and (i) or did not receive notice as required by Subsection (b).(e) A notice of continuing obligation to appear issued under this article must contain the following statement provided in boldfaced type or capital letters:"WARNING:  COURT RECORDS REVEAL THAT BEFORE YOUR 17TH BIRTHDAY YOU WERE ACCUSED OF A CRIMINAL OFFENSE AND HAVE FAILED TO MAKE AN APPEARANCE OR ENTER A PLEA IN THIS MATTER.  AS AN ADULT, YOU ARE NOTIFIED THAT YOU HAVE A CONTINUING OBLIGATION TO APPEAR IN THIS CASE.  FAILURE TO APPEAR AS REQUIRED BY THIS NOTICE MAY BE AN ADDITIONAL CRIMINAL OFFENSE AND RESULT IN A WARRANT BEING ISSUED FOR YOUR ARREST."|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 283, Sec. 35, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 45.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 45 - Justice and Municipal Courts|Subchapter . B. Procedures for Justice and Municipal Courts|Article 45.061. Proceedings Concerning Electronic Transmission of Certain Visual Material Depicting Minor

(a)  In this article, "parent" means a natural or adoptive parent, managing or possessory conservator, or legal guardian.  The term does not include a parent whose parental rights have been terminated.(b)  If a justice or municipal court finds that a defendant has committed an offense under Section 43.261, Penal Code, the court may enter an order requiring the defendant to attend and successfully complete an educational program described by Section 37.218, Education Code, or another equivalent educational program.(c)  A court that enters an order under Subsection (b) shall require the defendant or the defendant's parent to pay the cost of attending an educational program under Subsection (b) if the court determines that the defendant or the defendant's parent is financially able to make payment.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1322 (S.B. 407), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 45.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 45 - Justice and Municipal Courts|Subchapter . C. Procedures in Justice Court|Article 45.101. Justice Court Prosecutions

(a)  All prosecutions in a justice court shall be conducted by the county or district attorney or a deputy county or district attorney.(b) Except as otherwise provided by law, appeals from justice court may be prosecuted by the district attorney or a deputy district attorney with the consent of the county attorney.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1545, Sec. 55, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 45.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 45 - Justice and Municipal Courts|Subchapter . C. Procedures in Justice Court|Article 45.102. Offenses Committed in Another County

Whenever complaint is made before any justice of the peace that a felony has been committed in any other than a county in which the complaint is made, the justice shall issue a warrant for the arrest of the accused, directed as in other cases, commanding that the accused be arrested and taken before any magistrate of the county where such felony is alleged to have been committed, forthwith, for examination as in other cases.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.C.C.P. art. 45.21 and amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1545, Sec. 56, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 45.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 45 - Justice and Municipal Courts|Subchapter . C. Procedures in Justice Court|Article 45.103. Warrant Without Complaint

If a criminal offense that a justice of the peace has jurisdiction to try is committed within the view of the justice, the justice may issue a warrant for the arrest of the offender.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.C.C.P. art. 45.15 and amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1545, Sec. 57, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 45.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 45 - Justice and Municipal Courts|Subchapter . D. Procedures in Municipal Court|Article 45.201. Municipal Prosecutions

(a)  All prosecutions in a municipal court shall be conducted by the city attorney of the municipality or by a deputy city attorney.(b) The county attorney of the county in which the municipality is situated may, if the county attorney so desires, also represent the state in such prosecutions.  In such cases, the county attorney is not entitled to receive any fees or other compensation for those services.(c) With the consent of the county attorney, appeals from municipal court to a county court, county court at law, or any appellate court may be prosecuted by the city attorney or a deputy city attorney.(d) It is the primary duty of a municipal prosecutor not to convict, but to see that justice is done.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 923, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1987.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.C.C.P. art. 45.03 and amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1545, Sec. 59, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 45.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 45 - Justice and Municipal Courts|Subchapter . D. Procedures in Municipal Court|Article 45.202. Service of Process

(a)  All process issuing out of a municipal court may be served and shall be served when directed by the court, by a peace officer or marshal of the municipality within which it is situated, under the same rules as are provided by law for the service by sheriffs and constables of process issuing out of the justice court, so far as applicable.(b) The peace officer or marshal may serve all process issuing out of a municipal court anywhere in the county in which the municipality is situated.  If the municipality is situated in more than one county, the peace officer or marshal may serve the process throughout those counties.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.  Amended by Acts 1967, 60th Leg., p. 1171, ch. 523, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1967.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.C.C.P. art. 45.04 and amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1545, Sec. 60, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 45.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 45 - Justice and Municipal Courts|Subchapter . D. Procedures in Municipal Court|Article 45.203. Collection of Fines and Costs

(a)  The governing body of each municipality shall by ordinance prescribe rules, not inconsistent with any law of this state, as may be proper to enforce the collection of fines imposed by a municipal court.  In addition to any other method of enforcement, the municipality may enforce the collection of fines by:(1) execution against the property of the defendant; or(2) imprisonment of the defendant.(b) The governing body of a municipality may adopt such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with any law of this state, concerning the practice and procedure in the municipal court as the governing body may consider proper.(c)  The governing body of each municipality may prescribe by ordinance the collection, after due notice, of a fine not to exceed $25 for an offense under Section 38.10(e), Penal Code, or Section 543.009, Transportation Code.  Money collected from the fine shall be paid into the municipal treasury for the use and benefit of the municipality.(d) Costs may not be imposed or collected in criminal cases in municipal court by municipal ordinance.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2140, ch. 389, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 124, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 14.26, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.C.C.P. art. 45.06 and amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1545, Sec. 61, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 346), Sec. 2.23, eff. January 1, 2020.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 346), Sec. 2.24, eff. January 1, 2020.
TX Code Crim Pro § 1 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 46 - Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Mental Illness and Intellectual Disability|Article 46.04. Transportation to a Mental Health Facility or Residential Care Facility|Section 1. Persons Accompanying Transport

Sec. 1. PERSONS ACCOMPANYING TRANSPORT.    (a)  A patient transported from a jail or detention facility to a mental health facility or a residential care facility shall be transported by a special officer for mental health assignment certified under Section 1701.404, Occupations Code, or by a sheriff or constable.(b) The court ordering the transport shall require appropriate medical personnel to accompany the person transporting the patient, at the expense of the county from which the patient is transported, if there is reasonable cause to believe the patient will require medical assistance or will require the administration of medication during the transportation.(c) A female patient must be accompanied by a female attendant.