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TX Code Crim Pro art 64.01 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 64 - Motion for Forensic DNA Testing|Article 64.01. Motion

(a)  In this section, "biological material":(1)  means an item that is in possession of the state and that contains blood, semen, hair, saliva, skin tissue or cells, fingernail scrapings, bone, bodily fluids, or other identifiable biological evidence that may be suitable for forensic DNA testing; and(2)  includes the contents of a sexual assault evidence collection kit.(a-1)  A convicted person may submit to the convicting court a motion for forensic DNA testing of evidence that has a reasonable likelihood of containing biological material.  The motion must be accompanied by an affidavit, sworn to by the convicted person, containing statements of fact in support of the motion.(b)  The motion may request forensic DNA testing only of evidence described by Subsection (a-1) that was secured in relation to the offense that is the basis of the challenged conviction and was in the possession of the state during the trial of the offense, but:(1)  was not previously subjected to DNA testing; or(2)  although previously subjected to DNA testing:(A)  can be subjected to testing with newer testing techniques that provide a reasonable likelihood of results that are more accurate and probative than the results of the previous test; or(B)  was tested:(i)  at a laboratory that ceased conducting DNA testing after an audit by the Texas Forensic Science Commission revealed the laboratory engaged in faulty testing practices; and(ii)  during the period identified in the audit as involving faulty testing practices.(c)  A convicted person is entitled to counsel during a proceeding under this chapter.  The convicting court shall appoint counsel for the convicted person if the person informs the court that the person wishes to submit a motion under this chapter, the court finds reasonable grounds for a motion to be filed, and the court determines that the person is indigent.  Counsel must be appointed under this subsection not later than the 45th day after the date the court finds reasonable grounds or the date the court determines that the person is indigent, whichever is later.  Compensation of counsel is provided in the same manner as is required by:(1)  Article 11.071 for the representation of a petitioner convicted of a capital felony; and(2)  Chapter 26 for the representation in a habeas corpus hearing of an indigent defendant convicted of a felony other than a capital felony.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 2, eff. April 5, 2001.  Subsec. (c) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 13, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1006 (H.B. 681), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 278 (H.B. 1573), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 366 (S.B. 122), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 487), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 903 (H.B. 3872), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2017.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 64.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 64 - Motion for Forensic DNA Testing|Article 64.011. Guardians and Other Representatives

(a)  In this chapter, "guardian of a convicted person" means a person who is the legal guardian of the convicted person, whether the legal relationship between the guardian and convicted person exists because of the age of the convicted person or because of the physical or mental incompetency of the convicted person.(b) A guardian of a convicted person may submit motions for the convicted person under this chapter and is entitled to counsel otherwise provided to a convicted person under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 13, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 64.02 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 64 - Motion for Forensic DNA Testing|Article 64.02. Notice to State; Response

(a)  On receipt of the motion, the convicting court shall:(1)  provide the attorney representing the state with a copy of the motion; and(2)  require the attorney representing the state to take one of the following actions in response to the motion not later than the 60th day after the date the motion is served on the attorney representing the state:(A)  deliver the evidence to the court, along with a description of the condition of the evidence; or(B)  explain in writing to the court why the state cannot deliver the evidence to the court.(b)  The convicting court may proceed under Article 64.03 after the response period described by Subsection (a)(2) has expired, regardless of whether the attorney representing the state submitted a response under that subsection.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 2, eff. April 5, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1006 (H.B. 681), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 64.035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 64 - Motion for Forensic DNA Testing|Article 64.035. Unidentified DNA Profiles

If an analyzed sample meets the applicable requirements of state or federal submission policies, on completion of the testing under Article 64.03, the convicting court shall order any unidentified DNA profile to be compared with the DNA profiles in:(1)  the DNA database established by the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and(2)  the DNA database maintained by the Department of Public Safety under Subchapter G, Chapter 411, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 278 (H.B. 1573), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2011.Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 366 (S.B. 122), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 64.04 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 64 - Motion for Forensic DNA Testing|Article 64.04. Finding

After examining the results of testing under Article 64.03 and any comparison of a DNA profile under Article 64.035, the convicting court shall hold a hearing and make a finding as to whether, had the results been available during the trial of the offense, it is reasonably probable that the person would not have been convicted.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 2, eff. April 5, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 13, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 278 (H.B. 1573), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 366 (S.B. 122), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 64.05 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 64 - Motion for Forensic DNA Testing|Article 64.05. Appeals

An appeal under this chapter is to a court of appeals in the same manner as an appeal of any other criminal matter, except that if the convicted person was convicted in a capital case and was sentenced to death, the appeal is a direct appeal to the court of criminal appeals.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 2, eff. April 5, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 13, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
TX Code Crim Pro art 101.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 2 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 101 - General Provisions|Article 101.001. Purpose of Title

(a)  This title is enacted as a part of the state's continuing statutory revision program, begun by the Texas Legislative Council in 1963 as directed by the legislature in Chapter 448, Acts of the 58th Legislature, Regular Session, 1963 (Article 5429b-1, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).  The program contemplates a topic-by-topic revision of the state's general and permanent statute law without substantive change.(b) Consistent with the objectives of the statutory revision program, the purpose of this title is to make the law encompassed by this title more accessible and understandable by:(1) rearranging the statutes into a more logical order;(2) employing a format and numbering system designed to facilitate citation of the law and to accommodate future expansion of the law;(3) eliminating repealed, duplicative, unconstitutional, expired, executed, and other ineffective provisions;  and(4) restating the law in modern American English to the greatest extent possible.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 101.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 2 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 101 - General Provisions|Article 101.002. Construction of Title

The Code Construction Act (Article 5429b-2, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) applies to the construction of each provision in this title, except as otherwise expressly provided by this title.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 101.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 2 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 101 - General Provisions|Article 101.003. Internal References

In this title:(1) a reference to a chapter or article without further identification is a reference to a chapter or article of this title;  and(2) a reference to a subchapter, article, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, or other numbered or lettered unit without further identification is a reference to a unit of the next larger unit of this title in which the reference appears.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 101.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 2 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 101 - General Provisions|Article 101.004. Meaning of Conviction

In this title, a person is considered to have been convicted in a case if:(1)  a judgment, a sentence, or both a judgment and a sentence are imposed on the person;(2)  the person receives community supervision, deferred adjudication, or deferred disposition; or(3)  the court defers final disposition of the case or imposition of the judgment and sentence.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 919 (S.B. 1923), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.
TX Code Crim Pro art 103.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 2 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 103 - Payment, Collection, and Recordkeeping|Article 103.001. Costs Payable

(a)  In a justice or municipal court, a cost is not payable by the person charged with the cost until a written bill is:(1)  produced or ready to be produced, containing the items of cost; and(2)  signed by the officer who charged the cost or the officer who is entitled to receive payment for the cost.(b)  In a court other than a justice or municipal court, a cost is not payable by the person charged with the cost until a written bill containing the items of cost is:(1)  produced;(2)  signed by the officer who charged the cost or the officer who is entitled to receive payment for the cost; and(3)  provided to the person charged with the cost.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1141 (S.B. 287), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 103.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 2 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 103 - Payment, Collection, and Recordkeeping|Article 103.002. Certain Costs Barred

An officer may not impose a cost for a service not performed or for a service for which a cost is not expressly provided by law.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 103.0025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 2 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 103 - Payment, Collection, and Recordkeeping|Article 103.0025. Alternative Payment Procedure for Certain Past Due Fines and Costs

(a)  This article applies to a defendant's past due payment on a judgment for a fine and related court costs if a capias pro fine has been issued in the case.(b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the court may adopt an alternative procedure for collecting a past due payment described by Subsection (a).  Under the procedure, a peace officer who executes a capias pro fine or who is authorized to arrest a defendant on other grounds and knows that the defendant owes a past due payment described by Subsection (a):(1)  shall inform the defendant of:(A)  the possibility of making an immediate payment of the fine and related court costs by use of a credit or debit card; and(B)  the defendant's available alternatives to making an immediate payment; and(2)  may accept, on behalf of the court, the defendant's immediate payment of the fine and related court costs by use of a credit or debit card, after which the peace officer may release the defendant as appropriate based on the officer's authority for the arrest.(c)  A peace officer accepting a payment under Subsection (b)(2) may also accept payment for fees for the issuance and execution of the capias pro fine.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 450 (H.B. 121), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2015.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 103.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 2 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 103 - Payment, Collection, and Recordkeeping|Article 103.003. Collection

(a)  District and county attorneys, clerks of district and county courts, sheriffs, constables, and justices of the peace may collect money payable under this title.(a-1)  The clerk of a municipal court may collect money payable to the municipal court under this title.(b)  A community supervision and corrections department and a county treasurer may collect money payable under this title with the written approval of the clerk of the court or fee officer, and may collect money payable as otherwise provided by law.(b-1)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 891), Sec. 15.01, eff. September 1, 2019.(c) This article does not limit the authority of a commissioners court to contract with a private vendor or private attorney for the provision of collection services under Article 103.0031.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 217, Sec. 3, eff. May 23, 1995;  Subsec. (c) added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1279, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1064 (H.B. 1470), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 270 (H.B. 1426), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 373), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 891), Sec. 15.01, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 934 (H.B. 3774), Sec. 3.03, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 103.0032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 2 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 103 - Payment, Collection, and Recordkeeping|Article 103.0032. Collection Improvement Plans

Not later than January 1 of each even-numbered year, the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System may award grants to counties and municipalities to prepare a collection plan.  The grants shall reimburse the county or municipality for the cost of preparing the plan.  The plan shall provide methods to improve the collection of court costs, fees, and fines imposed in criminal cases.  The Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System may require that the county or municipality reimburse the state from the additional collections as a condition of the grant.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1469, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 103.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 2 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 103 - Payment, Collection, and Recordkeeping|Article 103.004. Disposition of Collected Money

(a)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), an officer who collects recognizances, bail bonds, fines, forfeitures, judgments, jury fees, and other obligations recovered in the name of the state under any provision of this title shall deposit the money in the county treasury not later than the next regular business day after the date that the money is collected.  If it is not possible for the officer to deposit the money in the county treasury by that date, the officer shall deposit the money in the county treasury as soon as possible, but not later than the fifth regular business day after the date that the money is collected.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 606, Sec. 31(a), eff. September 1, 2011.(c)  The commissioners court of a county with a population of less than 50,000 may authorize an officer who is required to deposit money under Subsection (a) to deposit the money in the county treasury not later than the 15th day after the date that the money is collected.(d) The custodian of the county treasury shall deposit money received from fees imposed under Article 102.012 in the special fund of the county treasury for the community supervision and corrections department serving the county.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1990, 71st Leg., 6th C.S., ch. 25, Sec. 21, eff. June 18, 1990;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1462, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 373), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 373), Sec. 31(a), eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 103.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 2 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 103 - Payment, Collection, and Recordkeeping|Article 103.005. Report Required

(a)  An officer listed in Article 103.003 who collects money other than taxes for a county shall report to the commissioners court of the county for which the money was collected during each term of the court.(b) An officer listed in Article 103.003 who collects money other than taxes for the state shall report to the district court having jurisdiction in the county the officer serves on the first day of each term of the court.(c) The report must state for the reporting period:(1) the amount of money collected by the officer;(2) when and from whom the money was collected;(3) the process by which the money was collected;  and(4) the disposition of the money.(d) The report must be in writing and under the oath of the officer.(e) If an officer has not collected money since the last report required to be filed with the court or the commissioners court, the officer shall report that fact to the court or commissioners court.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 103.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 2 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 103 - Payment, Collection, and Recordkeeping|Article 103.006. Transfer of Bill of Costs

If a criminal action or proceeding is transferred from one court to another or is appealed, an officer of the court shall certify and sign a bill of costs stating the costs that have accrued and send the bill of costs to the court to which the action or proceeding is transferred or appealed.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 103.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 2 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 103 - Payment, Collection, and Recordkeeping|Article 103.007. Additional Costs After Payment

After a defendant has paid costs, no more costs may be charged against the defendant unless the court rules on a motion presented to the court that additional costs are due.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 103.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 2 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 103 - Payment, Collection, and Recordkeeping|Article 103.008. Correction of Costs

(a)  On the filing of a motion by a defendant not later than one year after the date of the final disposition of a case in which costs were imposed, the court in which the case is pending or was last pending shall correct any error in the costs.(b) The defendant must notify each person affected by the correction of costs in the same manner as notice of a similar motion is given in a civil action.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 103.0081 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 2 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 103 - Payment, Collection, and Recordkeeping|Article 103.0081. Uncollectible Fines and Fees

(a)  Any officer authorized by this chapter to collect a fine, reimbursement or other 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 fine, reimbursement or other 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 fine, reimbursement or other fee, or item of cost has been unpaid for at least 15 years.(b)  On a finding by a court that any condition described by Subsection (a) is true, the court may order the officer to designate the fine, reimbursement or other fee, or item of cost as uncollectible in the fee record.  The officer shall attach a copy of the court's order to the fee record.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 446 (S.B. 413), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 121 (H.B. 435), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 106 (S.B. 1373), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 934 (H.B. 3774), Sec. 3.04, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 103.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 2 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 103 - Payment, Collection, and Recordkeeping|Article 103.009. Fee Records

(a)  Each clerk of a court, county judge, justice of the peace, sheriff, constable, and marshal shall keep a fee record. The record must contain:(1) a statement of each fee or item of cost charged for a service rendered in a criminal action or proceeding;(2) the number and style of the action or proceeding;  and(3) the name of the officer or person who is entitled to receive the fee.(b) Any person may inspect a fee record described by Subsection (a).(c) A statement of an item of cost in a fee record is prima facie evidence of the correctness of the statement.(d) The county shall provide to officers required to keep a fee record by this article equipment and supplies necessary to keep the record.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 988, Sec. 2.05, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 103.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 2 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 103 - Payment, Collection, and Recordkeeping|Article 103.010. Receipt Book

(a)  Each county shall provide a receipt book to each officer collecting fines and fees in criminal cases for the county.  The book must contain duplicate official receipts.  Each receipt must bear a distinct number and a facsimile of the official seal of the county.(b) An officer who collects fines or fees in a criminal case shall give the person paying the money a receipt from the receipt book.  The receipt must show:(1) the amount of money paid;(2) the date the money was paid;(3) the style and number of the case in which the costs were accrued;(4) the item of costs;(5) the name of the person paying the money;  and(6) the official signature of the officer receiving the money.(c) Instead of a receipt book, each officer collecting fines or fees in criminal cases for the county may maintain the information listed in Subsections (b)(1)-(5) in a computer database.  The officer shall provide a receipt to each person paying a fine or fee.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Subsec. (c) added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 412, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999.|