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TX Govt Code § 46.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle C - Prosecuting Attorneys|Chapter 46 - Professional Prosecutors|Section 46.005. Limitations on Law Practice

Sec. 46.005.  LIMITATIONS ON LAW PRACTICE.  (a)  The state prosecuting attorney or a state prosecutor may not engage in the private practice of law but may complete all civil cases that are not in conflict with the interest of any of the counties of the district in which the attorney or prosecutor serves and that are pending in court before the attorney or prosecutor takes office.(b)  The state prosecuting attorney or a state prosecutor may not accept a fee from an attorney to whom the state prosecuting attorney or state prosecutor has referred a case.(c)  This section applies to a county prosecutor and any assistant of a prosecutor if, from all state and county funds received, the county prosecutor or assistant receives a salary that is equal to or more than 80 percent of the benchmark salary.(d)  This section does not apply to a county prosecutor who files with the county auditor an annual written waiver of the amount of compensation that is equal to or exceeds 80 percent of the benchmark salary.  An amount waived under this subsection shall be used for expenses of the county prosecutor's office.(e)  This section does not apply to a county prosecutor who, before September 1, 1999, was paid in excess of the benchmark salary by the county in which the prosecutor serves.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1570, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 150 (S.B. 497), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 46.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle C - Prosecuting Attorneys|Chapter 46 - Professional Prosecutors|Section 46.006. Purpose; Duty of County

Sec. 46.006.  PURPOSE;  DUTY OF COUNTY.  (a)  It is the purpose of this chapter to increase the effectiveness of law enforcement in this state and to increase the funds available for use in prosecution at both the felony and misdemeanor levels.(b)  The commissioners court in each county that has a prosecutor subject to this chapter may not reduce the county funds provided for the salary or office of the prosecutor as a result of the funds provided by this chapter.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1570, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 46.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle C - Prosecuting Attorneys|Chapter 46 - Professional Prosecutors|Section 46.007. Ineligibility for Certain Other State Funds

Sec. 46.007.  INELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN OTHER STATE FUNDS.  Subchapter C, Chapter 41,  does not apply to a county if the county is served by a state prosecutor who serves in a district or county listed in Section 46.002.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1570, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 56.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 56 - Judicial and Court Personnel Training Fund|Section 56.001. Judicial and Court Personnel Training Fund

Sec. 56.001.  JUDICIAL AND COURT PERSONNEL TRAINING FUND.  (a)  The judicial and court personnel training fund is an account in the general revenue fund.  Money in the judicial and court personnel training fund may be appropriated only to the court of criminal appeals for the uses authorized in Section 56.003.(b)  On requisition of the court of criminal appeals, the comptroller shall draw a warrant on the fund for the amount specified in the requisition for a use authorized in Section 56.003.  A warrant may not exceed the amount appropriated for any one fiscal year. |Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 2.78(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 347, Sec. 5, eff. Oct. 1, 1989;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 896, Sec. 1, 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.187, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 390, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 31, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 209, Sec. 85(a)(10), eff. Jan. 1, 2004.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 6.01, eff. September 28, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 56.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 56 - Judicial and Court Personnel Training Fund|Section 56.002. Fees Collected by Clerks of Courts of Appeals

Sec. 56.002.  FEES COLLECTED BY CLERKS OF COURTS OF APPEALS.  Fifty percent of the fees collected by the clerks of the courts of appeals under Section 51.207 shall be deposited in the state treasury in the judicial and court personnel training fund for the continuing legal education of judges and of court personnel.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 2.78(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Govt Code § 56.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 56 - Judicial and Court Personnel Training Fund|Section 56.004. Allocation of Funds

Sec. 56.004.  ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.  (a)  The legislature shall appropriate funds from the judicial and court personnel training fund to the court of criminal appeals to provide for the continuing legal education of judges and court personnel in this state.(b)  The legislature shall appropriate funds from the judicial and court personnel training fund to the court of criminal appeals to provide for:(1)  continuing legal education, technical assistance, and other support programs for prosecuting attorneys and their personnel, criminal defense attorneys who regularly represent indigent defendants in criminal matters and their personnel, and justices of the peace and their court personnel;(2)  innocence training programs for law enforcement officers, law students, and other participants; and(3)  court security training programs for individuals responsible for providing court security.(c)  An allocation of funds to provide for continuing legal education, technical assistance, and other support programs for the personnel of criminal defense attorneys who regularly represent indigent defendants in criminal matters as described by Subsection (b)(1) must come from the grant of legal funds made by the court of criminal appeals under Section 56.003(f).|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 8.34(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 896, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 149 (S.B. 496), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 662 (H.B. 1245), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2014.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 190 (S.B. 42), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 56.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 56 - Judicial and Court Personnel Training Fund|Section 56.005. Judicial Education Committees

Sec. 56.005.  JUDICIAL EDUCATION COMMITTEES.  (a)  The court of criminal appeals shall appoint the court of criminal appeals education committee to recommend educational requirements and course content, credit, and standards for judges and court personnel of appellate courts, district courts, statutory county courts, and county courts performing judicial functions.  The court of criminal appeals shall appoint at least two appellate judges, four district court judges, two statutory county court judges, and one judge of a county court performing judicial functions.  The court of criminal appeals may appoint not more than six additional members.  Members serve at the will of the court of criminal appeals.(b)  An entity receiving a grant of funds from the court of criminal appeals for the education of justices of the peace and their court personnel shall designate a committee to recommend educational requirements and course content, credit, and standards for the purposes of the grant awarded.(c)  An entity receiving a grant of funds from the court of criminal appeals under this chapter for the education of municipal court judges and their personnel shall designate a committee to recommend educational requirements and course content, credit, and standards for the purposes of the grant awarded.(d)  The court of criminal appeals education committee and any committee established as provided by Subsection (b) or (c) shall meet at least twice a year to:(1)  review and recommend course content, credit, and standards for initial and continuing judicial education for judges and court personnel;  and(2)  make recommendations and take other action necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.(e)  The court of criminal appeals education committee and any committee established as provided by Subsection (b) or (c) shall:(1)  recommend to the court of criminal appeals the minimum educational requirements for judges and court personnel;  and(2)  issue an annual report to the court of criminal appeals that lists the courses, credits, and standards for the judges and court personnel.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 8.34(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 896, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 56.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 56 - Judicial and Court Personnel Training Fund|Section 56.006. Rules; Oversight

Sec. 56.006.  RULES; OVERSIGHT.  (a)  The court of criminal appeals may adopt rules for programs relating to education and training for attorneys, judges, justices of the peace, district clerks, county clerks, law enforcement officers, law students, other participants, and court personnel, including court coordinators, as provided by Section 56.003 and for the administration of those programs, including rules that:(1)  require entities receiving a grant of funds to provide legislatively required training; and(2)  base the awarding of grant funds to an entity on qualitative information about the entity's programs or services and the entity's ability to meet financial performance standards.(b)  The court of criminal appeals, for the proper administration of this chapter and as part of its oversight of training programs for attorneys, judges, justices of the peace, district clerks, county clerks, law enforcement officers, law students, other participants, and court personnel, including court coordinators, as provided by Section 56.003, shall monitor both the financial performance and the program performance of entities receiving a grant of funds under this chapter.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 896, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 718, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 45, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 149 (S.B. 496), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 56.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle D - Judicial Personnel and Officials|Chapter 56 - Judicial and Court Personnel Training Fund|Section 56.007. Administrative Expenses

Sec. 56.007.  ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.  An entity receiving a grant of funds from the court of criminal appeals under this chapter for continuing legal education, technical assistance, and other support programs may not use grant funds to pay any costs of the entity not related to approved grant activities.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 896, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 61.0011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle E - Juries|Chapter 61 - General Provisions|Section 61.0011. Definition of Person Who Reports for Jury Service

Sec. 61.0011.  DEFINITION OF PERSON WHO REPORTS FOR JURY SERVICE.  In this chapter, the term "person who reports for jury service" means a person who reports in person for duty on a grand jury or a petit jury, regardless of whether the person is selected to serve on the jury.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1378 (S.B. 560), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 61.0015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle E - Juries|Chapter 61 - General Provisions|Section 61.0015. Reimbursement to County

Sec. 61.0015.  REIMBURSEMENT TO COUNTY.  (a)  The state shall reimburse a county $34 a day for the reimbursement paid under Section 61.001 to a person who reports for jury service in response to the process of a court for each day or fraction of each day after the first day in attendance in court in response to the process.(b)  The commissioners court of a county entitled to reimbursement under this section may file a claim for reimbursement with the comptroller.(c)  The comptroller shall pay claims for reimbursement under this section quarterly to the county treasury of each county that filed a claim from money collected under Subchapter B, Chapter 133, Local Government Code, and deposited in the jury service fund.(d)  If sufficient money described by Subsection (c) is not available to satisfy the claims for reimbursement filed by the counties under this section, the comptroller shall apportion the available money among the counties by reducing the amount payable to each county on an equal percentage basis.(e)  If a payment on a county's claim for reimbursement is reduced under Subsection (d), or if a county fails to file the claim for reimbursement in a timely manner, the comptroller shall:(1)  pay the balance owed to the county when sufficient money described by Subsection (c) is available; or(2)  carry forward the balance owed to the county and pay the balance to the county when the next payment is required.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1360 (S.B. 1704), Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2006.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1378 (S.B. 560), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 40.02, eff. September 28, 2011.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 346), Sec. 4.16, eff. January 1, 2020.|
TX Govt Code § 61.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle E - Juries|Chapter 61 - General Provisions|Section 61.002. Liability of Counties for Payment of Jury Service

Sec. 61.002.  LIABILITY OF COUNTIES FOR PAYMENT OF JURY SERVICE.  (a)  If a civil case is moved by change of venue and tried in another county by a jury, the county in which the case was originally filed is liable for the payment of persons who report for jury service for the case.(b)  The commissioners court shall determine at each regular meeting if a civil case was tried by a jury in the county on a change of venue from another county since its last regular meeting.(c)  The commissioners court shall prepare an account against another county that is liable for the payment of persons who report for jury service in a case transferred on a change of venue.  The account must show the number of days that each person who reported for jury service was in attendance in court in response to the process and discharged the person's duty and the amount paid as reimbursement under this chapter in the case.(d)  The county judge of the county in which the case was tried shall certify the correctness of the account and forward it for payment from the jury fund of the county in which the case was originally filed.(e)  This section does not apply to a civil case transferred by an order of the court based on a motion objecting to improper venue in the case under Rule 86, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1378 (S.B. 560), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 76.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 76 - Community Supervision and Corrections Departments|Section 76.001. Definitions

Sec. 76.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the Texas Board of Criminal Justice.(2)  "Community supervision" has the meaning assigned by Article 42A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure.(3)  "Council" means a community justice council.(4)  "Department" means a community supervision and corrections department established under this chapter.(5)  "Division" means the community justice assistance division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 7.11, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 770 (H.B. 2299), Sec. 2.35, eff. January 1, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 76.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 76 - Community Supervision and Corrections Departments|Section 76.002. Establishment of Departments

Sec. 76.002.  ESTABLISHMENT OF DEPARTMENTS.  (a)  The district judge or district judges trying criminal cases in each judicial district and the statutory county court judges trying criminal cases in the county or counties served by the judicial district shall:(1)  establish a community supervision and corrections department; and(2)  approve the department's budget and strategic plan.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 255, Sec. 12, eff. May 30, 2005.(c)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), one department serves all courts and counties in a judicial district if:(1)  two or more judicial districts serve a county;  or(2)  a district includes more than one county.(d)  The board may adopt rules to allow more than one department to serve a judicial district that includes more than one county if providing more than one department will promote administrative convenience or economy or improve services.(e)  The board shall adopt rules allowing departments to contract with one another for services or facilities or to contract as provided by Subsection (f).(f)  In lieu of establishing a department as required by Subsection (a), programs and services may be provided under this chapter in a judicial district through a contract with a department established for another judicial district.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 7.11, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 255 (H.B. 1326), Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 2005.Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 255 (H.B. 1326), Sec. 12, eff. May 30, 2005.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1045 (H.B. 3691), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1051 (H.B. 1930), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 76.0045 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 76 - Community Supervision and Corrections Departments|Section 76.0045. Judicial Responsibilities; Immunity

Sec. 76.0045.  JUDICIAL RESPONSIBILITIES; IMMUNITY.  (a)  The responsibility of a judge described by Section 76.002 for personnel decisions is limited to the appointment of a department director and a fiscal officer.(b)  The responsibility of a judge described by Section 76.002 for budgetary decisions is limited to:(1)  appointment of a fiscal officer; and(2)  approval of the department's budget.(c)  A judge described by Section 76.002 has judicial immunity in a suit arising from:(1)  the performance of a duty described by Section 76.002(a); or(2)  the appointment of a department director or a fiscal officer or an act or failure to act by a department employee or by a department director or fiscal officer.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 255 (H.B. 1326), Sec. 4, eff. May 30, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 76.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 76 - Community Supervision and Corrections Departments|Section 76.005. Standards for Officers

Sec. 76.005.  STANDARDS FOR OFFICERS.  (a)  An officer appointed by the department director must comply with a code of ethics developed by the division.(b)  To be eligible for appointment as an officer who supervises defendants placed on community supervision a person must have acquired a bachelor's degree conferred by an institution of higher education accredited by an accrediting organization recognized by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.(c)  A person employed as a peace officer is not eligible for appointment as an officer under this section.(d)  The division may establish a waiver procedure for departments unable to hire persons meeting the requirements under Subsection (b)(2).|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 7.11, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 108, Sec. 1, eff. May 15, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 76.0051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 76 - Community Supervision and Corrections Departments|Section 76.0051. Authorization to Carry Weapon

Sec. 76.0051.  AUTHORIZATION TO CARRY WEAPON.  An officer is authorized to carry a weapon while engaged in the actual discharge of the officer's duties only if:(1)  the officer possesses a certificate of firearms proficiency issued by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement under Section 1701.257, Occupations Code; and(2)  the director of the department agrees to the authorization.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1261, Sec. 29, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 255 (H.B. 1326), Sec. 5, eff. May 30, 2005.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 93 (S.B. 686), Sec. 2.22, eff. May 18, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 76.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 76 - Community Supervision and Corrections Departments|Section 76.007. Public Funds, Grants, and Gifts

Sec. 76.007.  PUBLIC FUNDS, GRANTS, AND GIFTS.  A department may accept public funds and grants and gifts from any source for the purpose of financing programs and facilities.  A municipality, county, or other political subdivision may make grants to a department for those purposes.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 7.11, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 76.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 76 - Community Supervision and Corrections Departments|Section 76.008. Financial Responsibilities of Counties

Sec. 76.008.  FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF COUNTIES.  (a)  The county or counties served by a department shall provide physical facilities, equipment, and utilities for a department.  The division shall monitor the support a county provides under this section and determine whether a county provides support that meets the standards for minimum support established by the division.  If the division determines that a county's support is insufficient, the division may impose on the department a sanction authorized by Section 509.012.(b)  If a department serves two or more counties, those counties may enter into an agreement for the distribution of the expenses of facilities, equipment, and utilities.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 7.11, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|