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TX Code Crim Pro art 42.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 42 - Judgment and Sentence|Article 42.152. Repayment of Reward

(a)  If a judge orders a defendant to pay a fine repaying a reward or part of a reward under Article 37.073, the court shall assess this fine against the defendant in the same manner as other fines are assessed against a defendant.  The court may order the defendant to:(1)  pay the entire amount required when sentence is pronounced;(2)  pay the entire amount required at a later date specified by the court; or(3)  pay specified portions of the required amount at designated intervals.(b)  After receiving a payment of a fine from a person ordered to make the payment under this article, the clerk of the court or fee officer shall:(1)  make a record of the payment;(2)  deduct a one-time $7 reimbursement fee from the payment for deposit in the general fund of the county;(3)  forward the payment to the designated crime stoppers organization; and(4)  make a record of the forwarding of the payment.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 611, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from art. 42.151 by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 19.01(6), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 700, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 346), Sec. 2.10, eff. January 1, 2020.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 919 (S.B. 1923), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 42.16 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 42 - Judgment and Sentence|Article 42.16. On Other Judgment

If the punishment is any other than a fine, the judgment shall specify it, and order it enforced by the proper process.  It shall also adjudge the costs against the defendant, and order the collection thereof as in other cases.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 42.17 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 42 - Judgment and Sentence|Article 42.17. Transfer Under Treaty

When a treaty is in effect between the United States and a foreign country providing for the transfer of convicted offenders who are citizens or nationals of foreign countries to the foreign countries of which they are citizens or nationals, the governor is authorized, subject to the terms of such treaty, to act on behalf of the State of Texas and to consent to the transfer of such convicted offenders under the provisions of Article IV, Section 11 of the Constitution of the State of Texas.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1266, ch. 489, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 1977.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 42.20 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 42 - Judgment and Sentence|Article 42.20. Immunities

(a)  An individual listed in Subsection (c) of this article and the governmental entity that the individual serves as an officer or employee are not liable for damages arising from an act or failure to act by the individual or governmental entity in connection with a community service program or work program established under this chapter or in connection with an inmate, offender, or releasee programmatic or nonprogrammatic activity, including work, educational, and treatment activities, if the act or failure to act:(1) was performed pursuant to a court order or was otherwise performed in an official capacity;  and(2) was not performed with conscious indifference for the safety of others.(b) Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, does not apply to a claim based on an act or a failure to act of an individual listed in Subsection (c) of this article or a governmental entity the officer serves as an officer or employee if the act or failure to act is in connection with a program described by Subsection (a) of this article.(c) This article applies to:(1) a director or employee of a community supervision and corrections department or a community corrections facility;(2) a sheriff or employee of a sheriff's department;(3) a county judge, county attorney, county commissioner, or county employee;(4) a district judge, district attorney, or criminal district attorney;(5) an officer or employee of a state agency;  or(6) an officer or employee of a political subdivision other than a county.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 5.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Subsec. (a) amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 3.13, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Subsec. (c) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 406, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 42.21 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 42 - Judgment and Sentence|Article 42.21. Notice of Release of Family Violence Offenders

(a)  Before releasing a person convicted of a family violence offense, the entity holding the person shall make a reasonable attempt to give personal notice of the imminent release to the victim of the offense or to another person designated by the victim to receive the notice.  An attempt by an entity to give notice to the victim or person designated by the victim at the victim's or person's last known telephone number or address, as shown on the records of the entity, constitutes a reasonable attempt to give notice under this subsection.(b) An entity or an employee of an entity is not liable for damages arising from complying or failing to comply with Subsection (a) of this article.(c) In this article, "family violence" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.004, Family Code.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 661, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.  Subsec. (c) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 7.002(j), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 42.23 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 42 - Judgment and Sentence|Article 42.23. Notification of Court of Family Violence Conviction

(a)  In this article, "family violence" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.004, Family Code.(b) If the attorney representing the state in a criminal case involving family violence learns that the defendant is subject to the jurisdiction of another court relating to an order that provides for the appointment of a conservator or that sets the terms and conditions of conservatorship or for possession of or access to a child, the attorney representing the state shall notify the court in which the defendant is being tried of the existence of the order and the identity of the court of continuing jurisdiction.(c) On the conviction or entry of an order deferring adjudication of a defendant for an offense involving family violence, the convicting court or the court entering the order shall notify the court of continuing jurisdiction of the conviction or deferred adjudication.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1289, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 42.24 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 42 - Judgment and Sentence|Article 42.24. Prohibiting Contact With Victim

If a defendant's sentence includes a term of confinement or imprisonment, the convicting court may, as part of the sentence, prohibit the defendant from contacting, during the term of the defendant's confinement or imprisonment, the victim of the offense of which the defendant is convicted or a member of the victim's family.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 491 (H.B. 1028), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 42.25 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 42 - Judgment and Sentence|Article 42.25. Filing of Reporter Notes

A court reporter may comply with Rule 13.6, Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, by electronically filing with the trial court clerk not later than the 20th day after the expiration of the time the defendant is allotted to perfect the appeal the untranscribed notes created by the court reporter using computer-aided software.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 934 (H.B. 3774), Sec. 17.01, eff. September 1, 2021.
TX Code Crim Pro art 43.01 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 43 - Execution of Judgment|Article 43.01. Discharging Judgment for Fine

(a)  When the sentence against an individual defendant is for fine and costs, he shall be discharged from the same:(1) when the amount thereof has been fully paid;(2) when remitted by the proper authority;(3) when he has remained in custody for the time required by law to satisfy the amount thereof;  or(4) when the defendant has discharged the amount of fines and costs in any other manner permitted by this code.(b) When the sentence against a defendant corporation or association is for fine and costs, it shall be discharged from same:(1) when the amount thereof has been fully paid;(2) when the execution against the corporation or association has been fully satisfied;  or(3) when the judgment has been fully satisfied in any other manner.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.  Amended by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 974, ch. 399, Sec. 2(A), eff. Jan. 1, 1974.|Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 5.04, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 43.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 43 - Execution of Judgment|Article 43.015. Definitions

In this chapter:(1)  "Capias" means a writ that is:(A)  issued by a court having jurisdiction of a case after judgment and sentence; and(B)  directed "To any peace officer of the State of Texas" and commanding the officer to arrest a person convicted of an offense and bring the arrested person before that court immediately or on a day or at a term stated in the writ.(2)  "Capias pro fine" means a writ that is:(A)  issued by a court having jurisdiction of a case after judgment and sentence for unpaid fines and costs; and(B)  directed "To any peace officer of the State of Texas" and commanding the officer to arrest a person convicted of an offense and bring the arrested person before that court immediately.(3)  "Cost" includes any fee, including a reimbursement fee, imposed on a defendant by the court.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1263 (H.B. 3060), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 346), Sec. 3.02, eff. January 1, 2020.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 106 (S.B. 1373), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 43.02 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 43 - Execution of Judgment|Article 43.02. Payable in Money

All recognizances, bail bonds, and undertakings of any kind, whereby a party becomes bound to pay money to the State, and all fines and forfeitures of a pecuniary character, shall be collected in the lawful money of the United States only.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 43.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 43 - Execution of Judgment|Article 43.021. Capias or Capias Pro Fine in Electronic Form

A capias or capias pro fine may be issued in electronic form.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1263 (H.B. 3060), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 43.035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 43 - Execution of Judgment|Article 43.035. Reconsideration of Fine or Costs

(a)  If a defendant notifies the court that the defendant has difficulty paying the fine and costs in compliance with the judgment, the court shall hold a hearing to determine whether that portion of the judgment imposes an undue hardship on the defendant.(b)  For purposes of Subsection (a), a defendant may notify the court by:(1)  voluntarily appearing and informing the court or the clerk of the court in the manner established by the court for that purpose;(2)  filing a motion with the court;(3)  mailing a letter to the court; or(4)  any other method established by the court for that purpose.(c)  If the court determines at the hearing under Subsection (a) that the portion of the judgment regarding the fine and costs imposes an undue hardship on the defendant, the court shall consider whether the fine and costs should be satisfied through one or more methods listed under Article 42.15(a-1).(d)  The court may decline to hold a hearing under Subsection (a) if the court:(1)  previously held a hearing under that subsection with respect to the case and is able to determine without holding a hearing that the portion of the judgment regarding the fine and costs does not impose an undue hardship on the defendant; or(2)  is able to determine without holding a hearing that:(A)  the applicable portion of 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 42.15(a-1).(e)  The court 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. 3.03, eff. January 1, 2020.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 43.04 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 43 - Execution of Judgment|Article 43.04. If Defendant Is Absent

When a judgment and sentence have been rendered against a defendant in the defendant's absence, the court may order a capias issued for the defendant's arrest.  The sheriff shall execute the capias by bringing the defendant before the court or by placing the defendant in jail until the defendant can be brought before the court.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.  Amended by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 2990, ch. 987, Sec. 3, eff. June 15, 1971.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1263 (H.B. 3060), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 43.06 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 43 - Execution of Judgment|Article 43.06. Capias or Capias Pro Fine May Issue to Any County

A capias or capias pro fine may be issued to any county in the State, and shall be executed and returned as in other cases, but no bail shall be taken in such cases.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1263 (H.B. 3060), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 43.07 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 43 - Execution of Judgment|Article 43.07. Execution for Fine and Costs

In each case of pecuniary fine, an execution may issue for the fine and costs, though a capias pro fine was issued for the defendant; and a capias pro fine may issue for the defendant though an execution was issued against the defendant's property.  The execution shall be collected and returned as in civil actions.  When the execution has been collected, the defendant shall be at once discharged;  and whenever the fine and costs have been legally discharged in any way, the execution shall be returned satisfied.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1263 (H.B. 3060), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 43.08 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 43 - Execution of Judgment|Article 43.08. Further Enforcement of Judgment

When a defendant has been committed to jail in default of the fine and costs adjudged against him, the further enforcement of such judgment and sentence shall be in accordance with the provisions of this Code.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 43.091 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 43 - Execution of Judgment|Article 43.091. Waiver of Payment of Fines and Costs for Certain Defendants and for Children

(a)  A 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)  each alternative method of discharging the fine under Article 43.09 or 42.15 would impose an undue hardship on the defendant.(b)  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 factor the court determines relevant.(c)  A 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).(d)  This subsection applies only to a defendant placed on community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision, whose fine or costs are wholly or partly waived under this article.  At any time during the defendant's period of community supervision, the court, on the court's own motion or by motion of the attorney representing the state, may reconsider the waiver of the fine or costs.  After providing written notice to the defendant and an opportunity for the defendant to present information relevant to the defendant's ability to pay, the court may order the defendant to pay all or part of the waived amount of the fine or costs only if the court determines that the defendant has sufficient resources or income to pay that amount.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1111, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1263 (H.B. 3060), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1320 (S.B. 395), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1407 (S.B. 393), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 977 (H.B. 351), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1127 (S.B. 1913), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 346), Sec. 3.07, eff. January 1, 2020.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 43.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 43 - Execution of Judgment|Article 43.101. Voluntary Work

(a)  A defendant who is confined in county jail before trial, after conviction of a misdemeanor, or after conviction of a felony or revocation of community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision and awaiting transfer to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice may volunteer to participate in any work program operated by the sheriff that uses the labor of convicted defendants.(b)  The sheriff may accept a defendant as a volunteer under Subsection (a) if the defendant is not awaiting trial for an offense involving violence or is not awaiting transfer to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice after conviction of a felony involving violence, and if the sheriff determines that the inmate has not engaged previously in violent conduct and does not pose a security risk to the general public if allowed to participate in the work program.(c) A defendant participating in a work program under this section is not an employee for the purposes of Chapter 501 or 504, Labor Code.(d)  For each day of volunteer work, in addition to any other credits allowed by law, the court or sheriff may deduct one day from each sentence imposed on the defendant in relation to the offense or violation of the terms of release for which the defendant was confined in county jail.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 753, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 86, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 5.04, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 3.20, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.032, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 854 (S.B. 2340), Sec. 4, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 43.11 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 43 - Execution of Judgment|Article 43.11. Authority for Confinement

When, by the judgment and sentence of the court, a defendant is to be confined in jail, a certified copy of such judgment and sentence shall be sufficient authority for the sheriff to place such defendant in jail.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.|Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 5.04, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 43.13 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 43 - Execution of Judgment|Article 43.13. Discharge of Defendant

(a)  A defendant who has remained in jail the length of time required by the judgment and sentence shall be discharged.  The sheriff shall return the copy of the judgment and sentence, or the capias under which the defendant was imprisoned, to the proper court, stating how it was executed.(b)  A defendant convicted of a misdemeanor and sentenced to a term of confinement discharges the defendant's sentence at any time beginning at 6 a.m. and ending at 5 p.m. on the day of discharge.(c)  Except as provided by Subsections (d) and (e), the sheriff or other county jail administrator shall release a defendant at any time beginning at 6 a.m. and ending at 5 p.m. on the day the defendant discharges the defendant's sentence.(d)  The sheriff or other county jail administrator may:(1)  credit a defendant with not more than 18 hours of time served; and(2)  release the defendant at any time beginning at 6 a.m. and ending at 5 p.m. on the day preceding the day on which the defendant discharges the defendant's sentence.(e)  A sheriff or other county jail administrator may release a defendant from county jail after 5 p.m. and before 6 a.m. if the defendant:(1)  agrees to or requests a release after 5 p.m. and before 6 a.m.;(2)  is subject to an arrest warrant issued by another county and is being released for purposes of executing that arrest warrant;(3)  is being transferred to the custody of another state, a unit of the federal government, or a facility operated by or under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; or(4)  is being admitted to an inpatient mental health facility or a state supported living center for court-ordered mental health or intellectual disability services.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.|Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 714, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 401 (S.B. 1700), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|