85R5102 LHC-D     By: Walle H.B. No. 2769       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the elimination of administrative fees for certain   transactions relating to the collection of fines, fees,   restitution, and other court costs in criminal cases.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 103.021, Government Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 103.021.  ADDITIONAL FEES AND COSTS IN CRIMINAL OR   CIVIL CASES:  CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.  An accused or   defendant, or a party to a civil suit, as applicable, shall pay the   following fees and costs under the Code of Criminal Procedure if   ordered by the court or otherwise required:                (1)  a personal bond fee (Art. 17.42, Code of Criminal   Procedure) . . . the greater of $20 or three percent of the amount   of the bail fixed for the accused;                (2)  cost of electronic monitoring as a condition of   release on personal bond (Art. 17.43, Code of Criminal Procedure)   . . . actual cost;                (3)  a fee for verification of and monitoring of motor   vehicle ignition interlock (Art. 17.441, Code of Criminal   Procedure) . . . not to exceed $10;                (3-a)  costs associated with operating a global   positioning monitoring system as a condition of release on bond   (Art. 17.49(b)(2), Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . actual costs,   subject to a determination of indigency;                (3-b)  costs associated with providing a defendant's   victim with an electronic receptor device as a condition of the   defendant's release on bond (Art. 17.49(b)(3), Code of Criminal   Procedure) . . . actual costs, subject to a determination of   indigency;                (4)  repayment of reward paid by a crime stoppers   organization on conviction of a felony (Art. 37.073, Code of   Criminal Procedure) . . . amount ordered;                (5)  reimbursement to general revenue fund for payments   made to victim of an offense as condition of community supervision   (Chapter 42A, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $50   for a misdemeanor offense or $100 for a felony offense;                (6)  payment to a crime stoppers organization as   condition of community supervision (Chapter 42A, Code of Criminal   Procedure) . . . not to exceed $50;                (7)  children's advocacy center fee (Chapter 42A, Code   of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $50;                (8)  family violence center fee (Chapter 42A, Code of   Criminal Procedure) . . . $100;                (9)  community supervision fee (Chapter 42A, Code of   Criminal Procedure) . . . not less than $25 or more than $60 per   month;                (10)  additional community supervision fee for certain   offenses (Chapter 42A, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $5 per   month;                (11)  for certain financially able sex offenders as a   condition of community supervision, the costs of treatment,   specialized supervision, or rehabilitation (Chapter 42A, Code of   Criminal Procedure) . . . all or part of the reasonable and   necessary costs of the treatment, supervision, or rehabilitation as   determined by the judge;                (12)  fee for failure to appear for trial in a justice   or municipal court if a jury trial is not waived (Art. 45.026, Code   of Criminal Procedure) . . . costs incurred for impaneling the   jury;                (13)  costs of certain testing, assessments, or   programs during a deferral period (Art. 45.051, Code of Criminal   Procedure) . . . amount ordered;                (14)  special expense on dismissal of certain   misdemeanor complaints (Art. 45.051, Code of Criminal Procedure)   . . . not to exceed amount of fine assessed;                (15)  an additional fee:                      (A)  for a copy of the defendant's driving record   to be requested from the Department of Public Safety by the judge   (Art. 45.0511(c-1), Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . amount equal   to the sum of the fee established by Section 521.048,   Transportation Code, and the state electronic Internet portal fee;                      (B)  as an administrative fee for requesting a   driving safety course or a course under the motorcycle operator   training and safety program for certain traffic offenses to cover   the cost of administering the article (Art. 45.0511(f)(1), Code of   Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $10; or                      (C)  for requesting a driving safety course or a   course under the motorcycle operator training and safety program   before the final disposition of the case (Art. 45.0511(f)(2), Code   of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed the maximum amount of the   fine for the offense committed by the defendant;                (16)  a request fee for teen court program (Art.   45.052, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $20, if the court   ordering the fee is located in the Texas-Louisiana border region,   but otherwise not to exceed $10;                (17)  a fee to cover costs of required duties of teen   court (Art. 45.052, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $20, if the   court ordering the fee is located in the Texas-Louisiana border   region, but otherwise $10;                (18)  a mileage fee for officer performing certain   services (Art. 102.001, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $0.15 per   mile;                (19)  certified mailing of notice of hearing date (Art.   102.006, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $1, plus postage;                (20)  certified mailing of certified copies of an order   of expunction (Art. 102.006, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $2,   plus postage;                (20-a)  a fee to defray the cost of notifying state   agencies of orders of expungement (Art. 45.0216, Code of Criminal   Procedure) . . . $30 per application;                (21)  sight orders:                      (A)  if the face amount of the check or sight order   does not exceed $10 (Art. 102.007, Code of Criminal Procedure)   . . . not to exceed $10;                      (B)  if the face amount of the check or sight order   is greater than $10 but does not exceed $100 (Art. 102.007, Code of   Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $15;                      (C)  if the face amount of the check or sight order   is greater than $100 but does not exceed $300 (Art. 102.007, Code of   Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $30;                      (D)  if the face amount of the check or sight order   is greater than $300 but does not exceed $500 (Art. 102.007, Code of   Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $50; and                      (E)  if the face amount of the check or sight order   is greater than $500 (Art. 102.007, Code of Criminal Procedure)   . . . not to exceed $75;                (22)  fees for a pretrial intervention program:                      (A)  a supervision fee (Art. 102.012(a), Code of   Criminal Procedure) . . . $60 a month plus expenses; and                      (B)  a district attorney, criminal district   attorney, or county attorney administrative fee (Art. 102.0121,   Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $500;                (23)  parking fee violations for child safety fund in   municipalities with populations:                      (A)  greater than 850,000 (Art. 102.014, Code of   Criminal Procedure) . . . not less than $2 and not to exceed $5; and                      (B)  less than 850,000 (Art. 102.014, Code of   Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $5;                (24)  [an administrative fee for collection of fines,   fees, restitution, or other costs (Art. 102.072, Code of Criminal   Procedure) .   .   . not to exceed $2 for each transaction;                [(25)]  a collection fee, if authorized by the   commissioners court of a county or the governing body of a   municipality, for certain debts and accounts receivable, including   unpaid fines, fees, court costs, forfeited bonds, and restitution   ordered paid (Art. 103.0031, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . 30   percent of an amount more than 60 days past due; and                (25) [(26)]  a cost on conviction for the truancy   prevention and diversion fund (Art. 102.015, Code of Criminal   Procedure) . . . $2.          SECTION 2.  Article 102.072, Code of Criminal Procedure, is   repealed.          SECTION 3.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to a transaction that occurs on or after the effective date of this   Act. A transaction that occurs before the effective date of this   Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the transaction   occurred, and the former law is continued in effect for that   purpose.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.