85R5360 KJE-F
	By: Zaffirini	S.B. No. 1913

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the administrative, civil, and criminal consequences,
	including fines, fees, and costs, imposed on persons arrested for,
	charged with, or convicted of certain criminal offenses.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Article 14.06(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(b)  A peace officer who is charging a person, including a
	child, with committing an offense that is a Class C misdemeanor,
	other than an offense under Section 49.02, Penal Code, may, instead
	of taking the person before a magistrate, issue a citation to the
	person that contains:
	(1)  written notice of the time and place the person
	must appear before a magistrate;
	(2)  [,] the name and address of the person charged;
	(3)  [,] the offense charged;
	(4)  information regarding the alternatives to the full
	payment of any fine or costs assessed against the person, if the
	person is convicted of the offense and is unable to pay that amount;
	[,] and
	(5)  the following admonishment, in boldfaced or
	underlined type or in capital letters:
	"If you are convicted of a misdemeanor offense involving
	violence where you are or were a spouse, intimate partner, parent,
	or guardian of the victim or are or were involved in another,
	similar relationship with the victim, it may be unlawful for you to
	possess or purchase a firearm, including a handgun or long gun, or
	ammunition, pursuant to federal law under 18 U.S.C. Section
	922(g)(9) or Section 46.04(b), Texas Penal Code. If you have any
	questions whether these laws make it illegal for you to possess or
	purchase a firearm, you should consult an attorney."
	SECTION 2.  Section 4(a), Article 17.42, Code of Criminal
	Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
	(a)  Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, if [If]
	a court releases an accused on personal bond on the recommendation
	of a personal bond office, the court shall assess a personal bond
	fee of $20 or three percent of the amount of the bail fixed for the
	accused, whichever is greater. The court may waive the fee or
	assess a lesser fee if good cause is shown. A court that requires a
	defendant to give a personal bond under Article 45.016 may not
	assess a personal bond fee under this subsection.
	SECTION 3.  Article 27.14(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(b)  A defendant charged with a misdemeanor for which the
	maximum possible punishment is by fine only may, in lieu of the
	method provided in Subsection (a) of this article, mail or deliver
	in person to the court a plea of "guilty" or a plea of "nolo
	contendere" and a waiver of jury trial. The defendant may also
	request in writing that the court notify the defendant, at the
	address stated in the request, of the amount of an appeal bond that
	the court will approve. If the court receives a plea and waiver
	before the time the defendant is scheduled to appear in court, the
	court shall dispose of the case without requiring a court
	appearance by the defendant. If the court receives a plea and
	waiver after the time the defendant is scheduled to appear in court
	but at least five business days before a scheduled trial date, the
	court shall dispose of the case without requiring a court
	appearance by the defendant. The court shall notify the defendant
	either in person or by certified mail, return receipt requested, of
	the amount of any fine or costs assessed in the case, information
	regarding the alternatives to the full payment of any fine or costs
	assessed against the defendant, if the defendant is unable to pay
	that amount, and, if requested by the defendant, the amount of an
	appeal bond that the court will approve. Except as otherwise
	provided by this code, the [The] defendant shall pay any fine or
	costs assessed or give an appeal bond in the amount stated in the
	notice before the 31st day after receiving the notice.
	SECTION 4.  Article 42.15, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
	amended by adding Subsection (a-1) and amending Subsection (b) to
	read as follows:
	(a-1)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this article,
	a court may impose a fine and costs only if the court makes a written
	determination that the defendant has sufficient resources or income
	to pay all or part of the fine and costs. In making that
	determination, the court shall consider the defendant's financial
	history and any other information relevant to the defendant's
	ability to pay, including whether the defendant:
	(1)  is a full-time student;
	(2)  is a member of a household with a total annual
	income that is:
	(A)  at or below the applicable income level
	established by the federal poverty guidelines; or
	(B)  below the state or local median household
	income; or
	(3)  receives financial assistance from any federal,
	state, or local assistance program.
	(b)  Subject to Subsections (c) and (d) and Article 43.091,
	when imposing a fine and costs, a court may direct a defendant:
	(1)  to pay the entire fine and costs when sentence is
	pronounced;
	(2)  to pay the entire fine and costs at some later
	date; or
	(3)  to pay a specified portion of the fine and costs at
	designated intervals.
	SECTION 5.  Article 43.05, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
	amended by adding Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) to read as follows:
	(a-1)  A court may not issue a capias pro fine for the
	defendant's failure to satisfy the judgment according to its terms
	unless the court holds a hearing on the defendant's ability to
	satisfy the judgment and:
	(1)  the defendant fails to appear at the hearing; or
	(2)  based on evidence presented at the hearing, the
	court makes a written determination that:
	(A)  the defendant is not indigent and has failed
	to make a good faith effort to discharge the fine or costs; or
	(B)  the defendant is indigent and:
	(i)  has failed to make a good faith effort
	to discharge the fine or costs under Article 43.09(f); and
	(ii)  could have discharged the fine or
	costs under Article 43.09(f) without experiencing any undue
	hardship.
	(a-2)  The court shall recall a capias pro fine if, before
	the capias pro fine is executed, the defendant voluntarily appears
	to resolve the amount owed.
	SECTION 6.  Article 43.09, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
	amended by amending Subsections (a), (g), (h), (j), and (l) and
	adding Subsection (h-1) to read as follows:
	(a)  When a defendant is convicted of a misdemeanor and the
	defendant's [his] punishment is assessed at a pecuniary fine or is
	confined in a jail after conviction of a felony for which a fine is
	imposed, if the defendant [he] is unable to pay the fine and costs
	adjudged against the defendant [him], the defendant [he] may for
	such time as will satisfy the judgment be put to work in the county
	jail industries program, in the workhouse, or on the county farm, or
	public improvements and maintenance projects of the county or a
	political subdivision located in whole or in part in the county, as
	provided in Article 43.10 [the succeeding article]; or if there is
	[be] no such county jail industries program, workhouse, farm, or
	improvements and maintenance projects, the defendant [he] shall be
	confined in jail for a sufficient length of time to discharge the
	full amount of fine and costs adjudged against the defendant [him];
	rating such confinement at $100 [$50] for each day and rating such
	labor at $100 [$50] for each day; provided, however, that the
	defendant may pay the pecuniary fine assessed against the defendant
	[him] at any time while the defendant [he] is serving at work in the
	county jail industries program, in the workhouse, or on the county
	farm, or on the public improvements and maintenance projects of the
	county or a political subdivision located in whole or in part in the
	county, or while the defendant [he] is serving the defendant's
	[his] jail sentence, and in such instances the defendant is [he
	shall be] entitled to the credit [he has] earned under this
	subsection during the time that the defendant [he] has served and
	the defendant [he] shall only be required to pay the [his] balance
	of the pecuniary fine assessed against the defendant [him]. A
	defendant who performs labor under this article during a day in
	which the defendant [he] is confined is entitled to both the credit
	for confinement and the credit for labor provided by this article.
	(g)  In the court's [its] order requiring a defendant to
	perform [participate in] community service [work] under Subsection
	(f) [of this article], the court must specify:
	(1)  the number of hours of community service the
	defendant is required to perform [work]; and
	(2)  whether the community supervision and corrections
	department or a court-related services office will perform the
	administrative duties required by the placement of the defendant in
	the community service program.
	(h)  The court may order the defendant to perform community
	service [work] under Subsection (f):
	(1)  by attending a work and job skills training
	program, preparatory class for the high school equivalency
	examination administered under Section 7.111, Education Code, or
	similar activity; or
	(2)  [of this article only] for:
	(A)  a governmental entity;
	(B)  [or] a nonprofit organization or another
	organization that provides services to the general public that
	enhance social welfare and the general well-being of the community,
	as determined by the court;
	(C)  a religious organization;
	(D)  a neighborhood association or group; or
	(E)  an educational institution.
	(h-1)  An [A governmental] entity [or nonprofit
	organization] that accepts a defendant under Subsection (f) [of
	this article] to perform community service must agree to supervise,
	either on-site or remotely, the defendant in the performance of the
	defendant's community service [work] and report on the defendant's
	community service [work] to the district probation department or
	court-related services office.
	(j)  A court may not order a defendant to perform more than 16
	hours per week of community service under Subsection (f) [of this
	article] unless the court determines that requiring the defendant
	to perform [work] additional hours does not impose an undue [work a]
	hardship on the defendant or the defendant's dependents.
	(l)  A sheriff, employee of a sheriff's department, county
	commissioner, county employee, county judge, an employee of a
	community corrections and supervision department, restitution
	center, or officer or employee of a political subdivision other
	than a county or an entity that accepts a defendant under this
	article to perform community service is not liable for damages
	arising from an act or failure to act in connection with manual
	labor performed by an inmate or community service performed by a
	defendant under [pursuant to] this article if the act or failure to
	act:
	(1)  was performed pursuant to confinement or other
	court order; and
	(2)  was not intentional, wilfully or wantonly
	negligent, or performed with conscious indifference or reckless
	disregard for the safety of others.
	SECTION 7.  Article 43.091, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
	amended to read as follows:
	Art. 43.091.  WAIVER OF PAYMENT OF FINES AND COSTS FOR
	INDIGENT DEFENDANTS AND CHILDREN. A court may waive payment of a
	fine or cost imposed on a defendant [who defaults in payment] if the
	court determines that:
	(1)  the defendant is indigent 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 or
	cost under Article 43.09 or 42.15 would impose an undue hardship on
	the defendant.
	SECTION 8.  Article 45.014, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
	amended by adding Subsections (e), (f), and (g) to read as follows:
	(e)  A justice or judge may not issue an arrest warrant for
	the defendant's failure to appear, including failure to appear as
	required by a citation issued under Article 14.06(b), unless:
	(1)  the justice or judge provides by telephone or
	certified mail to the defendant notice that includes:
	(A)  at least two dates and times, occurring
	within the 30-day period following the date that notice is
	provided, when the defendant may appear before the justice or
	judge;
	(B)  the name and address of the court with
	jurisdiction in the case;
	(C)  information regarding alternatives to the
	full payment of any fine or costs owed by the defendant, if the
	defendant is unable to pay that amount; and
	(D)  an explanation of the consequences if the
	defendant fails to appear before the justice or judge within the
	period described by Paragraph (A); and
	(2)  the defendant fails to appear before the justice
	or judge on or before the 30th day after the date that notice is
	provided under Subdivision (1).
	(f)  A defendant who receives notice under Subsection (e) may
	request an alternative date or time to appear before the justice or
	judge if the defendant is unable to appear on a date and at a time
	provided in the notice.
	(g)  A justice or judge shall recall an arrest warrant for
	the defendant's failure to appear if the defendant voluntarily
	appears to resolve the arrest warrant before the warrant is
	executed.
	SECTION 9.  Article 45.016, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
	amended to read as follows:
	Art. 45.016.  PERSONAL BOND; BAIL BOND PROHIBITED. (a)  The
	justice or judge may require the defendant to give a personal bond
	[bail] to secure the defendant's appearance in accordance with this
	code.
	(b)  The justice or judge may not, either instead of or in
	addition to the personal bond, require a defendant to give a bail
	bond, as defined by Article 17.02, or require a surety or other
	security.
	(c)  If the defendant refuses [fails] to give a personal bond
	[bail], the defendant may be held in custody.
	SECTION 10.  Article 45.019(a), Code of Criminal Procedure,
	is amended to read as follows:
	(a)  A complaint is sufficient, without regard to its form,
	if it substantially satisfies the following requisites:
	(1)  it must be in writing;
	(2)  it must commence "In the name and by the authority
	of the State of Texas";
	(3)  it must state the name of the accused, if known, or
	if unknown, must include a reasonably definite description of the
	accused;
	(4)  it must show that the accused has committed an
	offense against the law of this state, or state that the affiant has
	good reason to believe and does believe that the accused has
	committed an offense against the law of this state;
	(5)  it must state the date the offense was committed as
	definitely as the affiant is able to provide;
	(6)  it must contain information regarding the
	alternatives to the full payment of any fine or costs assessed
	against the accused, if the accused is convicted of the offense and
	is unable to pay that amount;
	(7)  it must bear the signature or mark of the affiant;
	and
	(8) [(7)]  it must conclude with the words "Against the
	peace and dignity of the State" and, if the offense charged is an
	offense only under a municipal ordinance, it may also conclude with
	the words "Contrary to the said ordinance".
	SECTION 11.  Article 45.041, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
	amended by adding Subsection (a-1) and amending Subsection (b) to
	read as follows:
	(a-1)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this article,
	the justice or judge may impose a fine and costs only if the justice
	or judge makes a written determination that the defendant has
	sufficient resources or income to pay all or part of the fine and
	costs. In making that determination, the justice or judge shall
	consider the defendant's financial history and any other
	information relevant to the defendant's ability to pay, including
	whether the defendant:
	(1)  is a full-time student;
	(2)  is a member of a household with a total annual
	income that is:
	(A)  at or below the applicable income level
	established by the federal poverty guidelines; or
	(B)  below the state or local median household
	income; or
	(3)  receives financial assistance from any federal,
	state, or local assistance program.
	(b)  Subject to Subsections (b-2) and (b-3) and Article
	45.0491, the justice or judge may direct the defendant:
	(1)  to pay:
	(A)  the entire fine and costs when sentence is
	pronounced;
	(B)  the entire fine and costs at some later date;
	or
	(C)  a specified portion of the fine and costs at
	designated intervals;
	(2)  if applicable, to make restitution to any victim
	of the offense; and
	(3)  to satisfy any other sanction authorized by law.
	SECTION 12.  Article 45.0425(a), Code of Criminal Procedure,
	is amended to read as follows:
	(a)  If the court from whose judgment and sentence the appeal
	is taken is in session, the court must approve the bail. The amount
	of an appeal [a bail] bond may not be less than two times the amount
	of the fine and costs adjudged against the defendant, payable to the
	State of Texas. The appeal bond [bail] may not in any case be for an
	amount [a sum] less than $50. If the appeal bond otherwise meets
	the requirements of this code, the court without requiring a court
	appearance by the defendant shall approve the appeal bond in the
	amount the court under Article 27.14(b) notified the defendant
	would be approved.
	SECTION 13.  Article 45.045, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
	amended by adding Subsections (a-2) and (a-3) to read as follows:
	(a-2)  The court may not issue a capias pro fine for the
	defendant's failure to satisfy the judgment according to its terms
	unless the court holds a hearing on the defendant's ability to
	satisfy the judgment and:
	(1)  the defendant fails to appear at the hearing; or
	(2)  based on evidence presented at the hearing, the
	court makes a written determination that:
	(A)  the defendant is not indigent and has failed
	to make a good faith effort to discharge the fine or costs; or
	(B)  the defendant is indigent and:
	(i)  has failed to make a good faith effort
	to discharge the fine or costs under Article 45.049; and
	(ii)  could have discharged the fine or
	costs under Article 45.049 without experiencing any undue hardship.
	(a-3)  The court shall recall a capias pro fine if, before
	the capias pro fine is executed, the defendant voluntarily appears
	to resolve the amount owed.
	SECTION 14.  Article 45.046(a), Code of Criminal Procedure,
	is amended to read as follows:
	(a)  When a judgment and sentence have been entered against a
	defendant and the defendant defaults in the discharge of the
	judgment, the judge may order the defendant confined in jail until
	discharged by law if the judge at a hearing makes a written
	determination that:
	(1)  the defendant is not indigent and has failed to
	make a good faith effort to discharge the fine or [and] costs; or
	(2)  the defendant is indigent and:
	(A)  has failed to make a good faith effort to
	discharge the fine or [fines and] costs under Article 45.049; and
	(B)  could have discharged the fine or [fines and]
	costs under Article 45.049 without experiencing any undue hardship.
	SECTION 15.  Article 45.048, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
	amended to read as follows:
	Art. 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 $100 [$50]
	for each period [of time] served, as specified by the convicting
	court in the judgment in the case.
	(b)  A convicting court may specify a period [of time] 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 [fines] and costs in the
	case must remain in jail to satisfy $100 [$50] of the fine and
	costs.
	SECTION 16.  Article 45.049, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
	amended by amending Subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) and
	adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows:
	(b)  In the justice's or judge's order requiring a defendant
	to perform [participate in] community service [work] under this
	article, the justice or judge must specify the number of hours of
	community service the defendant is required to perform [work].
	(c)  The justice or judge may order the defendant to perform
	community service [work] under this article:
	(1)  by attending a work and job skills training
	program, a preparatory class for the high school equivalency
	examination administered under Section 7.111, Education Code, or
	similar activity; or
	(2)  [only] for:
	(A)  a governmental entity;
	(B)  [or] a nonprofit organization or another
	organization that provides services to the general public that
	enhance social welfare and the general well-being of the community,
	as determined by the justice or judge;
	(C)  a religious organization;
	(D)  a neighborhood association or group; or
	(E)  an educational institution.
	(c-1)  An [A governmental] entity [or nonprofit
	organization] that accepts a defendant under this article to
	perform community service must agree to supervise, either on-site
	or remotely, the defendant in the performance of the defendant's
	community service [work] and report on the defendant's community
	service [work] to the justice or judge who ordered the [community]
	service.
	(d)  A justice or judge may not order a defendant to perform
	more than 16 hours per week of community service under this article
	unless the justice or judge determines that requiring the defendant
	to perform [work] additional hours does not impose an undue [work a]
	hardship on the defendant or the defendant's dependents.
	(e)  A defendant is considered to have discharged not less
	than $100 [$50] of fines or costs for each eight hours of community
	service performed under this article.
	(f)  A sheriff, employee of a sheriff's department, county
	commissioner, county employee, county judge, justice of the peace,
	municipal court judge, or officer or employee of a political
	subdivision other than a county or an entity that accepts a
	defendant under this article to perform community service is not
	liable for damages arising from an act or failure to act in
	connection with community service [manual labor] performed by a
	defendant under this article if the act or failure to act:
	(1)  was performed pursuant to court order; and
	(2)  was not intentional, wilfully or wantonly
	negligent, or performed with conscious indifference or reckless
	disregard for the safety of others.
	(g)  This subsection applies only to a defendant who is
	charged with a traffic offense or an offense under Section 106.05,
	Alcoholic Beverage Code, and is a resident of this state. If under
	Article 45.051(b)(10), Code of Criminal Procedure, the judge
	requires the defendant to perform community service as a condition
	of the deferral, the defendant is entitled to elect whether to
	perform the required [governmental entity or nonprofit
	organization community] service in:
	(1)  the county in which the court is located; or
	(2)  the county in which the defendant resides, but
	only if the applicable entity [or organization] agrees to:
	(A)  supervise, either on-site or remotely, the
	defendant in the performance of the defendant's community service
	[work]; and
	(B)  report to the court on the defendant's
	community service [work].
	SECTION 17.  Article 45.0491, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
	amended to read as follows:
	Art. 45.0491.  WAIVER OF PAYMENT OF FINES AND COSTS FOR
	INDIGENT DEFENDANTS AND FOR CHILDREN. A municipal court,
	regardless of whether the court is a court of record, or a justice
	court may waive payment of a fine or costs imposed on a defendant
	[who defaults in payment] if the court determines that:
	(1)  the defendant is indigent or was, at the time the
	offense was committed, a child as defined by Article 45.058(h); and
	(2)  discharging the fine and costs under Article
	45.049 or as otherwise authorized by this chapter would impose an
	undue hardship on the defendant.
	SECTION 18.  The heading to Article 45.0492, Code of
	Criminal Procedure, as added by Chapter 227 (H.B. 350), Acts of the
	82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, is amended to read as
	follows:
	Art. 45.0492.  COMMUNITY SERVICE [OR TUTORING] IN
	SATISFACTION OF FINE OR COSTS FOR CERTAIN JUVENILE DEFENDANTS.
	SECTION 19.  Article 45.0492, Code of Criminal Procedure, as
	added by Chapter 227 (H.B. 350), Acts of the 82nd Legislature,
	Regular Session, 2011, is amended by amending Subsections (b), (c),
	(d), (f), (g), and (h) and adding Subsection (d-1) to read as
	follows:
	(b)  A justice or judge may require a defendant described by
	Subsection (a) to discharge all or part of the fine or costs by
	performing community service [or attending a tutoring program that
	is satisfactory to the court].  A defendant may discharge an
	obligation to perform community service [or attend a tutoring
	program] under this article by paying at any time the fine and costs
	assessed.
	(c)  In the justice's or judge's order requiring a defendant
	to perform [participate in] community service [work or a tutoring
	program] under this article, the justice or judge must specify the
	number of hours of community service the defendant is required to
	perform [work or attend tutoring].
	(d)  The justice or judge may order the defendant to perform
	community service [work] under this article:
	(1)  by attending a tutoring program, work and job
	skills training program, preparatory class for the high school
	equivalency examination administered under Section 7.111,
	Education Code, or similar activity; or
	(2)  [only] for:
	(A)  a governmental entity;
	(B)  [or] a nonprofit organization or another
	organization that provides services to the general public that
	enhance social welfare and the general well-being of the community,
	as determined by the justice or judge;
	(C)  a religious organization;
	(D)  a neighborhood association or group; or
	(E)  an educational institution.
	(d-1)  An [A governmental] entity [or nonprofit
	organization] that accepts a defendant under this article to
	perform community service must agree to supervise, either on-site
	or remotely, the defendant in the performance of the defendant's
	community service [work] and report on the defendant's community
	service [work] to the justice or judge who ordered the [community]
	service.
	(f)  A justice or judge may not order a defendant to perform
	more than 16 hours of community service per week [or attend more
	than 16 hours of tutoring per week] under this article unless the
	justice or judge determines that requiring the defendant to perform
	additional hours [of work or tutoring] does not impose an undue
	[cause a] hardship on the defendant or the defendant's family.  For
	purposes of this subsection, "family" has the meaning assigned by
	Section 71.003, Family Code.
	(g)  A defendant is considered to have discharged not less
	than $100 [$50] of fines or costs for each eight hours of community
	service performed [or tutoring program attended] under this
	article.
	(h)  A sheriff, employee of a sheriff's department, county
	commissioner, county employee, county judge, justice of the peace,
	municipal court judge, or officer or employee of a political
	subdivision other than a county or an entity that accepts a
	defendant under this article to perform community service [,
	nonprofit organization, or tutoring program] is not liable for
	damages arising from an act or failure to act in connection with
	community service [an activity] performed by a defendant under this
	article if the act or failure to act:
	(1)  was performed pursuant to court order; and
	(2)  was not intentional, grossly negligent, or
	performed with conscious indifference or reckless disregard for the
	safety of others.
	SECTION 20.  Article 45.0492, Code of Criminal Procedure, as
	added by Chapter 777 (H.B. 1964), Acts of the 82nd Legislature,
	Regular Session, 2011, is amended by amending Subsections (d), (e),
	and (f) and adding Subsections (d-1) and (h) to read as follows:
	(d)  The justice or judge may order the defendant to perform
	community service [work] under this article:
	(1)  by attending a work and job skills training
	program, preparatory class for the high school equivalency
	examination administered under Section 7.111, Education Code, or
	similar activity; or
	(2)  [only] for:
	(A)  a governmental entity;
	(B)  [or] a nonprofit organization or another
	organization that provides services to the general public that
	enhance social welfare and the general well-being of the community,
	as determined by the justice or judge;
	(C)  a religious organization;
	(D)  a neighborhood association or group; or
	(E)  an educational institution.
	(d-1)  An [A governmental] entity [or nonprofit
	organization] that accepts a defendant under this article to
	perform community service must agree to supervise, either on-site
	or remotely, the defendant in the performance of the defendant's
	community service [work] and report on the defendant's community
	service [work] to the justice or judge who ordered the [community]
	service.
	(e)  A justice or judge may not order a defendant to perform
	more than 16 hours of community service per week under this article
	unless the justice or judge determines that requiring the defendant
	to perform additional hours [of work] does not impose an undue
	[cause a] hardship on the defendant or the defendant's family. For
	purposes of this subsection, "family" has the meaning assigned by
	Section 71.003, Family Code.
	(f)  A sheriff, employee of a sheriff's department, county
	commissioner, county employee, county judge, justice of the peace,
	municipal court judge, or officer or employee of a political
	subdivision other than a county or an entity that accepts a
	defendant under this article to perform community service is not
	liable for damages arising from an act or failure to act in
	connection with community service performed by a defendant under
	this article if the act or failure to act:
	(1)  was performed pursuant to court order; and
	(2)  was not intentional, wilfully or wantonly
	negligent, or performed with conscious indifference or reckless
	disregard for the safety of others.
	(h)  A defendant is considered to have discharged not less
	than $100 of fines or costs for each eight hours of community
	service performed under this article.
	SECTION 21.  Article 45.051(a), Code of Criminal Procedure,
	is amended to read as follows:
	(a)  On a plea of guilty or nolo contendere by a defendant or
	on a finding of guilt in a misdemeanor case punishable by fine only
	and payment of all court costs, the judge may defer further
	proceedings without entering an adjudication of guilt and place the
	defendant on probation for a period not to exceed 180 days.  In
	issuing the order of deferral, the judge may impose a special
	expense fee on the defendant in an amount not to exceed the amount
	of the fine that could be imposed on the defendant as punishment for
	the offense.  The special expense fee may be collected at any time
	before the date on which the period of probation ends.  The judge
	may elect not to impose the special expense fee for good cause shown
	by the defendant.  If the judge orders the collection of a special
	expense fee, the judge shall require that the amount of the special
	expense fee be credited toward the payment of the amount of the fine
	imposed by the judge. An order of deferral under this subsection
	terminates any liability under a personal [bail bond or an
	appearance] bond given for the charge.
	SECTION 22.  Article 45.0511(t), Code of Criminal Procedure,
	is amended to read as follows:
	(t)  An order of deferral under Subsection (c) terminates any
	liability under a personal [bail bond or appearance] bond given for
	the charge.
	SECTION 23.  Articles 103.0031(a), (b), (d), (f), (g), and
	(j), Code of Criminal Procedure, are amended to read as follows:
	(a)  The commissioners court of a county or the governing
	body of a municipality may enter into a contract with a private
	attorney or a public or private vendor for the provision of
	collection services for one or more of the following items:
	(1)  debts and accounts receivable such as unpaid
	fines, fees, court costs, forfeited bonds, and restitution ordered
	paid by:
	(A)  a court serving the county or a court serving
	the municipality, as applicable; or
	(B)  a hearing officer serving the municipality
	under Chapter 682, Transportation Code; and
	(2)  [amounts in cases in which the accused has failed
	to appear:
	[(A)     as promised under Subchapter A, Chapter 543,
	Transportation Code, or other law;
	[(B)     in compliance with a lawful written notice
	to appear issued under Article 14.06(b) or other law;
	[(C)     in compliance with a lawful summons issued
	under Article 15.03(b) or other law;
	[(D)     in compliance with a lawful order of a court
	serving the county or municipality; or
	[(E)     as specified in a citation, summons, or
	other notice authorized by Section 682.002, Transportation Code,
	that charges the accused with a parking or stopping offense; and
	[(3)]  false alarm penalties or fees imposed by a
	county under Chapter 118 or 233, Local Government Code, or by a
	municipality under a municipal ordinance.
	(b)  A commissioners court or governing body of a
	municipality that enters into a contract with a private attorney or
	private vendor under this article may authorize the addition of a
	collection fee in the amount of 15 [30] percent on each item
	described in Subsection (a) that is more than 60 days past due and
	has been referred to the attorney or vendor for collection. The
	collection fee does not apply to a case that has been dismissed by a
	court of competent jurisdiction or to any amount that has been
	satisfied through time-served credit or community service. The
	collection fee may be applied to any balance remaining after a
	partial credit for time served or community service if the balance
	is more than 60 days past due. Unless the contract provides
	otherwise, the court shall calculate the amount of any collection
	fee due to the governmental entity or to the private attorney or
	private vendor performing the collection services and shall receive
	all fees, including the collection fee. [With respect to cases
	described by Subsection (a)(2), the amount to which the 30 percent
	collection fee applies is:
	[(1)     the amount to be paid that is communicated to the
	accused as acceptable to the court under its standard policy for
	resolution of the case, if the accused voluntarily agrees to pay
	that amount; or
	[(2)     the amount ordered paid by the court after plea or
	trial.]
	(d)  A county or municipality may not enter into a contract
	under Subsection (a) for the provision of collection services in
	cases in which [defendant is not liable for the collection fees
	authorized under Subsection (b) if] the court with [of original]
	jurisdiction over the case has determined the defendant is
	indigent, or has insufficient resources or income, or is otherwise
	unable to pay all or part of the applicable amount owed [underlying
	fine or costs].
	(f)  An item subject to collection services under Subsection
	(a) and to the additional collection fee authorized by Subsection
	(b) is considered more than 60 days past due under Subsection (b) if
	it remains unpaid on the 61st day after the following appropriate
	date:
	(1)  with respect to an item described by Subsection
	(a)(1), the date on which the debt, fine, fee, forfeited bond, or
	court cost must be paid in full as determined by the court or
	hearing officer; or
	(2)  with respect to an item described by Subsection
	(a)(2), [the date by which the accused promised to appear or was
	notified, summoned, or ordered to appear; or
	[(3)     with respect to an item described by Subsection
	(a)(3),] the date on which a penalty or fee is due under a rule or
	order adopted under Chapter 233, Local Government Code, or an
	ordinance, policy, procedure, or rule of a municipality.
	(g)  A county or municipality that enters into a contract
	under Subsection (a) may not use the additional 15 [30] percent
	collection fee authorized by Subsection (b) for any purpose other
	than compensating the private attorney or private vendor who earns
	the fee.
	(j)  A communication to the accused person regarding the
	amount of payment that is acceptable to the court under the court's
	standard policy for resolution of a case must include:
	(1)  a notice of the person's right to enter a plea or go
	to trial on any offense charged; and
	(2)  information regarding the alternatives to the full
	payment of any fine or costs assessed against the person, if the
	person is convicted of the offense and is unable to pay that amount.
	SECTION 24.  Section 102.0212, Government Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	Sec. 102.0212.  COURT COSTS ON CONVICTION:  LOCAL GOVERNMENT
	CODE. A person convicted of an offense shall pay the following
	under the Local Government Code, in addition to all other costs:
	(1)  court costs on conviction of a felony (Sec.
	133.102, Local Government Code) . . . $133;
	(2)  court costs on conviction of a Class A or Class B
	misdemeanor (Sec. 133.102, Local Government Code) . . . $83;
	(3)  court costs on conviction of a nonjailable
	misdemeanor offense, including a criminal violation of a municipal
	ordinance, other than a conviction of an offense relating to a
	pedestrian or the parking of a motor vehicle (Sec. 133.102, Local
	Government Code) . . . $40;
	(4)  [a time payment fee if convicted of a felony or
	misdemeanor for paying any part of a fine, court costs, or
	restitution on or after the 31st day after the date on which a
	judgment is entered assessing the fine, court costs, or restitution
	(Sec. 133.103, Local Government Code) .   .   . $25;
	[(5)]  a cost on conviction of any offense, other than
	an offense relating to a pedestrian or the parking of a motor
	vehicle (Sec. 133.105, Local Government Code) . . . $6; and
	(5) [(6)]  a cost on conviction of any offense, other
	than an offense relating to a pedestrian or the parking of a motor
	vehicle (Sec. 133.107, Local Government Code) . . . $2.
	SECTION 25.  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) . . . 15
	[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 26.  Section 133.003, Local Government Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 133.003.  CRIMINAL FEES. This chapter applies to the
	following criminal fees:
	(1)  the consolidated fee imposed under Section
	133.102;
	(2)  [the time payment fee imposed under Section
	133.103;
	[(3)]  fees for services of peace officers employed by
	the state imposed under Article 102.011, Code of Criminal
	Procedure, and forwarded to the comptroller as provided by Section
	133.104;
	(3) [(4)]  costs on conviction imposed in certain
	statutory county courts under Section 51.702, Government Code, and
	deposited in the judicial fund;
	(4) [(5)]  costs on conviction imposed in certain
	county courts under Section 51.703, Government Code, and deposited
	in the judicial fund;
	(5) [(6)]  the administrative fee for failure to appear
	or failure to pay or satisfy a judgment imposed under Section
	706.006, Transportation Code;
	(6) [(7)]  fines on conviction imposed under Section
	621.506(g), Transportation Code;
	(7) [(8)]  the fee imposed under Article 102.0045, Code
	of Criminal Procedure;
	(8) [(9)]  the cost on conviction imposed under Section
	133.105 and deposited in the judicial fund; and
	(9) [(10)]  the cost on conviction imposed under
	Section 133.107.
	SECTION 27.  Section 502.010, Transportation Code, is
	amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (b-1),
	(i), and (j) to read as follows:
	(a)  Except as otherwise provided by this section, a [A]
	county assessor-collector or the department may refuse to register
	a motor vehicle if the assessor-collector or the department
	receives information that the owner of the vehicle:
	(1)  owes the county money for a fine, fee, or tax that
	is past due; or
	(2)  failed to appear in connection with a complaint,
	citation, information, or indictment in a court in the county in
	which a criminal proceeding is pending against the owner.
	(b-1)  Information that is provided to make a determination
	under Subsection (a)(1) and that concerns the past due status of a
	fine or fee imposed for a criminal offense and owed to the county
	expires on the second anniversary of the date the information was
	provided and may not be used to refuse registration after that date.
	Once information about a past due fine or fee is provided under
	Subsection (b), subsequent information about other fines or fees
	that are imposed for a criminal offense and that become past due
	before the second anniversary of the date the initial information
	was provided may not be used, either before or after the second
	anniversary of that date, to refuse registration under this section
	unless the motor vehicle is no longer subject to refusal of
	registration because of notice received under Subsection (c).
	(i)  A municipal court judge or justice of the peace who has
	jurisdiction over the underlying offense may waive an additional
	fee imposed under Subsection (f) if the judge or justice makes a
	finding that the defendant is economically unable to pay the fee or
	that good cause exists for the waiver.
	(j)  If any court having jurisdiction over an offense with
	respect to which a fine or fee was imposed makes a finding that the
	defendant is economically unable to pay the fine or fee:
	(1)  a county assessor-collector or the department may
	not refuse to register the defendant's motor vehicle under this
	section; and
	(2)  a county may not impose an additional fee on the
	defendant under Subsection (f).
	SECTION 28.  Section 502.010(f), Transportation Code, as
	amended by Chapters 1094 (S.B. 1386) and 1296 (H.B. 2357), Acts of
	the 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, is reenacted and
	amended to read as follows:
	(f)  Except as otherwise provided by this section, a [A]
	county that has a contract under Subsection (b) may impose an
	additional fee of $20 to:
	(1)  a person who fails to pay a fine, fee, or tax to the
	county by the date on which the fine, fee, or tax is due; or
	(2)  a person who fails to appear in connection with a
	complaint, citation, information, or indictment in a court in which
	a criminal proceeding is pending against the owner. [The
	additional fee may be used only to reimburse the department or the
	county for its expenses for providing services under the contract.]
	SECTION 29.  Section 521.242(a), Transportation Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(a)  A person whose license has been suspended for a cause
	other than a physical or mental disability or impairment or a
	conviction of an offense under Sections 49.04-49.08, Penal Code,
	may apply for an occupational license by filing a verified petition
	with the clerk of a municipal, justice, county, or district court
	with jurisdiction that includes the precinct or county in which:
	(1)  the person resides; or
	(2)  the offense occurred for which the license was
	suspended.
	SECTION 30.  Chapter 706, Transportation Code, is amended by
	adding Section 706.0011 to read as follows:
	Sec. 706.0011.  FINDING BY COURT OF INABILITY TO PAY. If the
	court having jurisdiction over an offense for which a fine and cost
	were imposed makes a finding that the defendant is economically
	unable to pay the fine and cost:
	(1)  the department may not deny renewal of the
	defendant's license under this chapter; and
	(2)  an administrative fee may not be imposed on the
	defendant under Section 706.006.
	SECTION 31.  Section 706.004, Transportation Code, is
	amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
	(c)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the department may deny
	renewal of a person's driver's license under this section until the
	earlier of:
	(1)  the date the department receives clearance notice
	under Section 706.005; or
	(2)  the second anniversary of the date the person
	failed to appear or failed to pay or satisfy a judgment.
	SECTION 32.  Section 706.005, Transportation Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 706.005.  CLEARANCE NOTICE TO DEPARTMENT. (a)  A
	political subdivision shall immediately notify the department that
	there is no cause to continue to deny renewal of a person's driver's
	license based on the person's previous failure to appear or failure
	to pay or satisfy a judgment ordering the payment of a fine and cost
	in the manner ordered by the court in a matter involving an offense
	described by Section 706.002(a), on payment of a fee as provided by
	Section 706.006 and:
	(1)  the perfection of an appeal of the case for which
	the warrant of arrest was issued or judgment arose;
	(2)  [the dismissal of the charge for which the warrant
	of arrest was issued or judgment arose;
	[(3)]  the posting of bond or the giving of other
	security to reinstate the charge for which the warrant was issued;
	(3) [(4)]  the payment or discharge of the fine and
	cost owed on an outstanding judgment of the court; or
	(4) [(5)]  other suitable arrangement to pay the fine
	and cost within the court's discretion.
	(b)  The department may not continue to deny the renewal of
	the person's driver's license under this chapter after the
	department receives notice:
	(1)  under Subsection (a);
	(2)  that the person was acquitted of the charge on
	which the person failed to appear;
	(3)  that the charge on which the person failed to
	appear was dismissed; or
	(4) [(3)]  from the political subdivision that the
	failure to appear report or court order to pay a fine or cost
	relating to the person:
	(A)  was sent to the department in error; or
	(B)  has been destroyed in accordance with the
	political subdivision's records retention policy.
	SECTION 33.  Section 706.006, Transportation Code, is
	amended by amending Subsections (a), (b), and (c) and adding
	Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows:
	(a)  Except as provided by Subsection (e), a [A] person who
	fails to appear for a complaint or citation for an offense described
	by Section 706.002(a) shall be required to pay an administrative
	fee of $30 for each complaint or citation reported to the department
	under this chapter, unless the person is acquitted of the charges
	for which the person failed to appear or those charges are
	dismissed. The person shall pay the fee when:
	(1)  the court enters judgment on the underlying
	offense reported to the department; or
	(2)  [the underlying offense is dismissed; or
	[(3)]  bond or other security is posted to reinstate
	the charge for which the warrant was issued.
	(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (e), a [A] person who
	fails to pay or satisfy a judgment ordering the payment of a fine
	and cost in the manner the court orders shall be required to pay an
	administrative fee of $30.
	(c)  The department may deny renewal of the driver's license
	of a person who does not pay a fee due under this section until the
	earlier of:
	(1)  the date the fee is paid; or
	(2)  the second anniversary of the date the person
	failed to appear or failed to pay or satisfy a judgment.
	(d)  The fee required by this section is in addition to any
	other fee required by law.
	(e)  A municipal court judge or justice of the peace who has
	jurisdiction over the underlying offense may waive an
	administrative fee required by this section if the judge or justice
	makes a finding that the person is economically unable to pay the
	fee or that good cause exists for the waiver.
	SECTION 34.  Section 708.152(b), Transportation Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(b)  A license suspended under this section remains
	suspended until the earlier of:
	(1)  the date the person pays the amount of the
	surcharge and any related costs; or
	(2)  the second anniversary of the date of suspension.
	SECTION 35.  Section 708.154(c), Transportation Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(c)  A license suspended under this section remains
	suspended until the earlier of:
	(1)  the date the person pays the amount of the
	surcharge and any related costs; or
	(2)  the second anniversary of the date of suspension,
	whichever date is earlier.
	SECTION 36.  Section 708.158, Transportation Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 708.158.  INDIGENT STATUS AND REDUCTION OF SURCHARGES.
	(a) If the court having jurisdiction over an offense with respect
	to which a fine and cost were imposed makes a finding that the
	person is economically unable to pay the fine and cost, the [The]
	department shall waive all surcharges assessed under this chapter
	for the [a] person [who is indigent. For the purposes of this
	section, a person is considered to be indigent if the person
	provides the evidence described by Subsection (b) to the court].
	(b)  A person must provide information to the court in which
	the person is convicted of the offense that is the basis for the
	surcharge to establish that the person is economically unable to
	pay the fine and cost [indigent]. The following documentation may
	be used as proof:
	(1)  a copy of the person's most recent federal income
	tax return that shows that the person's income or the person's
	household income does not exceed 125 percent of the applicable
	income level established by the federal poverty guidelines;
	(2)  a copy of the person's most recent statement of
	wages that shows that the person's income or the person's household
	income does not exceed 125 percent of the applicable income level
	established by the federal poverty guidelines; or
	(3)  documentation from a federal agency, state agency,
	or school district that indicates that the person or, if the person
	is a dependent as defined by Section 152, Internal Revenue Code of
	1986, the taxpayer claiming the person as a dependent, receives
	assistance from:
	(A)  the food stamp program or the financial
	assistance program established under Chapter 31, Human Resources
	Code;
	(B)  the federal special supplemental nutrition
	program for women, infants, and children authorized by 42 U.S.C.
	Section 1786;
	(C)  the medical assistance program under Chapter
	32, Human Resources Code;
	(D)  the child health plan program under Chapter
	62, Health and Safety Code; or
	(E)  the national free or reduced-price lunch
	program established under 42 U.S.C. Section 1751 et seq.
	(c)  Not later than the fifth day after the date the court
	receives information described by Subsection (b) establishing that
	a person is economically unable to pay a fine or cost, the court
	shall notify the department of the court's finding under this
	section.
	SECTION 37.  The following provisions are repealed:
	(1)  Articles 45.044 and 102.072, Code of Criminal
	Procedure;
	(2)  Article 45.0492(e), Code of Criminal Procedure, as
	added by Chapter 227 (H.B. 350), Acts of the 82nd Legislature,
	Regular Session, 2011; and
	(3)  Section 133.103, Local Government Code.
	SECTION 38.  The changes in law made by this Act to Articles
	14.06, 27.14, and 45.019, Code of Criminal Procedure, and Sections
	502.010 and 708.158 and Chapter 706, Transportation Code, apply
	only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this
	Act. An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is
	governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed,
	and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For
	purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the
	effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred
	before that date.
	SECTION 39.  The changes in law made by this Act to Articles
	42.15, 43.09, 43.091, 45.014, 45.041, 45.046, 45.049, and 45.0491,
	Code of Criminal Procedure, and Articles 45.0492, Code of Criminal
	Procedure, as added by Chapter 227 (H.B. 350), Acts of the 82nd
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, and 45.0492, Code of Criminal
	Procedure, as added by Chapter 777 (H.B. 1964), Acts of the 82nd
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, apply to a sentencing
	proceeding that commences before, on, or after the effective date
	of this Act.
	SECTION 40.  The change in law made by this Act to Articles
	43.05 and 45.045, Code of Criminal Procedure, applies only to a
	capias pro fine issued on or after the effective date of this Act. A
	capias pro fine issued before the effective date of this Act is
	governed by the law in effect on the date the capias pro fine was
	issued, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
	SECTION 41.  The changes in law made by this Act to Articles
	45.016, 45.051, and 45.0511, Code of Criminal Procedure, apply only
	to a bond executed on or after the effective date of this Act. A
	bond executed before the effective date of this Act is governed by
	the law in effect when the bond was executed, and the former law is
	continued in effect for that purpose.
	SECTION 42.  The repeal by this Act of Article 45.044, Code
	of Criminal Procedure, does not apply to a cash bond posted by a
	defendant before the effective date of this Act. A cash bond posted
	by a defendant before the effective date of this Act is governed by
	the law as it existed on the date the bond was posted, and the former
	law is continued in effect for that purpose.
	SECTION 43.  The change in law made by this Act to Article
	45.048, Code of Criminal Procedure, applies to a defendant who is
	placed in jail on or after the effective date of this Act for
	failure to pay the fine and costs imposed on conviction of an
	offense, regardless of whether the offense of which the defendant
	was convicted was committed before, on, or after the effective date
	of this Act.
	SECTION 44.  The repeal by this Act of Article 102.072, Code
	of Criminal Procedure, 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 45.  The change in law made by this Act in amending
	Article 103.0031, Code of Criminal Procedure, does not affect the
	terms of a contract entered into before the effective date of this
	Act, except that if the contract is renewed, modified, or extended
	on or after the effective date of this Act, Article 103.0031 applies
	to the contract beginning on the date of renewal, modification, or
	extension.
	SECTION 46.  The repeal by this Act of Section 133.103, Local
	Government Code, does not apply to an offense committed before the
	effective date of this Act. An offense committed before the
	effective date of this Act is governed by the law as it existed on
	the date the offense was committed, and the former law is continued
	in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, an
	offense was committed before the effective date of this Act if any
	element of the offense occurred before that date.
	SECTION 47.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.