79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1701, Chapter 965 Page: 1 of 10
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H.B. No. 1701
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24AN ACT
relating to the defense of indigent persons accused of a criminal
offense.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 71.0351, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 71.0351. INDIGENT DEFENSE INFORMATION. (a) In each
county, not [Net] later than November [J.ae&sy] 1 of each
odd-numbered year and in the form and manner prescribed by the Task
Force on Indigent Defense, the following information shall be
prepared and provided to the Office of Court Administration of the
Texas Judicial System:
(1) [ i h conty] a copy of all formal and
informal rules and forms that describe the procedures used in the
county to provide indigent defendants with counsel in accordance
with the Code of Criminal Procedure, including the schedule of fees
required under Article 26.05 of that code;
(2) any revisions to rules or forms previously
submitted to the office of court administration under this section;
or
(3) verification that rules and forms previously
submitted to the office of court administration under this section
still remain in effect [ chill be prepared and nt' to the Office of
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1701, Chapter 965, legislative document, June 18, 2005; [Austin, Texas]. (texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth156602/m1/1/: accessed February 15, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.