78th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 782, Chapter 346 Page: 1 of 8
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CHAPTER 346 S.B. No. 782
1 AN ACT
2 relating to the authority of a county or municipality to contract
3 for collection services in criminal cases and certain cases
4 involving the parking or stopping of motor vehicles.
5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
6 SECTION 1. Article 103.0031, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
7 amended to read as follows:
8 Art. 103.0031. COLLECTION CONTRACTS. (a) The
9 commissioners court of a county or the governing body of a
10 municipality may enter into a contract with a private attorney or a
11 public or private vendor for the provision of collection services
12 for one or more of the following items:
13 (1) debts and accounts receivable such as unpaid
14 fines, fees, court costs, forfeited bonds, and restitution ordered
15 paid by:
16 (A) a court serving the county or a court serving
17 the municipality, as applicable; or
18 (B) a hearing officer serving the municipality
19 under Chapter 682, Transportation Code; and
20 (2) amounts in cases in which the accused has failed to
21 appear:
22 (A) as promised under Subchapter A, Chapter 543,
23 Transportation Code, or other law;
24 (B) in compliance with a lawful written notice to1
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. 78th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 782, Chapter 346, legislative document, June 18, 2003; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth159549/m1/1/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.