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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 102.0174. Court Costs; Juvenile Case Manager Fund

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Art. 102.0174. COURT COSTS;  JUVENILE CASE MANAGER 
FUND.  (a) In this article, "fund" means a juvenile case manager 
fund.
	(b)  The governing body of a municipality by ordinance may 
create a juvenile case manager fund and may require a defendant 
convicted of a fine-only misdemeanor offense in a municipal court 
to pay a juvenile case manager fee not to exceed $5 as a cost of 
court.
	(c)  The commissioners court of a county by order may create 
a juvenile case manager fund and may require a defendant convicted 
of a fine-only misdemeanor offense in a justice court, county 
court, or county court at law to pay a juvenile case manager fee not 
to exceed $5 as a cost of court.
	(d)  The ordinance or order must authorize the judge or 
justice to waive the fee required by Subsection (b) or (c) in a case 
of financial hardship.
	(e)  In this article, a defendant is considered convicted if:                  
	(1)  a sentence is imposed on the defendant;                                   
	(2)  the defendant receives deferred disposition, including 
deferred proceedings under Article 45.052 or 45.053;  or
	(3)  the defendant receives deferred adjudication in county 
court.           
	(f)  The clerks of the respective courts shall collect the 
costs and pay them to the county or municipal treasurer, as 
applicable, or to any other official who discharges the duties 
commonly delegated to the county or municipal treasurer for deposit 
in the fund.
	(g)  A fund created under this section may be used only to 
finance the salary and benefits of a juvenile case manager employed 
under Article 45.056.
	(h)  A fund must be administered by or under the direction of 
the commissioners court or under the direction of the governing 
body of the municipality.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 949, Sec. 35, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.          

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