Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 37.073. Repayment Of Rewards
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Art. 37.073. REPAYMENT OF REWARDS. (a) After a defendant
has been convicted of a felony offense, the judge may order a
defendant to repay all or part of a reward paid by a crime stoppers
organization.
(b) In determining whether the defendant must repay the
reward or part of the reward, the court shall consider:
(1) the ability of the defendant to make the payment and the
financial hardship on the defendant to make the required payment;
and
(2) the importance of the information to the prosecution of
the defendant as provided by the arresting officer or the attorney
for the state with due regard for the confidentiality of the crime
stoppers organization records.
(c) In this article, "crime stoppers organization" means a
crime stoppers organization, as defined by Subdivision (2), Section
414.001, Government Code, that is approved by the Crime Stoppers
Advisory Council to receive payments of rewards under this article
and Article 42.152 of this code.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 611, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Renumbered from art. 37.072 by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec.
19.01(5), eff. Aug. 26, 1991. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch.
700, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Article: 37.03 37.04 37.05 37.06 37.07 37.071 37.0711 37.073 37.08 37.09 37.10 37.11 37.12 37.13 37.14
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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