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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 43.091. Waiver Of Payment Of Fines And Costs For Indigent Defendants In Justice Or Municipal Court

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Art. 43.091. WAIVER OF PAYMENT OF FINES AND COSTS FOR 
INDIGENT DEFENDANTS IN JUSTICE OR MUNICIPAL COURT.  A municipal 
court, regardless of whether the court is a court of record, or a 
justice 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;  and                                           
	(2)  each alternative method of discharging the fine or cost 
under Article 43.09 would impose an undue hardship on the 
defendant.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1111, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.          

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