HBA-RBT H.B. 807 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 807 By: Jones, Jesse Criminal Jurisprudence 3/11/1999 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE After a person has been arrested for the offense of driving while intoxicated, the court may order the installation of a motor vehicle interlock device as a condition of bail. This device will not allow the vehicle to start if the driver is intoxicated. Currently, community supervision and corrections departments are not authorized to charge a fee to verify the installation and to monitor the operation of these devices. H.B. 807 requires a defendant charged with a subsequent offense of driving while intoxicated to pay a $10 fee to an agency designated to verify the installation of a breath alcohol ignition interlock device. The fee is levied each time the agency provides monitoring service. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Article 17.441(d), Code of Criminal Procedure, to require a defendant, if a magistrate has authorized an agency to install or monitor a motor vehicle ignition interlock device, to pay a fee of $10 to the agency at the time the agency verifies an installation and each time the agency provides a monitoring service. SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1999. SECTION 3. Emergency clause.