HBA-NMO S.B. 1023 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 1023
By: Ellis
Criminal Jurisprudence
5/6/1999
Engrossed



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Many county clerks have converted paper records to computerized fee and
cash management systems.  S.B. 1023 allows officers collecting fines or
fees in criminal cases to maintain computerized records of these fees and
authorizes the county auditor to access them electronically. 

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 103.010, Code of Criminal Procedure, by adding
Subsection (c), as follows: 

(c) Authorizes each officer collecting fines or fees in criminal cases to
record the amount of money paid, the date the money was paid, the style and
number of the case in which the costs were accrued, the item of costs, and
the name of the person paying the money, in a computer database, rather
than in a receipt book.  Requires the officer to provide a receipt to each
person paying a fine or fee. 

SECTION 2.  Amends Article 103.011, Code of Criminal Procedure, to require
an officer to allow the county auditor at the end of each month to
electronically access records contained in the computer database.
Authorizes the county auditor to keep a copy of the computer generated
receipt records delivered to the county auditor.  Makes conforming and
nonsubstantive changes. 

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.
  Effective date: upon passage.