HB 2282
AN ACT relating to the amount of the reimbursement fee paid by a defendant
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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What This Bill Does
Increases the reimbursement fee for law enforcement agencies from $50 to $75 when executing or processing an arrest warrant, capias, or capias pro fine. Law enforcement agencies must request the fee from the court within 15 days of executing the warrant, and the fee applies to felony and misdemeanor convictions. The new fee structure will take effect on September 1, 2025, and will only apply to offenses committed on or after that date.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the amount of the reimbursement fee paid by a defendant for a peace officer's services in executing or processing an arrest warrant, capias, or capias pro fine. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Article 102.011(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, (a) A defendant convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor shall pay the following reimbursement fees to defray the cost of the services provided in the case by a peace officer: (1) $5 for issuing a written notice to appear in court following the defendant's violation of a traffic law, municipal ordinance, or penal law of this state, or for making an arrest (2) $75 [$50] for executing or processing an issued arrest warrant, capias, or capias pro fine, with the fee imposed for (A) the law enforcement agency that executed the arrest warrant or capias, if the agency requests of the court, not later than the 15th day after the date of the execution of the arrest warrant or capias, the imposition of the fee on conviction; (B) the law enforcement agency that processed the (i) the arrest warrant or capias was not (ii) the executing law enforcement agency failed to request the fee within the period required by Paragraph (3) $5 for summoning a witness; (4) $35 for serving a writ not otherwise listed in this (5) $10 for taking and approving a bond and, if necessary, returning the bond to the courthouse; (6) $5 for commitment or release; (7) $5 for summoning a jury, if a jury is summoned; and (8) $8 for each day's attendance of a prisoner in a habeas corpus case if the prisoner has been remanded to custody or SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to a fee imposed for the execution or processing of an arrest warrant, capias, or capias pro fine issued for an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. A fee imposed for the execution or processing of an arrest warrant, capias, or capias pro fine issued for an offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill Sponsors
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Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the amount of the reimbursement fee paid by a defendant
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