HBA-NMO S.B. 284 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 284
By: Brown
Criminal Jurisprudence
4/5/1999
Engrossed



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law authorizes a prosecutor to collect a fee of $10 for collecting
and processing a dishonored or forged check or similar sight order of which
the face value does not exceed $100.  S.B. 284 changes the fee to $10 if
the face amount of the check or sight order does not exceed $10, and $15 if
the face amount of the check or sight order is greater than $10, but does
not exceed $100.  

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 102.007(c), Code of Criminal Procedure, to
prohibit the amount of the fee collected by a prosecutor for collecting and
processing a dishonored or forged check or similar sight order from
exceeding $10, if the face amount of the check or sight order does not
exceed $10, rather than $100.  Prohibits the amount of the fee from
exceeding $15 if the face amount of the check or sight order is greater
than $10, but does not exceed $100. Makes conforming changes.  

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.
            Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.