Government Code §51.608

In force on Jan 02, 2014 · this text took effect Jun 14, 2013 · same as today's text

IMPOSITION OF COURT COSTS IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

Notwithstanding any other law that establishes the amount of a court cost collected by the clerk of a district, county, or statutory county court from a defendant in a criminal proceeding based on the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, the amount of a court cost imposed on the defendant in a criminal proceeding must be the amount established under the law in effect on the date the defendant is convicted of the offense.

History: Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 744 (S.B. 389 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.

Source: the Legislature's file server, seen Sep 21, 2018 to Nov 08, 2026.

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Effective Jun 14, 2013 · seen Sep 2018–Nov 2026

Attorney General opinions that cite it

GA-1034 (Jan 02, 2014): Whether Government Code section 51.608, which requires that court costs imposed on a defendant in a criminal proceeding be the amount required on the date the defendant is convicted, violates federal and state constitutional prohibitions of ex post facto laws

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