Bills › 88th General Assembly
Relating to court costs for scheduled violations
Topics:Courts & civil law
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 4, 2020
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 6, 2020
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Right now, people have to pay court costs for certain violations even if they don't admit to them or get convicted. This change would mean court costs are only charged if a person admits to the violation or is found guilty at a hearing. Additionally, county attorneys would no longer be allowed to drop a case just because someone pays the court costs.1
Read the official explanation
Under current law, court costs for a scheduled violation are the total costs collectible from a defendant upon either an admission of a violation without a hearing or upon a hearing. This bill specifies the hearing must result in an admission of the violation or a conviction in order for court costs to be assessed. The bill prohibits a county attorney from dismissing a scheduled violation in exchange for a defendant’s payment of court costs.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 6, 2020. It hasn’t reported yet.
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