Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 45A.262 · Subchapter F. JUDGMENT, FINES, AND COSTS
DISCHARGED FROM JAIL.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A defendant placed in jail due to failure to pay the fine and costs shall be discharged on habeas corpus by showing that the defendant:
(1) is indigent and cannot pay the fine and costs; or
(2) has remained in jail for a cumulative period that is sufficient to satisfy the fine and costs, at the rate of not less than $150 for each separate period served, as specified by the convicting court in the judgment in the case.
(b) A convicting court may specify a period that is not less than eight hours or more than 24 hours as the period for which a defendant who fails to pay the fine and costs in the case must remain in jail to satisfy $150 of the fine and costs.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 1.001, eff. January 1, 2025.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.45A.htm
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