Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 45A.257 — WAIVER OF PAYMENT OF FINES AND COSTS

CR § 45A.257Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 45A. JUSTICE AND MUNICIPAL COURTS · Art. F. JUDGMENT, FINES, AND COSTS

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(a)A municipal court, regardless of whether the court is a court of record, or a justice court may waive payment of all or part of a fine imposed on a defendant if the court determines that:

(1)the defendant:

(A)is indigent or does not have sufficient resources or income to pay all or part of the fine; or

(B)was, at the time the offense was committed, a child as defined by Article 45A.453(a); and

(2)discharging the fine under Article 45A.254 or as otherwise authorized by this chapter would impose an undue hardship on the defendant.

(b)A municipal court, regardless of whether the court is a court of record, or a justice court may waive payment of all or part of the costs imposed on a defendant if the court determines that the defendant:

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 1.001, eff. January 1, 2025.