Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 45A.261 — COMMITMENT

CR § 45A.261Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 45A. JUSTICE AND MUNICIPAL COURTS · Art. F. JUDGMENT, FINES, AND COSTS

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(a)If a judgment and sentence have been entered against a defendant and the defendant defaults in the discharge of the judgment, the judge may order the defendant confined in jail until discharged by law if the judge at a hearing makes a written determination that:

(1)the defendant is not indigent and has failed to make a good faith effort to discharge the fines or costs; or

(2)the defendant is indigent and:

(A)has failed to make a good faith effort to discharge the fines or costs under Article 45A.254; and

(B)could have discharged the fines or costs under Article 45A.254 without experiencing any undue hardship.

(b)A certified copy of the judgment, sentence, and order is sufficient to authorize confinement under Subsection (a).

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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.