Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
§ 45A.303 — DEFERRED DISPOSITION REQUIREMENTS
CR § 45A.303Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 45A. JUSTICE AND MUNICIPAL COURTS · Art. G. DEFERRED DISPOSITION
Statute text
View on source(a)Notwithstanding any other law, as an alternative to requiring a defendant charged with one or more offenses to pay all fines and court costs as required by Article 45A.302, the judge may:
(1)allow the defendant to enter into an agreement to pay those fines and costs in installments during the defendant's period of deferral;
(2)require an eligible defendant to discharge all or part of those fines and costs by performing community service or attending a tutoring program under Article 45A.254 or 45A.460;
(3)waive all or part of those fines and costs under Article 45A.257; or
(4)take any combination of actions authorized by Subdivision (1), (2), or (3).
(b)During the deferral period, the judge may require the defendant to:
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Legislative history
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 204 (H.B. 1620), Sec. 5.020(a), eff. September 1, 2025.