HB743Introduced in the House
Relating to a justice or municipal court's authority to order a defendant confined in jail for failure to pay a fine or cost or for contempt and to the authority of a municipality to enforce the collection of certain fines by imprisonment of the defendant.
Introduced by Diego Bernal, District 123
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Relating to a justice or municipal court's authority to order a defendant confined in jail for failure to pay a fine or cost or for contempt and to the authority of a municipality to enforce the collection of certain fines by imprisonment of the defendant.
Where it stands
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
March 5, 2025
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Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
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