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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 26.056 — Contribution from state in certain counties
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 26: ARRAIGNMENT, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 26.056
Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.
Sec. 1. A county in which a state training school for delinquent children is located shall pay from its general fund the first $250 of fees awarded for court-appointed counsel under Article 26.05 toward defending a child committed to the school from another county who is being prosecuted for a felony or misdemeanor in the county where the training school is located. Sec. 2. If the fees awarded for counsel compensation are in excess of $250, the court shall certify the amount in excess of $250 to the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas. The Comptroller shall issue a warrant to the court-appointed counsel in the amount certified to the comptroller by the court.
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