Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 102.0179
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 102.0179, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 102.0179. FINE FOR CERTAIN DRUG AND TEXAS CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE ACT CONVICTIONS.
Official statutory text
In this article, "convicted" includes an adjudication under juvenile proceedings.
(b) In addition to any other fees and fines imposed under this subchapter, a defendant convicted of a misdemeanor drug offense as defined by Section 521.371, Transportation Code, whose driver's license is not suspended under Section 521.372, Transportation Code, as a result of that conviction, shall pay a fine of $100.
(c) The court shall waive imposition of a fine under this article if the defendant's driver's license is suspended under Section 521.372, Transportation Code, or under another provision of that code as a result of the conviction of:
(1) an offense described by Section 521.372(a), Transportation Code; or
(2) another offense arising from the same criminal episode.
(d) A fine imposed under this article is due regardless of whether the defendant is granted community supervision in the case. The court shall collect the fine under this article in the same manner as court costs are collected in the case.
(e) A fine collected under this article shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas mobility fund.
(b) In addition to any other fees and fines imposed under this subchapter, a defendant convicted of a misdemeanor drug offense as defined by Section 521.371, Transportation Code, whose driver's license is not suspended under Section 521.372, Transportation Code, as a result of that conviction, shall pay a fine of $100.
(c) The court shall waive imposition of a fine under this article if the defendant's driver's license is suspended under Section 521.372, Transportation Code, or under another provision of that code as a result of the conviction of:
(1) an offense described by Section 521.372(a), Transportation Code; or
(2) another offense arising from the same criminal episode.
(d) A fine imposed under this article is due regardless of whether the defendant is granted community supervision in the case. The court shall collect the fine under this article in the same manner as court costs are collected in the case.
(e) A fine collected under this article shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas mobility fund.
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