Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42.151
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42.151, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 42.151. FEES FOR ABUSED CHILDREN'S COUNSELING.
Official statutory text
If a court orders a defendant to pay a fee under Article 37.072 of this code, the court shall assess the fee against the defendant in the same manner as other costs of prosecution are assessed against a defendant. The court may direct a defendant:
(1) to pay the entire fee when sentence is pronounced;
(2) to pay the entire fee at some later date; or
(3) to pay a specified portion of the fee at designated intervals.
(1) to pay the entire fee when sentence is pronounced;
(2) to pay the entire fee at some later date; or
(3) to pay a specified portion of the fee at designated intervals.
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