Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42.152
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42.152, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 42.152. REPAYMENT OF REWARD.
Official statutory text
(a) If a judge orders a defendant to pay a fine repaying a reward or part of a reward under Article 37.073, the court shall assess this fine against the defendant in the same manner as other fines are assessed against a defendant. The court may order the defendant to:
(1) pay the entire amount required when sentence is pronounced;
(2) pay the entire amount required at a later date specified by the court; or
(3) pay specified portions of the required amount at designated intervals.
(b) After receiving a payment of a fine from a person ordered to make the payment under this article, the clerk of the court or fee officer shall:
(1) make a record of the payment;
(2) deduct a one-time $7 reimbursement fee from the payment for deposit in the general fund of the county;
(3) forward the payment to the designated crime stoppers organization; and
(4) make a record of the forwarding of the payment.
(1) pay the entire amount required when sentence is pronounced;
(2) pay the entire amount required at a later date specified by the court; or
(3) pay specified portions of the required amount at designated intervals.
(b) After receiving a payment of a fine from a person ordered to make the payment under this article, the clerk of the court or fee officer shall:
(1) make a record of the payment;
(2) deduct a one-time $7 reimbursement fee from the payment for deposit in the general fund of the county;
(3) forward the payment to the designated crime stoppers organization; and
(4) make a record of the forwarding of the payment.
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