Texas § 42.152 REPAYMENT OF REWARD.

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§ 42.152 — REPAYMENT OF REWARD.

Texas § 42.152

Code CRCode of Criminal Procedure

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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 42.152 (2026).

Text

Art. 42.152. REPAYMENT OF REWARD.

(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

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Art. 42.152. REPAYMENT OF REWARD. (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.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 611, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Renumbered from art. 42.151 by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 19.01(6), eff. Aug. 26, 1991. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 700, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 346 ), Sec. 2.10, eff. January 1, 2020. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 919 (S.B. 1923 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.