Relating to the amount of the reimbursement fee paid by a defendant for a peace officer's services in executing or processing an arrest warrant, capias, or capias pro fine, the official text

H.B. No. 2282

AN ACT

relating to the amount of the reimbursement fee paid by a defendant

for a peace officer's services in executing or processing an arrest

warrant, capias, or capias pro fine.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Article 102.011(a), Code of Criminal Procedure,

is amended to read as follows:

(a) A defendant convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor shall

pay the following reimbursement fees to defray the cost of the

services provided in the case by a peace officer:

(1) $5 for issuing a written notice to appear in court

following the defendant's violation of a traffic law, municipal

ordinance, or penal law of this state, or for making an arrest

without a warrant;

(2) $75 [$50] for executing or processing an issued

arrest warrant, capias, or capias pro fine, with the fee imposed for

the services of:

(A) the law enforcement agency that executed the

arrest warrant or capias, if the agency requests of the court, not

later than the 15th day after the date of the execution of the

arrest warrant or capias, the imposition of the fee on conviction;

or

(B) the law enforcement agency that processed the

arrest warrant or capias, if:

(i) the arrest warrant or capias was not

executed; or

(ii) the executing law enforcement agency

failed to request the fee within the period required by Paragraph

(A);

(3) $5 for summoning a witness;

(4) $35 for serving a writ not otherwise listed in this

article;

(5) $10 for taking and approving a bond and, if

necessary, returning the bond to the courthouse;

(6) $5 for commitment or release;

(7) $5 for summoning a jury, if a jury is summoned; and

(8) $8 for each day's attendance of a prisoner in a

habeas corpus case if the prisoner has been remanded to custody or

held to bail.

SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only

to a fee imposed for the execution or processing of an arrest

warrant, capias, or capias pro fine issued for an offense committed

on or after the effective date of this Act. A fee imposed for the

execution or processing of an arrest warrant, capias, or capias pro

fine issued for an offense committed before the effective date of

this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was

committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that

purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense was committed

before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense

occurred before that date.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

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President of the Senate
Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 2282 was passed by the House on May 7,

2025, by the following vote: Yeas 100, Nays 43, 1 present, not

voting.

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Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 2282 was passed by the Senate on May

25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 21, Nays 10.

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Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

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Governor