Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 26.056

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 26.056 - Contribution From State In Certain Counties

Sec. 1. A county in which a state training school for delinquent children is located shall pay from its general fund the first $250 of fees awarded for court-appointed counsel under Article 26.05 toward defending a child committed to the school from another county who is being prosecuted for a felony or misdemeanor in the county where the training school is located.

Sec. 2. If the fees awarded for counsel compensation are in excess of $250, the court shall certify the amount in excess of $250 to the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas. The Comptroller shall issue a warrant to the court-appointed counsel in the amount certified to the comptroller by the court.

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 26.056

Acts 1967, 60th Leg., p. 733, ch. 307, Sec. 1, eff. 8/28/1967. Renumbered from art. 26.05-1 by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 5.02(2), eff. 9/1/1987.