Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 42.151 - Fees for Abused Children's Counseling 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.Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 42.151
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 360, Sec. 3, eff. 9/1/1989.