Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 26.056 – Contribution From State in Certain Counties
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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.
Terms Used In Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 26.056
- Comptroller: means the state comptroller of public accounts. See Texas Government Code 312.011
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.