Section 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.Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 42.152
Amended by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 919,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2021.Amended by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 1352,Sec. 2.10, eff. 1/1/2020.Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 700, Sec. 12, eff. 9/1/1997.Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 611, Sec. 3, eff. 9/1/1989. Renumbered from art. 42.151 by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 19.01(6), eff. 8/26/1991.