Texas § WA.7.190 - DISPOSITION OF FINES
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § WA.7.190 — DISPOSITION OF FINES, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ WA.7.190. DISPOSITION OF FINES
DISPOSITION OF FINES. A fine recovered through a prosecution brought under this subchapter shall be divided equally between the state and any local government significantly involved in prosecuting the case, except that if the court determines that the state or the local government bore significantly more of the burden of prosecuting the case, the court may apportion up to 75 percent of the fine to the government that predominantly prosecuted the case. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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