Texas Statutes
Subchapter A. Costs; Reimbursement Fees; Fines
Article 102.017. Courthouse Security Fund; Municipal Court Building Security Fund; Justice Court Building Security Fund

(b) Money deposited in a courthouse security fund may be used only for security personnel, services, and items related to buildings that house the operations of district, county, or justice courts, and money deposited in a municipal court building security fund may be used only for security personnel, services, and items related to buildings that house the operations of municipal courts. For purposes of this subsection, operations of a district, county, or justice court include the activities of associate judges, masters, magistrates, referees, hearing officers, criminal law magistrate court judges, and masters in chancery appointed under:
(1) Section 61.311, Alcoholic Beverage Code;
(2) Section 51.04(g) or Chapter 201, Family Code;
(3) Section 574.0085, Health and Safety Code;
(4) Section 33.71, Tax Code;
(5) Chapter 54A, Government Code; or
(6) Rule 171, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.
(c) For purposes of this article, the term "security personnel, services, and items" includes:
(1) the purchase or repair of X-ray machines and conveying systems;
(2) handheld metal detectors;
(3) walkthrough metal detectors;
(4) identification cards and systems;
(5) electronic locking and surveillance equipment;
(6) video teleconferencing systems;
(7) bailiffs, deputy sheriffs, deputy constables, or contract security personnel during times when they are providing appropriate security services;
(8) signage;
(9) confiscated weapon inventory and tracking systems;
(10) locks, chains, alarms, or similar security devices;
(11) the purchase or repair of bullet-proof glass;
(12) continuing education on security issues for court personnel and security personnel; and
(13) warrant officers and related equipment.
(d) This subsection applies only to a justice court located in a county in which one or more justice courts are located in a building that is not the county courthouse. The county treasurer shall deposit one-fourth of the money allocated to the courthouse security fund under Section 134.103, Local Government Code, in a fund to be known as the justice court building security fund. A fund designated by this subsection may be used only for the purpose of providing security personnel, services, and items for a justice court located in a building that is not the county courthouse.
(e) The courthouse security fund and the justice court building security fund shall be administered by or under the direction of the commissioners court. The municipal court building security fund shall be administered by or under the direction of the governing body of the municipality.
(f) The sheriff, constable, or other law enforcement agency or entity that provides security for a court shall provide to the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System a written report regarding any security incident involving court security that occurs in or around a building housing a court for which the sheriff, constable, agency, or entity provides security not later than the third business day after the date the incident occurred. A copy of the report must be provided to the presiding judge of the court in which the incident occurred. The report is confidential and exempt from disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 818, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 764, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 28, 1995; Subsecs. (a), (b), (d) amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 12, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Subsec. (d) amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 110, Sec. 1, eff. May 17, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 83 (S.B. 550), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1087 (H.B. 1934), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 221 (H.B. 1380), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 664 (S.B. 1521), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1031 (H.B. 2847), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 79), Sec. 6.07, eff. January 1, 2012.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 3.012, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 190 (S.B. 42), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 346), Sec. 1.08, eff. January 1, 2020.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 472 (S.B. 41), Sec. 4.02, eff. January 1, 2022.