Texas SB55 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to allow credit for time served in jail or prison for misdemeanors.

Texas SB55 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to allow credit for time served in jail or prison for misdemeanors. Specifically, it credits defendants for any time they were confined in jail or prison while awaiting trial or serving a sentence for another offense if that confinement occurred after the commission of the misdemeanor. The bill also allows defendants to perform community service to discharge fines or costs, with each eight hours of community service counting as $150 of fines or costs.

Texas SB55 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to allow credit for time served in jail or prison for misdemeanors.

Texas SB55 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to allow credit for time served in jail or prison for misdemeanors. Specifically, it credits defendants for any time they were confined in jail or prison while awaiting trial or serving a sentence for another offense if that confinement occurred after the commission of the misdemeanor. The bill also allows defendants to perform community service to discharge fines or costs, with each eight hours of community service counting as $150 of fines or costs.