HB656 — Relating to law enforcement policies regarding the issuance of citations for misdemeanors punishable by fine only and to a limitation on the authority to arrest a person for certain fine-only misdemeanors.

HB656 — Relating to law enforcement policies regarding the issuance of citations for misdemeanors punishable by fine only and to a limitation on the authority to arrest a person for certain fine-only misdemeanors. · Informed CitizenryThe bill amends the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Transportation Code to establish new policies regarding citations and arrests for certain misdemeanors. Under a newly added subchapter (E-1)…Open in Informed Citizenry