Texas statute
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 12.05 — Absence from state and time of pendency of indictment, etc., not computed
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 12: LIMITATION, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 12.05
Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.
(a) The time during which the accused is absent from the state shall not be computed in the period of limitation. (b) The time during the pendency of an indictment, information, or complaint shall not be computed in the period of limitation. (c) The term "during the pendency," as used herein, means that period of time beginning with the day the indictment, information, or complaint is filed in a court of competent jurisdiction, and ending with the day such accusation is, by an order of a trial court having jurisdiction thereof, determined to be invalid for any reason.
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