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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 17.47 — Conditions requiring submission of specimen

Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

Part of Chapter 17: BAIL, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 17.47

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.

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 17.47Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

(a) A magistrate may require as a condition of release on bail or bond of a defendant that the defendant provide to a local law enforcement agency one or more specimens for the purpose of creating a DNA record under Subchapter G , Chapter 411 , Government Code. (b) A magistrate shall require as a condition of release on bail or bond of a defendant described by Section 411.1471 (a), Government Code, that the defendant provide to a local law enforcement agency one or more specimens for the purpose of creating a DNA record under Subchapter G , Chapter 411 , Government Code.

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