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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 18.183 — Deposit of money pending disposition
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 18: SEARCH WARRANTS, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 18.183
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) If money is seized by a law enforcement agency in connection with a violation of Chapter 47 , Penal Code, the state or the political subdivision of the state that employs the law enforcement agency may deposit the money in an interest-bearing bank account in the jurisdiction of the agency that made seizure or in the county in which the money was seized until a final judgment is rendered concerning the violation. (b) If a final judgment is rendered concerning a violation of Chapter 47 , Penal Code, money seized in connection with the violation that has been placed in an interest-bearing bank account shall be distributed according to this chapter, with any interest being distributed in the same manner and used for the same purpose as the principal.
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