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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 2A.106 — Neglect or failure of duty; violation of law

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

Part of Chapter 2A: OFFICERS; POWERS AND DUTIES, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 2A.106

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. 2A.106Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
(a) An attorney representing the state shall present to the court with jurisdiction an information charging an officer with neglect or failure of duty if: (1) the attorney learns that the officer has neglected or failed to perform a duty imposed on the officer; and (2) the neglect or failure of duty can be presented by information. (b) An attorney representing the state shall notify the grand jury of any act that violated the law or any neglect or failure of duty by an officer if: (1) the attorney learns that the officer has in act violated a law or neglected or failed to perform a duty; and (2) the act that violated the law or the neglect or failure of duty cannot be presented by information.

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