Texas statute
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 2A.107 — Recording and filing complaints
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.107
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 a complaint is made before a district or county attorney that an offense has been committed in the attorney's district or county, as applicable, the attorney shall: (1) reduce the complaint to writing; (2) cause the complaint to be signed and sworn to by the complainant; (3) attest the complaint; and (4) as applicable: (A) if the offense is a misdemeanor and except as provided by Subsection (b), immediately prepare an information based on the complaint and file the information in the court having jurisdiction; or (B) if the offense is a felony, immediately file the complaint with a magistrate of the county. (b) In a county that does not have a county attorney or a criminal district court, a misdemeanor case may be tried based on complaint alone without an information. (c) For purposes of fulfilling the duties under this article, a district or county attorney may administer oaths.
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