Texas statute
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 2A.1521 — Magistrate's name on signed order
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.1521
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) Any signed order that is issued by a magistrate under this code or any signed order pertaining to a criminal matter that is issued by a magistrate under the Family Code, the Government Code, or other law of this state must include, with the magistrate's signature, the magistrate's name in legible handwriting, legible typewritten form, or legible stamp print. (b) The failure of a magistrate to include the magistrate's name on an order as provided by Subsection (a) does not affect the validity of the order. (c) A defendant in a criminal action may make a motion to add to an order that does not comply with Subsection (a) the name of the magistrate who signed the order if: (1) the order is relevant to the action; and (2) the defendant is unable to identify the magistrate who signed the order. (d) The supreme court may adopt rules to implement this article.
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