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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 31A.053 — Removal of defendant in custody

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

Part of Chapter 31A: CHANGE OF VENUE, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 31A.053

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. 31A.053Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

If the defendant is in custody when venue is changed in a criminal case: (1) an order shall be entered for: (A) the defendant's removal to the county to which the venue is changed; and (B) the defendant's delivery to the sheriff of the county to which the venue is changed before the next succeeding term of the court of that county; and (2) the sheriff with custody of the defendant shall deliver the defendant as directed in the order described by Subdivision (1).

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