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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 45A.001 — Chapter purpose and objectives
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 45A: JUSTICE AND MUNICIPAL COURTS, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 45A.001
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) The purpose of this chapter is to establish procedures for processing cases under the criminal jurisdiction of the justice and municipal courts. (b) This chapter is intended and shall be construed to achieve the following objectives: (1) to provide fair notice and a meaningful opportunity to be heard to a person appearing in a criminal proceeding in a justice or municipal court; (2) to ensure appropriate dignity in court procedure without undue formalism; (3) to promote adherence to rules with sufficient flexibility to serve the ends of justice; and (4) to process cases without unnecessary expense or delay.
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