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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 45A.151 — Defendant's plea
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.151
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) A pleading of a defendant in a justice or municipal court may be oral or in writing as directed by the court. (b) After a jury is impaneled, or after the defendant has waived trial by jury, the defendant may enter: (1) a plea of guilty, not guilty, or nolo contendere; or (2) a special plea of double jeopardy as described by Article 27.05 . (c) If a defendant is detained in jail before trial, the justice or judge may permit the defendant to enter any of the pleas described by Subsection (b). (d) If a defendant is charged with an offense involving family violence, as defined by Section 71.004 , Family Code, the justice or judge must take the defendant's plea in open court.
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