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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 46C.003 — Victim notification of release

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

Part of Chapter 46C: INSANITY DEFENSE, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 46C.003

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. 46C.003Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

If the court issues an order that requires the release of an acquitted person on discharge or on a regimen of outpatient care, the clerk of the court issuing the order, using the information provided on any victim impact statement received by the court under Subchapter D , Chapter 56A or other information made available to the court, shall notify the victim or the victim's guardian or close relative of the release. Notwithstanding Article 56A.156 , the clerk of the court may inspect a victim impact statement for the purpose of notification under this article. On request, a victim assistance coordinator may provide the clerk of the court with information or other assistance necessary for the clerk to comply with this article.

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