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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 56A.553 — Notification of witness

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

Part of Chapter 56A: RIGHTS OF CRIME VICTIMS, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 56A.553

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. 56A.553Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

The department shall immediately notify a witness who testified against a defendant at the trial for the offense for which the defendant is imprisoned, the witness's guardian, or the witness's close relative, if the witness, witness's guardian, or witness's close relative has notified the department as provided by Article 56A.554 , when the defendant: (1) escapes from a facility operated by the department for the imprisonment of individuals convicted of felonies other than state jail felonies; or (2) is transferred from the custody of a facility described by Subdivision (1) to the custody of a peace officer under a writ of attachment or a bench warrant.

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