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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 59.024 — Multiple recovery prohibited

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

Part of Chapter 59: FORFEITURE OF CONTRABAND, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 59.024

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. 59.024Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

The attorney representing the state may proceed under Article 59.02 , 59.021 , 59.022 , or 59.023 , or any combination of those articles. If property or proceeds are awarded or forfeited to the state under this chapter for an underlying offense, a court may not award or forfeit additional property or proceeds that would exceed the highest fair market value of the contraband subject to forfeiture for that offense. For purposes of this article, the highest fair market value may be calculated at any time during the period in which the applicable person owned, possessed, or had an interest in the contraband.

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