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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 59.08 — Deposit of money pending disposition

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. 59.08

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. 59.08Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

(a) If money that is contraband is seized, the attorney representing the state may deposit the money in an interest-bearing bank account in the jurisdiction of the attorney representing the state until a final judgment is rendered concerning the contraband. (b) If a final judgment is rendered concerning contraband, money that has been placed in an interest-bearing bank account under Subsection (a) of this article shall be distributed in the same manner as proceeds are distributed under Article 59.06 of this code, with any interest being distributed in the same manner and used for the same purpose as the principal.

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