Texas statute
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 64.02 — Notice to state; response
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 64: MOTION FOR FORENSIC DNA TESTING, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 64.02
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) On receipt of the motion, the convicting court shall: (1) provide the attorney representing the state with a copy of the motion; and (2) require the attorney representing the state to take one of the following actions in response to the motion not later than the 60th day after the date the motion is served on the attorney representing the state: (A) deliver the evidence to the court, along with a description of the condition of the evidence; or (B) explain in writing to the court why the state cannot deliver the evidence to the court. (b) The convicting court may proceed under Article 64.03 after the response period described by Subsection (a)(2) has expired, regardless of whether the attorney representing the state submitted a response under that subsection.
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