Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 13A.003 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
WHEN VENUE CANNOT BE DETERMINED.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
If an offense has been committed in this state and the county in which the offense was committed cannot be readily determined, the offense may be prosecuted in the county:
(1) in which the defendant resides;
(2) in which the defendant is apprehended; or
(3) to which the defendant is extradited.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 1.001, eff. January 1, 2025.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.13A.htm
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- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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