Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 19A.302 · Subchapter G. BAILIFFS
BAILIFF'S DUTIES.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A bailiff shall:
(1) obey the instructions of the foreperson;
(2) summon all witnesses; and
(3) perform all duties the foreperson requires of the bailiff.
(b) One bailiff shall always be with the grand jury if two or more bailiffs are appointed.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.03, eff. January 1, 2021.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.19A.htm
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- 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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