Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 25.04 · Chapter 25. SERVICE OF A COPY OF THE INDICTMENT

IN MISDEMEANOR.

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

In misdemeanors, the clerk shall deliver a copy of the indictment or information to the accused or the accused's counsel at the earliest possible time before trial.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.

Amended by:

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 950 (S.B. 1849), Sec. 3.04, eff. September 1, 2017.

Source of truth

Edition: Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Official file: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.25.htm
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