Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 26.12 · Chapter 26. ARRAIGNMENT
PLEA OF NOT GUILTY ENTERED.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
If the defendant answers that he is not guilty, such plea shall be entered upon the minutes of the court; if he refuses to answer, the plea of not guilty shall in like manner be entered.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.26.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 c3b7b7bdab200fb14db7231d5222320e2803b6bd0056c4e8dfcfa79b556ee887
- 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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