Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 31A.053 · Subchapter B. ON CHANGE OF VENUE
REMOVAL OF DEFENDANT IN CUSTODY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
If the defendant is in custody when venue is changed in a criminal case:
(1) an order shall be entered for:
(A) the defendant's removal to the county to which the venue is changed; and
(B) the defendant's delivery to the sheriff of the county to which the venue is changed before the next succeeding term of the court of that county; and
(2) the sheriff with custody of the defendant shall deliver the defendant as directed in the order described by Subdivision (1).
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.31A.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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