Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42A.152 · Subchapter D. JURISDICTION OVER CASE; GEOGRAPHICAL JURISDICTION
ISSUANCE OF WARRANT BY COURT HAVING GEOGRAPHICAL JURISDICTION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A judge of a court having geographical jurisdiction where a defendant resides or where the defendant violates a condition of community supervision may issue a warrant for the defendant's arrest.
(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the determination of the action to be taken after the defendant's arrest may be made only by the judge of the court having jurisdiction of the case at the time the action is taken.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 770 (H.B. 2299), Sec. 1.01, eff. January 1, 2017.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.42A.htm
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