Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 45A.002 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

DEFINITIONS.

Verbatim from the official edition

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

In this chapter:

(1) "Complaint" means a sworn allegation charging an accused person with the commission of an offense.

(2) "Cost" includes any fee, including a reimbursement fee, imposed on a defendant by a justice or judge, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

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.45A.htm
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