Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 45A.053 · Subchapter B. COURT RECORDS
DOCKET.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The justice or judge of a justice or municipal court or, if directed by the justice or judge, the clerk of the court shall keep a docket containing the following information:
(1) the style and file number of each criminal action;
(2) the nature of the offense charged;
(3) the plea offered by the defendant and the date the plea was entered;
(4) the date the warrant, if any, was issued and the return made on the warrant;
(5) the date the examination or trial was held;
(6) if a trial was held, whether it was by a jury or by the justice or judge;
(7) the verdict of the jury, if any, and the date of the verdict;
(8) the judgment and sentence of the court and the date each was entered;
(9) the motion for new trial, if any, and the decision made on the motion; and
(10) whether an appeal was taken and the date of that action.
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
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- 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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