Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 45A.103 · Subchapter C. PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS
SERVICE OF PROCESS FOR MUNICIPAL COURT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) All process issued by a municipal court:
(1) may be served by a peace officer or marshal of the municipality in which the court is located; and
(2) shall be served by a peace officer or marshal described by Subdivision (1) if directed by the court.
(b) Process must be served under Subsection (a) in accordance with the law governing a sheriff's or constable's service of process issued by a justice court, as applicable.
(c) A peace officer or marshal of a municipality may serve process issued by a municipal court in that municipality anywhere in the county or counties in which the municipality is located.
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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- 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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