Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 45A.164 · Subchapter D. TRIAL
JURY KEPT TOGETHER DURING DELIBERATION.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
When the case is submitted to the jury, the jury shall retire in the charge of an officer and be kept together until:
(1) the jury agrees to a verdict;
(2) the jury is discharged; or
(3) the court recesses.
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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- sha256 741c676ced2db30b3cbff848984100bfd6555175f9fb26188ebb5db8932ce49a
- Composed by
- 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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