Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 64.011 · Chapter 64. MOTION FOR FORENSIC DNA TESTING
GUARDIANS AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) In this chapter, "guardian of a convicted person" means a person who is the legal guardian of the convicted person, whether the legal relationship between the guardian and convicted person exists because of the age of the convicted person or because of the physical or mental incompetency of the convicted person.
(b) A guardian of a convicted person may submit motions for the convicted person under this chapter and is entitled to counsel otherwise provided to a convicted person under this chapter.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 13, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.64.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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