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Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code

§ 17.029 — SERVICE ON INMATE OF TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

CP § 17.029Title 2. TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL · Part B. TRIAL MATTERS · Ch. 17. PARTIES; CITATION; LONG-ARM JURISDICTION · Art. B. CITATION GENERALLY

Statute text

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(a)In this section, "inmate" means a person confined in a facility operated by or under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
(b)In a civil action against an inmate, citation or other civil process may be served on the inmate by serving a person designated under Subsection (c) as an agent for service of civil process.
(c)The warden of each facility operated by or under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall designate an employee at the facility to serve as an agent for service of civil process on inmates confined in the facility.
(d)An employee designated under Subsection (c) as an agent for service of civil process shall promptly deliver any civil process served on the employee to the appropriate inmate.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 267 (H.B. 1381), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.

Source: Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 17.029 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.