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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 13A.002 — PLEADING AND PROVING VENUE

CR § 13A.002Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 13A. VENUE · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Statute text

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(a)In each case described by this chapter, the indictment or information or any other pleading may allege that the offense was committed in the county in which the prosecution is conducted.
(b)An allegation of venue under this article may be sustained if the attorney representing the state proves by a preponderance of the evidence that, based on the facts in the case, the county in which the prosecution is conducted has venue.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 1.001, eff. January 1, 2025.

Source: Texas Code of Criminal Procedure § 13A.002 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.