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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 13A.051 — OFFENSE COMMITTED WHOLLY OR PARTLY OUTSIDE THIS STATE

CR § 13A.051Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 13A. VENUE · Art. B. VENUE IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES

Statute text

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(a)An offense committed wholly or partly outside this state under circumstances that give this state jurisdiction to prosecute the defendant may be prosecuted in any county in which:
(1)the defendant is found; or
(2)an element of the offense occurs.
(b)Criminal homicide committed wholly or partly outside this state under circumstances that give this state jurisdiction to prosecute the defendant may be prosecuted in the county in which:
(1)the injury was inflicted;
(2)the defendant was located when the defendant inflicted the injury; or

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.051 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.