Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 13A.056 — CERTAIN OFFENSES COMMITTED AGAINST A CHILD

CR § 13A.056Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 13A. VENUE · Art. B. VENUE IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES

Statute text

An offense under Title 5, Penal Code, involving a victim younger than 18 years of age, or an offense under Section 25.03, Penal Code, that results in bodily injury to a child younger than 18 years of age, may be prosecuted in the county in which:

(1)an element of the offense was committed;

(2)the defendant is apprehended;

(3)the victim resides; or

(4)the defendant resides.

Legislative history

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