Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 17.153 — DENIAL OF BAIL FOR VIOLATION OF CONDITION OF BOND WHERE CHILD ALLEGED VICTIM

CR § 17.153Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 17. BAIL

Statute text

(a)This article applies to a defendant charged with a felony offense under any of the following provisions of the Penal Code, if committed against a child younger than 14 years of age:

(1)Chapter 21 (Sexual Offenses);

(2)Section 25.02 (Prohibited Sexual Conduct);

(3)Section 43.25 (Sexual Performance by a Child);

(4)Section 20A.02 (Trafficking of Persons), if the defendant is alleged to have:

(A)trafficked the child with the intent or knowledge that the child would engage in sexual conduct, as defined by Section 43.25, Penal Code; or

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Legislative history

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 515 (H.B. 2014), Sec. 2.01, eff. September 1, 2011.