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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 31A.051 — CLERK'S DUTIES ON CHANGE OF VENUE

CR § 31A.051Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 31A. CHANGE OF VENUE · Art. B. ON CHANGE OF VENUE

Statute text

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If a court orders a change of venue in a criminal case, the clerk of the court in which the prosecution is pending shall prepare and transmit to the clerk of the court to which the venue is changed:
(1)a certified copy of the court's order directing the change of venue;
(2)a certified copy of the defendant's bail bond or personal bond, if any;
(3)the original papers in the case; and
(4)a certificate of the transmitting clerk under that clerk's official seal that the papers described by Subdivision (3) are all the papers on file in the case in the court in which the prosecution is pending.

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 § 31A.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.