Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 4.12 — MISDEMEANOR CASES; PRECINCT IN WHICH DEFENDANT TO BE TRIED IN JUSTICE COURT

CR § 4.12Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 4. COURTS AND CRIMINAL JURISDICTION

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(a)Except as otherwise provided by this article, a misdemeanor case to be tried in justice court shall be tried:

(1)in the precinct in which the offense was committed;

(2)in the precinct in which the defendant or any of the defendants reside;

(3)with the written consent of the state and each defendant or the defendant's attorney, in any other precinct within the county; or

(4)if the offense was committed in a county with a population of 3.3 million or more, in any precinct in the county that is adjacent to the precinct in which the offense was committed.

(b)In any misdemeanor case in which the offense was committed in a precinct where there is no qualified justice court, then trial shall be held:

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Legislative history

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1086 (S.B. 1200), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 79), Sec. 5.05, eff. January 1, 2012.