DecisionDepot
California legal research

Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 42A.152 — ISSUANCE OF WARRANT BY COURT HAVING GEOGRAPHICAL JURISDICTION

CR § 42A.152Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 42A. COMMUNITY SUPERVISION · Art. D. JURISDICTION OVER CASE; GEOGRAPHICAL JURISDICTION

Statute text

View on source
(a)A judge of a court having geographical jurisdiction where a defendant resides or where the defendant violates a condition of community supervision may issue a warrant for the defendant's arrest.
(b)Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the determination of the action to be taken after the defendant's arrest may be made only by the judge of the court having jurisdiction of the case at the time the action is taken.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 770 (H.B. 2299), Sec. 1.01, eff. January 1, 2017.

Source: Texas Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.152 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.