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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 45A.051 — ELECTRONIC RECORDS

CR § 45A.051Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 45A. JUSTICE AND MUNICIPAL COURTS · Art. B. COURT RECORDS

Statute text

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(a)Notwithstanding any other law, a document issued or maintained by a justice or municipal court or a notice or a citation issued by a law enforcement officer may be created by electronic means, including:
(1)optical imaging;
(2)optical disk;
(3)digital imaging; or
(4)another electronic reproduction technique that does not permit changes, additions, or deletions to the originally created document.
(b)A justice or municipal court may use electronic means to:

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 § 45A.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.