Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
§ 45A.155 — JURY WAIVER
CR § 45A.155Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 45A. JUSTICE AND MUNICIPAL COURTS · Art. D. TRIAL
Statute text
View on source(a)A defendant may waive a trial by jury in writing.
(b)If a defendant waives a trial by jury, the justice or judge shall hear and determine the case without a jury.
Legislative history
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 1.001, eff. January 1, 2025.