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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 45A.157 — FAILURE TO APPEAR FOR JURY TRIAL

CR § 45A.157Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 45A. JUSTICE AND MUNICIPAL COURTS · Art. D. TRIAL

Statute text

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(a)A justice or municipal court may order a defendant who does not waive a jury trial in a justice or municipal court and who fails to appear for the trial to pay a reimbursement fee for the costs incurred for impaneling the jury.
(b)The justice or municipal court for good cause may release a defendant from the obligation to pay the reimbursement fee under this article.
(c)An order issued by a justice or municipal court under this article may be enforced by contempt as provided by Section 21.002(c), Government Code.

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.157 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.