Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 45A.255 — COMMUNITY SERVICE IN CERTAIN CASES INVOLVING DEFERRED DISPOSITION

CR § 45A.255Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 45A. JUSTICE AND MUNICIPAL COURTS · Art. F. JUDGMENT, FINES, AND COSTS

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(a)This article applies only to a defendant who is a resident of this state and who is charged with:

(1)a traffic offense; or

(2)an offense under Section 106.05, Alcoholic Beverage Code.

(b)If under Article 45A.303(b)(10) the judge requires a defendant described by Subsection (a) to perform community service as a condition of the deferral, the defendant is entitled to elect whether to perform the required service in the county in which:

(1)the court is located; or

(2)the defendant resides, but only if the applicable entity agrees to:

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 1.001, eff. January 1, 2025.