Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
§ 45A.260 — APPEARANCE BY TELEPHONE OR VIDEOCONFERENCE
CR § 45A.260Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 45A. JUSTICE AND MUNICIPAL COURTS · Art. F. JUDGMENT, FINES, AND COSTS
Statute text
View on sourceIf the justice or judge determines that requiring a defendant to appear before the justice or judge in person for a hearing under Article 45A.258 or 45A.259 would impose an undue hardship on the defendant, the justice or judge may allow the defendant to appear by telephone or videoconference.
Legislative history
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 1.001, eff. January 1, 2025.