Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 13A.256
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 13A.256, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 13A.256. HINDERING SECURED CREDITORS.
Official statutory text
An offense involving secured property that is taken from one county and unlawfully disposed of in another county or state may be prosecuted in the county:
(1) in which the secured property was disposed of;
(2) from which the secured property was removed; or
(3) in which the security agreement is filed.
(1) in which the secured property was disposed of;
(2) from which the secured property was removed; or
(3) in which the security agreement is filed.
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