Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2A.1521
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2A.1521, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 2A.1521. MAGISTRATE'S NAME ON SIGNED ORDER.
Official statutory text
(a) Any signed order that is issued by a magistrate under this code or any signed order pertaining to a criminal matter that is issued by a magistrate under the Family Code, the Government Code, or other law of this state must include, with the magistrate's signature, the magistrate's name in legible handwriting, legible typewritten form, or legible stamp print.
(b) The failure of a magistrate to include the magistrate's name on an order as provided by Subsection (a) does not affect the validity of the order.
(c) A defendant in a criminal action may make a motion to add to an order that does not comply with Subsection (a) the name of the magistrate who signed the order if:
(1) the order is relevant to the action; and
(2) the defendant is unable to identify the magistrate who signed the order.
(d) The supreme court may adopt rules to implement this article.
(b) The failure of a magistrate to include the magistrate's name on an order as provided by Subsection (a) does not affect the validity of the order.
(c) A defendant in a criminal action may make a motion to add to an order that does not comply with Subsection (a) the name of the magistrate who signed the order if:
(1) the order is relevant to the action; and
(2) the defendant is unable to identify the magistrate who signed the order.
(d) The supreme court may adopt rules to implement this article.
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