Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 31A.053
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 31A.053, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 31A.053. REMOVAL OF DEFENDANT IN CUSTODY.
Official statutory text
If the defendant is in custody when venue is changed in a criminal case:
(1) an order shall be entered for:
(A) the defendant's removal to the county to which the venue is changed; and
(B) the defendant's delivery to the sheriff of the county to which the venue is changed before the next succeeding term of the court of that county; and
(2) the sheriff with custody of the defendant shall deliver the defendant as directed in the order described by Subdivision (1).
(1) an order shall be entered for:
(A) the defendant's removal to the county to which the venue is changed; and
(B) the defendant's delivery to the sheriff of the county to which the venue is changed before the next succeeding term of the court of that county; and
(2) the sheriff with custody of the defendant shall deliver the defendant as directed in the order described by Subdivision (1).
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