Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.103
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.103, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 45A.103. SERVICE OF PROCESS FOR MUNICIPAL COURT.
Official statutory text
(a) All process issued by a municipal court:
(1) may be served by a peace officer or marshal of the municipality in which the court is located; and
(2) shall be served by a peace officer or marshal described by Subdivision (1) if directed by the court.
(b) Process must be served under Subsection (a) in accordance with the law governing a sheriff's or constable's service of process issued by a justice court, as applicable.
(c) A peace officer or marshal of a municipality may serve process issued by a municipal court in that municipality anywhere in the county or counties in which the municipality is located.
(1) may be served by a peace officer or marshal of the municipality in which the court is located; and
(2) shall be served by a peace officer or marshal described by Subdivision (1) if directed by the court.
(b) Process must be served under Subsection (a) in accordance with the law governing a sheriff's or constable's service of process issued by a justice court, as applicable.
(c) A peace officer or marshal of a municipality may serve process issued by a municipal court in that municipality anywhere in the county or counties in which the municipality is located.
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