Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.157
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.157, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 45A.157. FAILURE TO APPEAR FOR JURY TRIAL.
Official statutory text
(a) A justice or municipal court may order a defendant who does not waive a jury trial in a justice or municipal court and who fails to appear for the trial to pay a reimbursement fee for the costs incurred for impaneling the jury.
(b) The justice or municipal court for good cause may release a defendant from the obligation to pay the reimbursement fee under this article.
(c) An order issued by a justice or municipal court under this article may be enforced by contempt as provided by Section 21.002(c), Government Code.
(b) The justice or municipal court for good cause may release a defendant from the obligation to pay the reimbursement fee under this article.
(c) An order issued by a justice or municipal court under this article may be enforced by contempt as provided by Section 21.002(c), Government Code.
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