Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56A.555
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56A.555, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 56A.555. NOTICE OF TRANSFER FROM OR RETURN TO CUSTODY.
Official statutory text
The department shall include in a notice provided under Article 56A.552(2) or 56A.553(2) the name, address, and telephone number of the peace officer receiving the defendant into custody. On returning the defendant to the custody of the department, the victim services division of the department shall notify the victim, witness, guardian, or close relative, as applicable, of the return.
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