Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 59.08
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 59.08, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 59.08. DEPOSIT OF MONEY PENDING DISPOSITION.
Official statutory text
(a) If money that is contraband is seized, the attorney representing the state may deposit the money in an interest-bearing bank account in the jurisdiction of the attorney representing the state until a final judgment is rendered concerning the contraband.
(b) If a final judgment is rendered concerning contraband, money that has been placed in an interest-bearing bank account under Subsection (a) of this article shall be distributed in the same manner as proceeds are distributed under Article 59.06 of this code, with any interest being distributed in the same manner and used for the same purpose as the principal.
(b) If a final judgment is rendered concerning contraband, money that has been placed in an interest-bearing bank account under Subsection (a) of this article shall be distributed in the same manner as proceeds are distributed under Article 59.06 of this code, with any interest being distributed in the same manner and used for the same purpose as the principal.
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