Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 62.355
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 62.355, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 62.355. WAIVER OF HEARING.
Official statutory text
(a) The prosecuting attorney may waive the state's right to a hearing under this subchapter and agree that registration under this chapter is not required. A waiver under this subsection must state whether the waiver is entered under a plea agreement.
(b) If the waiver is entered under a plea agreement, the court, without a hearing, shall:
(1) enter an order exempting the respondent from registration under this chapter; or
(2) under Section 54.03(j), Family Code, inform the respondent that the court believes a hearing under this article is required and give the respondent the opportunity to:
(A) withdraw the respondent's plea of guilty, nolo contendere, or true; or
(B) affirm the respondent's plea and participate in the hearing.
(c) If the waiver is entered other than under a plea agreement, the court, without a hearing, shall enter an order exempting the respondent from registration under this chapter.
(b) If the waiver is entered under a plea agreement, the court, without a hearing, shall:
(1) enter an order exempting the respondent from registration under this chapter; or
(2) under Section 54.03(j), Family Code, inform the respondent that the court believes a hearing under this article is required and give the respondent the opportunity to:
(A) withdraw the respondent's plea of guilty, nolo contendere, or true; or
(B) affirm the respondent's plea and participate in the hearing.
(c) If the waiver is entered other than under a plea agreement, the court, without a hearing, shall enter an order exempting the respondent from registration under this chapter.
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