Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 8
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 8, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 8. ANNUAL REPORT.
Official statutory text
Not later than December 1 of each year, the commission shall prepare and publish a report that includes:
(1) a description of each complaint filed with the commission during the preceding 12-month period, the disposition of each complaint, and the status of any complaint still pending on December 31;
(2) a description of any specific forensic method or methodology the commission designates as part of the accreditation process for crime laboratories established by rule under this article;
(3) recommendations for best practices concerning the definition of "forensic analysis" provided by statute or by rule;
(4) developments in forensic science made or used in other state or federal investigations and the activities of the commission, if any, with respect to those developments; and
(5) other information that is relevant to investigations involving forensic science, as determined by the presiding officer of the commission.
(1) a description of each complaint filed with the commission during the preceding 12-month period, the disposition of each complaint, and the status of any complaint still pending on December 31;
(2) a description of any specific forensic method or methodology the commission designates as part of the accreditation process for crime laboratories established by rule under this article;
(3) recommendations for best practices concerning the definition of "forensic analysis" provided by statute or by rule;
(4) developments in forensic science made or used in other state or federal investigations and the activities of the commission, if any, with respect to those developments; and
(5) other information that is relevant to investigations involving forensic science, as determined by the presiding officer of the commission.
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