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2022 Texas Statutes
Code of Criminal Procedure
Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure
Chapter 13 - Venue
Article 13.075. Child Injured in One County and Residing in Another
Universal Citation: TX Code Crim Pro art 13.075 (2022)
An offense under Title 5, Penal Code, involving a victim younger than 18 years of age, or an offense under Section 25.03, Penal Code, that results in bodily injury to a child younger than 18 years of age, may be prosecuted in the county:
(1) in which an element of the offense was committed;
(2) in which the defendant is apprehended;
(3) in which the victim resides; or
(4) in which the defendant resides.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1100 (S.B. 1551), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
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