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Code of Criminal Procedure
Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure
Chapter 13 - Venue
Article 13.271. Prosecution of Mortgage Fraud
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TX Code Crim Pro art 13.271 (2023)
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(a) In this article, "real estate transaction" means a sale, lease, trade, exchange, gift, grant, or other conveyance of a real property interest.
(b) Any offense under Chapter 32, Penal Code, that involves a real estate transaction may be prosecuted in:
(1) the county where the property is located; or
(2) any county in which part of the transaction occurred, including the generation of documentation supporting the transaction.
(c) An offense under Section 32.46, 32.48, or 32.49, Penal Code, that involves a real estate transaction may also be prosecuted in any county authorized by Article 13.27.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 389 (S.B. 485), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 3.001(6), eff. January 1, 2025.
Text of article effective until January 01, 2025
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