Texas · Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 13A.554: FELONY OFFENSE COMMITTED BY CIVILLY COMMITTED SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATOR

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This statute establishes where a felony offense by a civilly committed sexually violent predator may be prosecuted—either in the county where the offense occurred or in the court overseeing the civil commitment.

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