Texas · Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 18A.251: DEFINITION

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This statute defines 'correctional facility' to mean either a place defined in the Penal Code or a secure correctional or detention facility defined in the Family Code.

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