Texas · Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 38.33: PRESERVATION AND USE OF EVIDENCE OF CERTAIN MISDEMEANOR CONVICTIONS.Sec
What this law says, in plain English
Courts must obtain and record thumbprints or fingerprints of defendants convicted of felonies or jail-punishable misdemeanors, or placed on deferred adjudication, on judgment documents or docket sheets.
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