Texas · Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 55A.001: APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

This statute defines which people a legal subchapter applies to: those arrested for felonies or misdemeanors, whether in custody or not.

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