HB 4237
AN ACT relating to appeals from a justice or municipal court.
House Bill • Hayes
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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What This Bill Does
relating to appeals from a justice or municipal court.
Bill Text
relating to appeals from a justice or municipal court. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Article 45A.204, Code of Criminal Procedure, is Art. 45A.204. EFFECT OF APPEAL. All further proceedings in the case in the justice or municipal court shall [must] cease during the pendency of the appeal when a defendant files the appeal bond required by law with the justice or municipal court. SECTION 2. Article 44.17, Code of Criminal Procedure, is Art. 44.17. APPEAL TO COUNTY COURT, HOW CONDUCTED. In all appeals to a county court from justice courts and municipal courts other than municipal courts of record, the trial shall be de novo in the trial in the county court, the same as if the prosecution had been originally commenced in that court. An appeal to the county court from a municipal court of record may be based only on errors reflected in the record. The county court may dismiss a case appealed to the court or remand the case to the justice or municipal SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
filed
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to appeals from a justice or municipal court.
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