Texas § 18.183 DEPOSIT OF MONEY PENDING DISPOSITION.

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§ 18.183 — DEPOSIT OF MONEY PENDING DISPOSITION.

Texas § 18.183

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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 18.183 (2026).

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Art. 18.183. DEPOSIT OF MONEY PENDING DISPOSITION.

(a)If money is seized by a law enforcement agency in connection with a violation of Chapter 47 , Penal Code, the state or the political subdivision of the state that employs the law enforcement agency may deposit the money in an interest-bearing bank account in the jurisdiction of the agency that made seizure or in the county in which the money was seized until a final judgment is rendered concerning the violation.

(b)If a final judgment is rendered concerning a violation of Chapter 47 , Penal Code, money seized in connection with the violation that has been placed in an interest-bearing bank account shall be distributed according to this chapter, with any interest being distributed in the same manner and used for the same purpose as the

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Art. 18.183. DEPOSIT OF MONEY PENDING DISPOSITION. (a) If money is seized by a law enforcement agency in connection with a violation of Chapter 47 , Penal Code, the state or the political subdivision of the state that employs the law enforcement agency may deposit the money in an interest-bearing bank account in the jurisdiction of the agency that made seizure or in the county in which the money was seized until a final judgment is rendered concerning the violation.
(b) If a final judgment is rendered concerning a violation of Chapter 47 , Penal Code, money seized in connection with the violation that has been placed in an interest-bearing bank account shall be distributed according to this chapter, with any interest being distributed in the same manner and used for the same purpose as the principal.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 4.02(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Renumbered from art. 18.182 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 16.01(6), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.