Texas § 42A.151 TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION.

Texas Statutes

§ 42A.151 — TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION.

Texas § 42A.151

Code CRCode of Criminal Procedure

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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 42A.151 (2026).

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Art. 42A.151. TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION.

(a)After a defendant has been placed on community supervision, jurisdiction of the case may be transferred to a court of the same rank in this state that:

(1)has geographical jurisdiction where the defendant:

(A)resides; or

(B)violates a condition of community supervision; and

(2)consents to the transfer.

(b)On transfer, the clerk of the court of original jurisdiction shall forward to the court accepting jurisdiction a transcript of any portion of the record as the transferring judge shall direct. The court accepting jurisdiction subsequently shall proceed as if the defendant's trial and conviction had occurred in that court.

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Art. 42A.151. TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION. (a) After a defendant has been placed on community supervision, jurisdiction of the case may be transferred to a court of the same rank in this state that:
(1) has geographical jurisdiction where the defendant:
(A) resides; or
(B) violates a condition of community supervision; and
(2) consents to the transfer.
(b) On transfer, the clerk of the court of original jurisdiction shall forward to the court accepting jurisdiction a transcript of any portion of the record as the transferring judge shall direct. The court accepting jurisdiction subsequently shall proceed as if the defendant's trial and conviction had occurred in that court.