Texas Statutes
§ 44.181 — DEFECT IN COMPLAINT.
Texas § 44.181
JurisdictionTexas
Code CRCode of Criminal Procedure
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Bluebook
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 44.181 (2026).
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Art. 44.181. DEFECT IN COMPLAINT.
(a)A court conducting a trial de novo based on an appeal from a justice or municipal court may dismiss the case because of a defect in the complaint only if the defendant objected to the defect before the trial began in the justice or municipal court.
(b)The attorney representing the state may move to amend a defective complaint before the trial de novo begins.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 478, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Subsec. (a) amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1545, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Nearby Sections
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§ 44.01
APPEAL BY STATE.§ 44.02
DEFENDANT MAY APPEAL.§ 44.03
PRESENCE IN APPELLATE COURT.§ 44.04
BOND PENDING APPEAL.§ 44.041
CONDITIONS IN LIEU OF BOND.§ 44.05
RECEIPT OF MANDATE.§ 44.08
NOTICE OF APPEAL.§ 44.09
ESCAPE PENDING APPEAL.§ 44.10
SHERIFF TO REPORT ESCAPE.§ 44.11
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Bluebook (online)
Texas § 44.181, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/CR/44.181.