Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 4.17. Transfer Of Certain Misdemeanors
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Art. 4.17. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN MISDEMEANORS. On a plea of
not guilty to a misdemeanor offense punishable by confinement in
jail, entered in a county court of a judge who is not a licensed
attorney, on the motion of the state or the defendant, the judge may
transfer the case to a district court having jurisdiction in the
county or to a county court at law in the county presided over by a
judge who is a licensed attorney. The judge may make the transfer
on his own motion. The attorney representing the state in the case
in county court shall continue the prosecution in the court to which
the case is transferred. Provided, in no case may any such case be
transferred to a district court except with the written consent of
the judge of the district court to which the transfer is sought.
Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1586, ch. 303, Sec. 6, eff. Jan. 1,
1984. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 295, Sec. 1, eff. Sept.
1, 1989.
Article: 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.045 5.05
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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