Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 45.013. Filing With Clerk By Mail
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Art. 45.013. FILING WITH CLERK BY MAIL. (a) Notwithstanding
any other law, for the purposes of this chapter a document is
considered timely filed with the clerk of a court if:
(1) the document is deposited with the United States Postal
Service in a first class postage prepaid envelope properly
addressed to the clerk on or before the date the document is
required to be filed with the clerk; and
(2) the clerk receives the document not later than the 10th
day after the date the document is required to be filed with the
clerk.
(b) A legible postmark affixed by the United States Postal
Service is prima facie evidence of the date the document is
deposited with the United States Postal Service.
(c) In this article, "day" does not include Saturday,
Sunday, or a legal holiday.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1545, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Article: 44.46 44.47 45.001 45.002 45.003 45.011 45.012 45.013 45.014 45.015 45.016 45.017 45.018 45.019 45.020
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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