Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 45.017. Criminal Docket
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Art. 45.017. [879] [969] [934] CRIMINAL DOCKET. (a) The
justice or judge of each court, or, if directed by the justice or
judge, the clerk of the court, shall keep a docket containing the
following information:
(1) the style and file number of each criminal action;
(2) the nature of the offense charged;
(3) the plea offered by the defendant and the date the plea
was entered;
(4) the date the warrant, if any, was issued and the return
made thereon;
(5) the date the examination or trial was held, and if a
trial was held, whether it was by a jury or by the justice or judge;
(6) the verdict of the jury, if any, and the date of the
verdict;
(7) the judgment and sentence of the court, and the date
each was given;
(8) the motion for new trial, if any, and the decision
thereon; and
(9) whether an appeal was taken and the date of that action.
(b) The information in the docket may be processed and
stored by the use of electronic data processing equipment, at the
discretion of the justice of the peace or the municipal court judge.
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722. Amended by Acts 1989,
71st Leg., ch. 499, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989. Renumbered from
Vernon's Ann.C.C.P. art. 45.13 and amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg.,
ch. 1545, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Article: 45.003 45.011 45.012 45.013 45.014 45.015 45.016 45.017 45.018 45.019 45.020 45.021 45.0215 45.0216 45.022
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