Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 45.026. Jury Trial; Failure To Appear
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Art. 45.026. JURY TRIAL; FAILURE TO APPEAR. (a) A justice
or municipal court may order a party who does not waive a jury trial
in a justice or municipal court and who fails to appear for the
trial to pay the costs incurred for impaneling the jury.
(b) The justice or municipal court may release a party from
the obligation to pay costs under this section for good cause.
(c) An order issued by a justice or municipal court under
this section may be enforced by contempt as prescribed by Section
21.002(c), Government Code.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 122, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.C.C.P. art. 45.251 and amended by Acts
1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1545, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Article: 45.021 45.0215 45.0216 45.022 45.023 45.024 45.025 45.026 45.027 45.028 45.029 45.030 45.031 45.032 45.033
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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