Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 45.046. Commitment
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Art. 45.046. [919] [1014] [979] COMMITMENT. (a) When a
judgment and sentence have been entered against a defendant and the
defendant defaults in the discharge of the judgment, the judge may
order the defendant confined in jail until discharged by law if the
judge determines that:
(1) the defendant intentionally failed to make a good faith
effort to discharge the judgment; or
(2) the defendant is not indigent.
(b) A certified copy of the judgment, sentence, and order is
sufficient to authorize such confinement.
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722. Amended by Acts 1971,
62nd Leg., p. 2991, ch. 987, Sec. 7, eff. June 15, 1971. Renumbered
from Vernon's Ann.C.C.P. art. 45.52 and amended by Acts 1999, 76th
Leg., ch. 1545, Sec. 46, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Article: 45.041 45.042 45.0425 45.0426 45.043 45.044 45.045 45.046 45.047 45.048 45.049 45.050 45.051 45.0511 45.052
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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