Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 54.02. Repealing Clause
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Art. 54.02. REPEALING CLAUSE. Sec. 1. (a) Except as
otherwise provided in this Article 54.02, all laws relating to
criminal procedure in this State that are not embraced,
incorporated, or included in this Act and that have not been enacted
during the Regular Session of the 59th Legislature are repealed.
(b) None of the following articles of the Code of Criminal
Procedure of Texas, 1925, in force on the effective date of this
Act, is repealed: 52; 52-1 through 52-161, both inclusive; 367D
through 367K, both inclusive; 781B-1, 781B-2; 944 through 951,
both inclusive; 1009 through 1035, both inclusive; 1037 through
1056, both inclusive; 1058 through 1064, both inclusive; and 1075
through 1082, both inclusive.
Sec. 2. (a) All laws and parts of laws relating to criminal
procedure omitted from this Act have been intentionally omitted,
and all additions to and changes in such procedure have been
intentionally made. This Act shall be construed to be an
independent Act of the Legislature, enacted under its caption, and
the articles contained in this Act, as revised, rewritten, changed,
combined, and codified, may not be construed as a continuation of
former laws except as otherwise provided in this Act. The existing
statutes of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended,
and of the Penal Code of Texas, 1925, as amended, which contain
special or specific provisions of criminal procedure covering
specific instances are not repealed by this Act.
(b) A person under recognizance or bond on the effective
date of this Act continues under such recognizance or bond pending
final disposition of any action pending against him.
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Article: 52.04 52.05 52.06 52.07 52.08 52.09 54.01 54.02 54.03 55.01 55.02 55.03 55.04 55.05 55.06
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