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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Chapter 13 VenueLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Code of Criminal Procedure > Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Chapter 13 Venue Offenses committed wholly or in part outside this State, under circumstances that give this State jurisdiction to prosecute the offender, may be prosecuted in any ... Forgery may be prosecuted in any county where the writing was forged, or where the same was used or passed, or attempted to be used ... Perjury and aggravated perjury may be prosecuted in the county where committed, or in the county where the false statement is used or attempted to ... An offense committed on the boundaries of two or more counties, or within four hundred yards thereof, may be prosecuted and punished in any one ... The offense of criminal homicide committed wholly or in part outside this State, under circumstances that give this State jurisdiction to prosecute the offender, may ... If an offense be committed upon any river or stream, the boundary of this State, it may be prosecuted in the county the boundary of ... If a person receives an injury in one county and dies in another by reason of such injury, the offender may be prosecuted in the ... Where property is stolen in one county and removed by the offender to another county, the offender may be prosecuted either in the county where ... If secured property is taken from one county and unlawfully disposed of in another county or state, the offender may be prosecuted either in the ... An offense committed outside this State by any officer acting under the authority of this State, under circumstances that give this state jurisdiction to prosecute ... An offense committed on board a vessel which is at the time upon any navigable water within the boundaries of this State, may be prosecuted ... Venue for false imprisonment and kidnapping is in either the county in which the offense was committed, or in any county through, into or out ... Criminal conspiracy may be prosecuted in the county where the conspiracy was entered into, in the county where the conspiracy was agreed to be executed, ... Bigamy may be prosecuted: (1) in the county where the bigamous marriage occurred; (2) in any county in this State in which the parties to ... Sexual assault may be prosecuted in the county in which it is committed, in the county in which the victim is abducted, or in any ... Criminal nonsupport may be prosecuted in the county where the offended spouse or child is residing at the time the information or indictment is presented. ... In all cases mentioned in this Chapter, the indictment or information, or any pleading in the case, may allege that the offense was committed in ... If venue is not specifically stated, the proper county for the prosecution of offenses is that in which the offense was committed. Amended by Acts ... If an offense has been committed within the state and it cannot readily be determined within which county or counties the commission took place, trial ... The trial of all felony cases, without a jury, may, with the consent of the defendant in writing, his attorney, and the attorney for the ... The offense of engaging in organized criminal activity may be prosecuted in any county in which any act is committed to effect an objective of ... An offense of possession or delivery of marihuana may be prosecuted in the county where the offense was committed or with the consent of the ... An offense of unauthorized use of a vehicle may be prosecuted in any county where the unauthorized use of the vehicle occurred or in the ... An offense of illegal recruitment of an athlete may be prosecuted in any county in which the offense was committed or in the county in ... (a) In this section "access," "computer," "computer network," "computer program," "computer system," and "owner" have the meanings assigned to those terms by Section 33.01, Penal ... An offense under Chapter 33A, Penal Code, may be prosecuted in the county in which the telecommunications service originated or terminated or in the county ... An offense under Section 32.46, 32.48, 32.49, or 37.13, Penal Code, may be prosecuted either in the county from which any material document was sent ... An offense of escape under Section 38.06, Penal Code, or unauthorized absence under Section 38.113, Penal Code, may be prosecuted in: (1) the county in ... An offense under Section 32.51, Penal Code, may be prosecuted in any county in which the offense was committed or in the county of residence ... Text of section as added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1.02 An offense under Chapter 62 may be prosecuted in: (1) ... Text of section as added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 1039, Sec. 9 An offense under Section 32.52, Penal Code, may be prosecuted ... Art. 13.30, ante. For text of section as added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 1, see ... Art. 13.30, post. ... Text of section as added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 1 (a) An offender who misapplies property held as a fiduciary ... Texas Lawyers
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