Texas Code Of Criminal Procedure Title 1, Chapter 13 - Venue

• Texas Article 13.01 - Offenses Committed Outside This State
  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...
• Texas Article 13.02 - Forgery
  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...
• Texas Article 13.03 - Perjury
  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...
• Texas Article 13.04 - On The Boundaries Of Counties
  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...
• Texas Article 13.045 - On The Boundaries Of Certain Municipalities
  An offense punishable by fine only that is committed on the boundary, or within 200 yards of the boundary, of contiguous municipalities that have entered...
• Texas Article 13.05 - Criminal Homicide Committed Outside This State
  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...
• Texas Article 13.06 - Committed On A Boundary Stream
  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...
• Texas Article 13.07 - Injured In One County And Dying In Another
  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...
• Texas Article 13.075 - Child Injured In One County And Residing In Another
  An offense under Title 5, Penal Code, involving a victim younger than 18 years of age, or an offense under Section 25.03, Penal Code, that...
• Texas Article 13.08 - Theft; Organized Retail Theft; Cargo Theft
  (a) Where property is stolen in one county and removed to another county, the offender may be prosecuted either in the county in which the...
• Texas Article 13.09 - Hindering Secured Creditors
  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...
• Texas Article 13.10 - Persons Acting Under Authority Of This State
  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...
• Texas Article 13.11 - On Vessels
  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...
• Texas Article 13.12 - Trafficking Of Persons, False Imprisonment, Kidnapping, And Smuggling Of Persons
  Venue for trafficking of persons, false imprisonment, kidnapping, and smuggling of persons is in: (1) the county in which the offense was committed; or (2)...
• Texas Article 13.13 - Conspiracy
  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,...
• Texas Article 13.14 - Bigamy
  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...
• Texas Article 13.15 - Sexual Assault
  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...
• Texas Article 13.16 - Criminal Nonsupport
  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....
• Texas Article 13.17 - Proof Of Venue
  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...
• Texas Article 13.18 - Other Offenses
  If venue is not specifically stated, the proper county for the prosecution of offenses is that in which the offense was committed. Acts 1965, 59th...
• Texas Article 13.19 - Where Venue Cannot Be Determined
  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...
• Texas Article 13.20 - Venue By Consent
  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...
• Texas Article 13.21 - Organized Criminal Activity
  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...
• Texas Article 13.22 - Possession And Delivery Of Marihuana
  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...
• Texas Article 13.23 - Unauthorized Use Of A Vehicle
  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...
• Texas Article 13.24 - Illegal Recruitment Of Athletes
  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...
• Texas Article 13.25 - Computer Crimes
  (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...
• Texas Article 13.26 - Telecommunications Crimes
  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...
• Texas Article 13.27 - Simulating Legal Process
  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...
• Texas Article 13.271 - Prosecution Of Mortgage Fraud
  (a) In this article, "real estate transaction" means a sale, lease, trade, exchange, gift, grant, or other conveyance of a real property interest. (b) Any...
• Texas Article 13.28 - Escape; Unauthorized Absence
  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...
• Texas Article 13.29 - Fraudulent Use Or Possession Of Identifying Information
  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...
• Texas Article 13.295 - Unauthorized Acquisition Or Transfer Of Certain Financial Information
  An offense under Section 31.17, Penal Code, may be prosecuted in any county in which the offense was committed or in the county of residence...
• Texas Article 13.30 - Fraudulent, Substandard, Or Fictitious Degree
  An offense under Section 32.52, Penal Code, may be prosecuted in the county in which an element of the offense occurs or in Travis County....
• Texas Article 13.31 - Failure To Comply With Sex Offender Registration Statute
  An offense under Chapter 62 may be prosecuted in: (1) any county in which an element of the offense occurs; (2) the county in which...
• Texas Article 13.315 - Failure To Comply With Sexually Violent Predator Civil Commitment Requirement
  An offense under Section 841.085, Health and Safety Code, may be prosecuted in the county in which any element of the offense occurs or in...
• Texas Article 13.32 - Misapplication Of Certain Property
  (a) An offender who misapplies property held as a fiduciary or property of a financial institution in one county and removes the property to another...
• Texas Article 13.34 - Certain Offenses Committed Against A Child Committed To The Texas Juvenile Justice Department
  An offense described by Article 104.003(a) committed by an employee or officer of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department or a person providing services under a...
• Texas Article 13.35 - Money Laundering
  Money laundering may be prosecuted in the county in which the offense was committed as provided by Article 13.18 or, if the prosecution is based...
• Texas Article 13.36 - Stalking
  The offense of stalking may be prosecuted in any county in which an element of the offense occurred. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S.,...

Last modified: September 28, 2016