Texas Code Of Criminal Procedure Title 1, Chapter 47 - Disposition Of Stolen Property

• Texas Article 47.01 - Subject To Order Of Court
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an officer who comes into custody of property alleged to have been stolen shall hold it subject to...
• Texas Article 47.01a - Restoration When No Trial Is Pending
  (a) If a criminal action relating to allegedly stolen property is not pending, a district judge, county court judge, statutory county court judge, or justice...
• Texas Article 47.02 - Restored On Trial
  (a) On the trial of any criminal action for theft or any other offense involving the illegal acquisition of property, the court trying the case...
• Texas Article 47.03 - Schedule
  When an officer seizes property alleged to have been stolen, he shall immediately file a schedule of the same, and its value, with the court...
• Texas Article 47.04 - Restored To Owner
  Upon an examining trial, if it is proven to the satisfaction of the court that any person is the true owner of property alleged to...
• Texas Article 47.05 - Bond Required
  If the court has any doubt as to the ownership of the property, the court may require a bond of the claimant for its re-delivery...
• Texas Article 47.06 - Property Sold
  If the property is not claimed within 30 days from the conviction of the person accused of illegally acquiring it, the same procedure for its...
• Texas Article 47.07 - Owner May Recover
  The real owner of the property sold under the provisions of Article 47.06 may recover such property under the same terms as prescribed in Subsection...
• Texas Article 47.08 - Written Instrument
  If the property is a written instrument, it shall be deposited with the county clerk of the county where the proceedings are had, subject to...
• Texas Article 47.09 - Claimant To Pay Charges
  The claimant of the property, before he shall be entitled to have the same delivered to him, shall pay all reasonable charges for the safekeeping...
• Texas Article 47.10 - Charges Of Officer
  When property is sold, and the proceeds of sale are ready to be paid into the county treasury, the amount of expenses for keeping the...
• Texas Article 47.11 - Scope Of Chapter
  Each provision of this Chapter relating to stolen property applies as well to property acquired in any manner which makes the acquisition a penal offense....
• Texas Article 47.12 - Appeal
  (a) Appeals from a hearing in a district court, county court, or statutory county court under Article 47.01a of this code shall be heard by...

Last modified: September 28, 2016