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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority to appear by telephone or videoconference |
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in municipal and justice courts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 45, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Art. 45.0201. APPEARANCE BY TELEPHONE OR VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
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If the justice or judge determines that requiring a defendant to |
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appear before the justice or judge in person for a hearing [under |
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Article 45.0445 or 45.045] would impose an undue hardship on the |
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defendant, the justice or judge may allow the defendant to appear by |
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telephone or videoconference. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect on September 1, 2023. |