87R688 ADM-D
By: Johnson S.B. No. 332
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to an application for a writ of habeas corpus in a
community supervision case.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 5(a), Article 11.072, Code of Criminal
Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
(a) Immediately on filing an application, the applicant
shall serve a copy of the application on the attorney representing
the state[,] by:
(1) [either] certified mail, return receipt
requested;
(2) [, or] personal service; or
(3) secure electronic mail or another form of secure
electronic transmission.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to an application for a writ of habeas corpus filed on or after the
effective date of this Act. An application filed before the
effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the
application was filed, and the former law is continued in effect for
that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.