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| 1 | 1 | 89R9126 JDK-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Moody H.B. No. 2448 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to the waiver of a defendant's arraignment. | |
| 10 | 10 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 11 | 11 | SECTION 1. Article 26.011, Code of Criminal Procedure, is | |
| 12 | 12 | amended to read as follows: | |
| 13 | 13 | Art. 26.011. WAIVER OF ARRAIGNMENT. (a) An attorney | |
| 14 | 14 | representing a defendant may present a waiver of arraignment, and | |
| 15 | 15 | the clerk of the court may not require the presence of the defendant | |
| 16 | 16 | as a condition of accepting the waiver. | |
| 17 | 17 | (b) An attorney representing a defendant may sign a waiver | |
| 18 | 18 | of arraignment on the defendant's behalf. | |
| 19 | 19 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |