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| 1 | 1 | 89R1185 CMO-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Garcia of Dallas H.B. No. 4697 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to a defendant's appearance by telephone or | |
| 10 | 10 | videoconference in a justice or municipal court. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Article 45A.260, Code of Criminal Procedure, is | |
| 13 | 13 | amended to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | Art. 45A.260. APPEARANCE BY TELEPHONE OR VIDEOCONFERENCE. | |
| 15 | 15 | If the justice or judge determines that requiring a defendant to | |
| 16 | 16 | appear before the justice or judge in person for a hearing [under | |
| 17 | 17 | Article 45A.258 or 45A.259] would impose an undue hardship on the | |
| 18 | 18 | defendant, the justice or judge may allow the defendant to appear by | |
| 19 | 19 | telephone or videoconference. | |
| 20 | 20 | SECTION 2. Article 45A.260, Code of Criminal Procedure, as | |
| 21 | 21 | amended by this Act, applies to a proceeding that commences before, | |
| 22 | 22 | on, or after the effective date of this Act. | |
| 23 | 23 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |