Tex. Code of Crim. Proc. Article 31A.152
Clerk’s Duties on Return to County in Which Indictment or Information Filed


(a)

Except as provided by Subsection (b), on an order returning a case to the county in which the indictment or information was filed as provided by Article 31A.151 (Return to County in Which Indictment or Information Filed; Subsequent Proceedings), the clerk of the county in which the case was tried shall:

(1)

make a certified copy of:

(A)

the court’s order directing the return; and

(B)

the defendant’s bail bond, personal bond, or appeal bond, if any;

(2)

gather the original papers in the case and certify under official seal that the papers are all the original papers on file in the court in which the case was tried; and

(3)

transmit the items described by Subdivisions (1) and (2) to the clerk of the court in which the indictment or information was filed.

(b)

This article does not apply to a proceeding in which the clerk of the court in which the indictment or information was filed was present and performed the duties as clerk for the court under Article 31A.052 (Use of Services of Original Venue).
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 1.001, eff. January 1, 2025.

Source: Article 31A.152 — Clerk's Duties on Return to County in Which Indictment or Information Filed, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.­31A.­htm#31A.­152 (accessed May 18, 2024).

Accessed:
May 18, 2024

Art. 31A.152’s source at texas​.gov