Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

2,255 articles · official text as of October 8, 2026

Title 1. Code of Criminal Procedure

Ch. 1 General Provisions32 sections Ch. 2 General Duties of Officers5 sections Ch. 2A Officers; Powers and Duties58 sections Ch. 2B Law Enforcement Interactions with Public35 sections Ch. 3 Definitions4 sections Ch. 4 Courts and Criminal Jurisdiction19 sections Ch. 5 Family Violence Prevention8 sections Ch. 5A Preventing, Investigating, and Prosecuting Family Violence14 sections Ch. 5B Procedures for Certain Offenses Involving Illegal Entry into This State3 sections Ch. 5C Procedures for Real Property Theft and Fraud3 sections Ch. 6 Preventing Offenses by the Act of Magistrates and Other Officers; Education Concerning Consequences of Certain Offenses8 sections Ch. 7 Proceedings Before Magistrates to Prevent Offenses16 sections Ch. 7B Protective Orders16 sections Ch. 7C Prohibition on Recognition, Service, and Enforcement of Extreme Risk Protective Orders6 sections Ch. 8 Suppression of Riots and Other Disturbances9 sections Ch. 9 Offenses Injurious to Public Health6 sections Ch. 9A Trade, Business, or Occupation Injurious to Public Health6 sections Ch. 11 Habeas Corpus71 sections Ch. 12 Limitation8 sections Ch. 13A Venue43 sections Ch. 14 Arrest Without Warrant10 sections Ch. 15 Arrest under Warrant25 sections Ch. 16 The Commitment or Discharge of the Accused23 sections Ch. 17 Bail85 sections Ch. 17A Corporations and Associations9 sections Ch. 18 Search Warrants32 sections Ch. 18A Detection, Interception, and Use of Wire, Oral, and Electronic Communications57 sections Ch. 18B Installation and Use of Tracking Equipment; Access to Communications55 sections Ch. 19A Grand Jury Organization30 sections Ch. 20A Grand Jury Proceedings28 sections Ch. 21 Indictment and Information33 sections Ch. 22 Forfeiture of Bail20 sections Ch. 23 The Capias19 sections Ch. 24 Subpoena and Attachment34 sections Ch. 24A Responding to Subpoenas and Certain Other Court Orders; Preserving Certain Information5 sections Ch. 25 Service of a Copy of the Indictment4 sections Ch. 26 Arraignment23 sections Ch. 27 The Pleading in Criminal Actions20 sections Ch. 28 Motions, Pleadings and Exceptions15 sections Ch. 29 Continuance17 sections Ch. 30 Disqualification of the Judge4 sections Ch. 31A Change of Venue11 sections Ch. 32 Dismissing Prosecutions2 sections Ch. 32A Speedy Trial1 section Ch. 33 The Mode of Trial10 sections Ch. 34 Special Venire in Capital Cases5 sections Ch. 35 Formation of the Jury29 sections Ch. 36 The Trial Before the Jury33 sections Ch. 37 The Verdict18 sections Ch. 38 Evidence in Criminal Actions59 sections Ch. 39 Depositions and Discovery20 sections Ch. 40 New Trials12 sections Ch. 41 Arrest of Judgment5 sections Ch. 42 Judgment and Sentence67 sections Ch. 42A Community Supervision119 sections Ch. 43 Execution of Judgment32 sections Ch. 44 Appeal and Writ of Error51 sections Ch. 45A Justice and Municipal Courts98 sections Ch. 46 Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Mental Illness and Intellectual Disability2 sections Ch. 46B Incompetency to Stand Trial70 sections Ch. 46C Insanity Defense45 sections Ch. 47 Disposition of Stolen Property14 sections Ch. 48 Pardon and Parole6 sections Ch. 49 Inquests Upon Dead Bodies32 sections Ch. 49A Death Inquests62 sections Ch. 50 Fire Inquests7 sections Ch. 50A Fire Inquests8 sections Ch. 51 Fugitives from Justice14 sections Ch. 52 Court of Inquiry9 sections Ch. 55A Expunction of Criminal Records44 sections Ch. 56A Rights of Crime Victims60 sections Ch. 56B Crime Victims' Compensation88 sections Ch. 56C Landowner Compensation for Property Damage Caused by Certain Criminal Activities7 sections Ch. 58 Confidentiality of Identifying Information and Medical Records of Certain Crime Victims45 sections Ch. 59 Forfeiture of Contraband20 sections Ch. 62 Sex Offender Registration Program54 sections Ch. 63 Missing Children and Missing Persons44 sections Ch. 64 Motion for Forensic Dna Testing7 sections Ch. 65 Terrorist Offender Registration Program22 sections Ch. 66 Criminal History Record System31 sections Ch. 67 Compilation of Information Pertaining to Combinations and Criminal Street Gangs24 sections

Title 2. Code of Criminal Procedure

Ch. 101 General Provisions4 sections Ch. 102 Costs, Fees, and Fines Paid by Defendants26 sections Ch. 103 Payment, Collection, and Recordkeeping16 sections Ch. 104 Certain Expenses Paid by State or County4 sections