Texas Water Code 7.197 – Arraignment and Pleadings
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Terms Used In Texas Water Code 7.197
- Arraignment: A proceeding in which an individual who is accused of committing a crime is brought into court, told of the charges, and asked to plead guilty or not guilty.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
In any criminal action instituted against a private corporation under this subchapter:
(1) appearance is for the purpose of arraignment; and
(2) the corporation has 10 full days after the day the arraignment takes place and before the day the trial begins to file written pleadings.