Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 140B.003 – Previously Seized Assets
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Terms Used In Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 140B.003
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a remedy provided by this chapter may not be assessed against, and the attorney general may not claim or pursue in an action brought under this chapter, any proceeds, contraband, or other property of any kind over which a law enforcement authority has previously asserted jurisdiction under Chapter 59, Code of Criminal Procedure, at the time an action under this chapter was filed.