Texas Transportation Code 543.204 – Submission of Record Prohibited
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Text of subsection effective until January 01, 2025
(a) A justice of the peace or municipal judge who defers further proceedings, suspends all or part of the imposition of the fine, and places a defendant on probation under Article 45.051, Code of Criminal Procedure, or a county court judge who follows that procedure under Article 42.111, Code of Criminal Procedure, may not submit a written record to the department, except that if the justice or judge subsequently adjudicates the defendant’s guilt, the justice or judge shall submit the record not later than the seventh day after the date on which the justice or judge adjudicates guilt.
Text of subsection effective on January 01, 2025
Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 543.204
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(a) A justice of the peace or municipal judge who defers further proceedings and suspends all or part of the imposition of the fine under Subchapter G, Chapter 45A, Code of Criminal Procedure, or a county court judge who follows that procedure under Article 42.111, Code of Criminal Procedure, may not submit a written record to the department, except that if the justice or judge subsequently adjudicates the defendant’s guilt, the justice or judge shall submit the record not later than the seventh day after the date on which the justice or judge adjudicates guilt.
(b) The department may not keep a record for which submission is prohibited by this section.
(c) The department may receive a record prepared by a department employee from court records.