COMPLIANCE WITH OR VIOLATION OF PROMISE TO APPEAR
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Azeez v. State (2008)
Most recently applied in Troy Allen Timmins v. State (July 2018)
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff
(a) A person may comply with a written promise to appear in court by an appearance by counsel.
(b) A person who wilfully violates a written promise to appear in court, given as provided by this subchapter, commits a misdemeanor regardless of the disposition of the charge on which the person was arrested.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.