Texas § TN.543.006 - TIME AND PLACE OF APPEARANCE
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§ TN.543.006. TIME AND PLACE OF APPEARANCE
TIME AND PLACE OF APPEARANCE. (a) The time specified in the notice to appear must be at least 10 days after the date of arrest unless the person arrested demands an earlier hearing. (b) The place specified in the notice to appear must be before a magistrate having jurisdiction of the offense who is in the municipality or county in which the offense is alleged to have been committed. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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