Text of article effective until January 01, 2025

Art. 13.28. ESCAPE;  UNAUTHORIZED ABSENCE.  An offense of escape under Section 38.06, Penal Code, or unauthorized absence under Section 38.113, Penal Code, may be prosecuted in:
(1) the county in which the offense of escape or unauthorized absence was committed;  or
(2) the county in which the defendant committed the offense for which the defendant was placed in custody, detained, or required to submit to treatment.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 392, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 3.001(6), eff. January 1, 2025.