Art. 37.06. PRESENCE OF DEFENDANT.  In felony cases the defendant must be present when the verdict is read unless his absence is wilful or voluntary.  A verdict in a misdemeanor case may be received and read in the absence of the defendant.
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.

Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.  Amended by Acts 1967, 60th Leg., p. 1739, ch. 659, Sec. 22, eff. Aug. 28, 1967;  Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 971, ch. 399, Sec. 2(A), eff. Jan. 1, 1974;  Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 1126, ch. 426, art. 3, Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 1973.



Added by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 1125, ch. 426, art. 3, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 1973.


Subsec. (e) amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2673, ch. 725, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 44, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 652, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 838, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Subsec. (i) added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 781, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Sec. 2(e) amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 140, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Sec. 2(a) amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 585, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by: 
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 399 (S.B. 1507), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 787 (S.B. 60), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 787 (S.B. 60), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 787 (S.B. 60), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 787 (S.B. 60), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.015, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.016, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 2, Sec. 2, eff. July 22, 2013.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1214 (S.B. 719), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 781, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.  Sec. 3(h) amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 14.22, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Sec. 3(a) amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 585, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by: 
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.017, eff. September 1, 2009.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 593 (H.B. 8), Sec. 1.04, eff. September 1, 2007.