Text of article effective on January 01, 2025
Art. 45A.157.  FAILURE TO APPEAR FOR JURY TRIAL.  (a)  A justice or municipal court may order a defendant who does not waive a jury trial in a justice or municipal court and who fails to appear for the trial to pay a reimbursement fee for the costs incurred for impaneling the jury.
(b)  The justice or municipal court for good cause may release a defendant from the obligation to pay the reimbursement fee under this article.
(c)  An order issued by a justice or municipal court under this article may be enforced by contempt as provided by Section 21.002(c), Government Code.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 1.001, eff. January 1, 2025.