Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 26.06 – Elected Officials Not to Be Appointed
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Terms Used In Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 26.06
- Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
No court may appoint an elected county, district or state official to represent a person accused of crime, unless the official has notified the court of his availability for appointment. If an official has notified the court of his availability and is appointed as counsel, he may decline the appointment if he determines that it is in the best interest of his office to do so. Nothing in this Code shall modify any statutory provision for legislative continuance.