Texas Penal Code 39.015 – Concurrent Jurisdiction to Prosecute Offenses Under This Chapter
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Terms Used In Texas Penal Code 39.015
- Consent: means assent in fact, whether express or apparent. See Texas Penal Code 1.07
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
With the consent of the appropriate local county or district attorney, the attorney general has concurrent jurisdiction with that consenting local prosecutor to prosecute an offense under this chapter.