Sec. 432.011. RESTRAINT OF PERSONS CHARGED WITH OFFENSES. A person subject to this chapter charged with an offense under this chapter shall be ordered into arrest or confinement, as circumstances may require, but if charged with only an offense normally tried by a summary court-martial, the person may not ordinarily be placed in confinement. If a person subject to this chapter is placed in arrest or confinement before trial, immediate steps shall be taken to inform the person of the specific wrong of which the person is accused and to try the person or to dismiss the charges and release the person. A person confined other than in a guardhouse, whether before, during, or after trial by a military court, shall be confined in a civilian jail.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 807 (H.B. 2417), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle C - State Military Forces and Veterans
Chapter 432 - Texas Code of Military Justice
Subchapter B. Apprehension and Restraint; Nonjudicial Punishment
Section 432.009. Apprehension of Deserters
Section 432.010. Imposition of Restraint
Section 432.011. Restraint of Persons Charged With Offenses
Section 432.012. Reports and Receiving of Prisoners
Section 432.013. Punishment Prohibited Before Trial
Section 432.014. Delivery of Offenders to Civil Authorities
Section 432.015. Commanding Officer's Nonjudicial Punishment