Sec. 432.014. DELIVERY OF OFFENDERS TO CIVIL AUTHORITIES. (a) Under regulations prescribed under this chapter a person subject to this chapter who is on active state duty and who is accused of an offense against civil authority may be delivered, on request, to the civil authority for trial.
(b) If delivery under this section is made to a civil authority of a person undergoing sentence of a court-martial, the delivery, if followed by conviction in a civil tribunal, interrupts the execution of the sentence of the court-martial, and the offender, after having answered to the civil authorities for the offense, on the request of competent military authority, shall be returned to military custody for the completion of the sentence.
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