Attorney representing the state means a district
Attorney representing the state means an attorney authorized by law to represent the state in a criminal case, including a district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney with criminal jurisdiction. The term does not include an attorney representing the state in a justice or municipal court under Chapter 45.
Attorney representing the state means an attorney employed by the civil division of the special prosecution unit to initiate and pursue a civil commitment proceeding under this chapter.
Examples of Attorney representing the state in a sentence
In this chapter: 11-25 (1) "Attorney representing the state" means the 11-26 attorney general, district attorney, criminal district attorney, 11-27 or county attorney.
Fair hearings take place with a DHS judge and an Assistant Attorney General and/or an Assistant County Attorney representing the state.
In this chapter: 23 (1) "Attorney representing the state" meansthe 24 attorney general, district attorney, criminal district attorney, 25 or county attorney.
More Definitions of Attorney representing the state
Attorney representing the state means the prosecutor with felony jurisdiction in the county in which a forfeiture proceeding is held under this chapter or, in a proceeding for forfeiture of contraband as defined under Subdivision (2)(B)(iv) of this article, the city attorney of a municipality if the property is seized in that municipality by a peace officer employed by that municipality and the governing body of the municipality has approved procedures for the city attorney acting in a forfeiture proceeding. In a proceeding for forfeiture of contraband as defined under Subdivision (2)(B)(vii) of this article, the term includes the attorney general.
Attorney representing the state means a district attorney, a criminal district attorney, or a county attorney with criminal jurisdiction.
Attorney representing the state means a district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney with felony criminal jurisdiction who represents the state in a civil commitment proceeding under this chapter.
Attorney representing the state means the attorney general, district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney.
Attorney representing the state means an attorney employed by the prison prosecution unit to initiate and pursue a civil commitment proceeding under this chapter.
Attorney representing the state means the prosecutor with felony jurisdiction in the county in which a forfeiture proceeding is held under this chapter . . . .” TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 59.01(1) (West Supp. 2014). The forfeiture proceeding commences when the attorney representing the State “files a notice of the seizure and intended forfeiture in the name of the state” with the proper district clerk. TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 59.04(b) (West Supp. 2014). Forfeited property is administered by the attorney representing the State “acting as the agent of the state, in accordance with accepted accounting practices and with the provisions of any local agreement entered into between the attorney representing the state and law enforcement agencies.” TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 59.06(a) (West Supp. 2014).4 A forfeiture proceeding under Chapter 59 is an action in rem against contraband. State v. Silver Chevrolet Pickup, 140 S.W.3d 691, 692 (Tex. 2004) (per curiam) (citing Hardy v. State, 102 S.W.3d 123,
Attorney representing the state means the pros- ecutor with felony jurisdiction in the County in which a forfeiture proceeding is held. . . . TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN., art. 59.01(1). Property that is contraband is subject to seizure and forfeiture. . . .