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Tex. Penal Code § 39.015 (2026)

Concurrent Jurisdiction To Prosecute Offenses Under This Chapter

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Sec. 39.015. CONCURRENT JURISDICTION TO PROSECUTE OFFENSES UNDER THIS CHAPTER. 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.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 378 (S.B. 563), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2013–2021 · leading case: Lo, Ex Parte John Christopher, 424 S.W.3d 10 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013).
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Lo, Ex Parte John Christopher, 424 S.W.3d 10 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013). “04 (attorney general may offer assistance to prosecutor in insurance fraud case and may prosecute or assist in such case on request of prosecutor); Tex. Penal Code § 39.015 (with consent of local prosecutor, attorney general has concurrent jurisdiction to prosecute offenses…”
Off. of the Attorney Gen. v. Ginger Weatherspoon, 435 S.W.3d 844 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2014). “1 See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 39.015 (West 2011).”
Off. of the Attorney Gen. v. Ginger Weatherspoon, 472 S.W.3d 280 (Tex. 2015). “argues the OAG is an appropriate law-enforcement authority because it may handle some criminal-law matters. The Texas Penal Code grants the Attorney General “concurrent jurisdiction with [a] consenting local prosecutor to prosecute an offense” such as official oppression or…”
Stephens, Zena Collins, No. PD-1032-20 (Tex. Crim. App. Dec. 15, 2021). “Tex. Penal Code § 39.015. Absent the consent and deputization order of a local prosecutor or the request of a district or county attorney for assistance, the Attorney General has no authority to independently prosecute criminal cases in trial courts.”
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