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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - CRIM P Art. 13.271. Prosecution of mortgage fraud

Current as of April 14, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(a) In this article, “real estate transaction” means a sale, lease, trade, exchange, gift, grant, or other conveyance of a real property interest.

(b) Any offense under Chapter 32, Penal Code, that involves a real estate transaction may be prosecuted in:

(1) the county where the property is located;  or

(2) any county in which part of the transaction occurred, including the generation of documentation supporting the transaction.

(c) An offense under Section 32.46, 32.48, or 32.49, Penal Code, that involves a real estate transaction may also be prosecuted in any county authorized by Article 13.27.

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