# Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 12.05: ABSENCE FROM STATE AND TIME OF PENDENCY OF INDICTMENT, ETC

> Texas · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C12_S12.05

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 12.05
- **Heading:** ABSENCE FROM STATE AND TIME OF PENDENCY OF INDICTMENT, ETC
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 12 / Section 12.05

## Text

, NOT COMPUTED. (a) The time during which the accused is absent from the state shall not be computed in the period of limitation.

(b) The time during the pendency of an indictment, information, or complaint shall not be computed in the period of limitation.

(c) The term "during the pendency," as used herein, means that period of time beginning with the day the indictment, information, or complaint is filed in a court of competent jurisdiction, and ending with the day such accusation is, by an order of a trial court having jurisdiction thereof, determined to be invalid for any reason.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 12.01 § 12.01. FELONIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C12_S12.01.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 12.02 § 12.02. MISDEMEANORS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C12_S12.02.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 12.03 § 12.03. AGGRAVATED OFFENSES, ATTEMPT, CONSPIRACY, SOLICITATION, ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C12_S12.03.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 12.04 § 12.04. COMPUTATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C12_S12.04.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 12.05 § 12.05. ABSENCE FROM STATE AND TIME OF PENDENCY OF INDICTMENT, ETC.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C12_S12.05.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 12.06 § 12.06. AN INDICTMENT IS "PRESENTED," WHEN.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C12_S12.06.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 12.07 § 12.07. AN INFORMATION IS "PRESENTED," WHEN.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C12_S12.07.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 12.015 § 12.015. RACKETEERING AND UNLAWFUL DEBT COLLECTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C12_S12.015.md)

---

Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C12_S12.05. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.