Failure of defendant to appear at trial.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 16-47
in effectSec. 16-47. - Failure of defendant to appear at trial.
It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to fail to appear for the arraignment or trial of any charge against the person pending in the municipal courts of the city.
(Ord. No. 00-325, § 1, 4-26-00; Ord. No. 2011-995, § 2, 11-16-2011)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH16MUCO_ARTIIIPRPR_S16-47FADEAPTRFetched: 10/26/2026
