Section 17A.07 - Presence of Corporation or Association(a) A defendant corporation or association appears through counsel.(b) If a corporation or association does not appear in response to summons, or appears but fails or refuses to plead: (1) it is deemed to be present in person for all purposes; and(2) the court shall enter a plea of not guilty in its behalf; and(3) the court may proceed with trial, judgment, and sentencing.(c) If, having appeared and entered a plea in response to summons, a corporation or association is absent without good cause at any time during later proceedings:(1) it is deemed to be present in person for all purposes; and(2) the court may proceed with trial, judgment, or sentencing.Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 17A.07
Added by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 981, ch. 399, Sec. 2(D), eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Text of article effective on2/29/2012