Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 5
BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, personally appeared ______________________________, who being by me duly sworn, stated as follows:
My name is __________. I am of sound mind, over the age of 18 years, capable of making this affidavit, and personally acquainted with the facts stated in this affidavit.
My address is __________.
On the ___ day of __________, 20___, I was employed by ___________.
On that date, I came into possession of the physical evidence described as follows: (description of evidence)
I received the physical evidence from __________ (name of person or description of location) on the ___ day of __________, 20___, by ___________ (method of receipt).
This physical evidence was in a container described and marked as follows: (description of container)
I transferred the physical evidence to __________ (name of person or description of location) on the ___ day of __________, 20___, by ___________ (method of delivery).
During the time that the physical evidence was in my custody, I did not make any changes or alterations to the condition of the physical evidence except for those resulting from field or laboratory testing procedures, and the physical evidence or a representative sample of the physical evidence was transferred in essentially the same condition as received.
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Affiant
SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED before me on the ___ day of __________, 20___.
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Notary Public, State of Texas
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 923, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 78 (S.B. 354), Sec. 5, eff. May 18, 2013.