Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 11.27. How Writ May Be Served And Returned
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Art. 11.27. [139] [187] [177] HOW WRIT MAY BE SERVED AND
RETURNED. The writ may be served by delivering a copy of the
original to the person who is charged with having the party under
restraint or in custody, and exhibiting the original, if demanded;
if he refuse to receive it, he shall be informed verbally of the
purport of the writ. If he refuses admittance to the person wishing
to make the service, or conceals himself, a copy of the writ may be
fixed upon some conspicuous part of the house where such person
resides or conceals himself, or of the place where the prisoner is
confined; and the person serving the writ of habeas corpus shall,
in all cases, state fully, in his return, the manner and the time of
the service of the writ.
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.
Article: 11.20 11.21 11.22 11.23 11.24 11.25 11.26 11.27 11.28 11.29 11.30 11.31 11.32 11.33 11.34
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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