Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 14.05. Rights Of Officer
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Art. 14.05. [216] [263] [251] RIGHTS OF OFFICER. In each
case enumerated where arrests may be lawfully made without warrant,
the officer or person making the arrest is justified in adopting all
the measures which he might adopt in cases of arrest under warrant,
except that an officer making an arrest without a warrant may not
enter a residence to make the arrest unless:
(1) a person who resides in the residence consents to the
entry; or
(2) exigent circumstances require that the officer making
the arrest enter the residence without the consent of a resident or
without a warrant.
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 532, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31,
1987.
Article: 13.30 14.01 14.02 14.03 14.031 14.04 14.05 14.051 14.06 15.01 15.02 15.03 15.04 15.05
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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