Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 23.02. Its Requisites
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Art. 23.02. [442] [506] [494] ITS REQUISITES. A capias
shall be held sufficient if it have the following requisites:
1. That it run in the name of "The State of Texas";
2. That it name the person whose arrest is ordered, or if
unknown, describe him;
3. That it specify the offense of which the defendant is
accused, and it appear thereby that he is accused of some offense
against the penal laws of the State;
4. That it name the court to which and the time when it is
returnable; and
5. That it be dated and attested officially by the authority
issuing the same.
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.
Article: 22.13 22.14 22.15 22.16 22.17 22.18 23.01 23.02 23.03 23.031 23.04 23.05 23.06 23.07 23.08
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