Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 45.014. Warrant Of Arrest
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Art. 45.014. [884] [974] [939] WARRANT OF ARREST. (a) When a
sworn complaint or affidavit based on probable cause has been filed
before the justice or municipal court, the justice or judge may
issue a warrant for the arrest of the accused and deliver the same
to the proper officer to be executed.
(b) The warrant is sufficient if:
(1) it is issued in the name of "The State of Texas";
(2) it is directed to the proper peace officer or some other
person specifically named in the warrant;
(3) it includes a command that the body of the accused be
taken, and brought before the authority issuing the warrant, at the
time and place stated in the warrant;
(4) it states the name of the person whose arrest is
ordered, if known, or if not known, it describes the person as in
the complaint;
(5) it states that the person is accused of some offense
against the laws of this state, naming the offense; and
(6) it is signed by the justice or judge, naming the office
of the justice or judge in the body of the warrant or in connection
with the signature of the justice or judge.
(c) Chapter 15 applies to a warrant of arrest issued under
this article, except as inconsistent or in conflict with this
chapter.
(d) In a county with a population of more than two million
that does not have a county attorney, a justice or judge may not
issue a warrant under this section for an offense under Section
32.41, Penal Code, unless the district attorney has approved the
complaint or affidavit on which the warrant is based.
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722. Renumbered from
Vernon's Ann.C.C.P. art. 45.18 and amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg.,
ch. 1545, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Subsec. (d) added by Acts
2005, 79th Leg., ch. 644, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
Article: 44.47 45.001 45.002 45.003 45.011 45.012 45.013 45.014 45.015 45.016 45.017 45.018 45.019 45.020 45.021
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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