Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 49.19. Warrant Of Arrest
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Art. 49.19. [984] [1071-1075] WARRANT OF ARREST. (a) A
justice of the peace who is conducting an inquest of a death under
this subchapter may issue a warrant for the arrest of a person
suspected of causing the death if:
(1) the justice has knowledge that the person caused the
death of the deceased;
(2) the justice receives an affidavit stating that the
person caused the death; or
(3) evidence is adduced at an inquest hearing that shows
probable cause to believe the person caused the death.
(b) A peace officer who receives an arrest warrant issued by
a justice of the peace shall:
(1) execute the warrant without delay; and
(2) detain the person arrested until the person's discharge
is ordered by the justice of the peace or other proper authority.
(c) A person who is charged in a death and arrested under a
warrant of a justice of the peace shall remain in the custody of the
arresting peace officer and may not be removed from the peace
officer's custody on the authority of a warrant from another
magistrate. A person charged in a death who has not been arrested
under a warrant of a justice of the peace may be arrested on the
order of a magistrate other than the justice of the peace and
examined by that magistrate while an inquest is pending.
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 529, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1987.
Article: 49.12 49.13 49.14 49.15 49.16 49.17 49.18 49.19 49.20 49.21 49.22 49.23 49.24 49.25 50.01
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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