Art. 49.20. REQUISITES OF WARRANT. A warrant of arrest issued under Article 49.19 of this code is sufficient if it:
(1) is issued in the name of "The State of Texas";
(2) specifies the name of the person whose arrest is ordered or, if the person's name is unknown, reasonably describes the person;
(3) recites in plain language the offense with which the person is charged; and
(4) is signed and dated by a justice of the peace.
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 529, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
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