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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Chapter 18 Search WarrantsLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Code of Criminal Procedure > Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Chapter 18 Search Warrants Sponsored Links(a) A "search warrant" is a written order, issued by a magistrate and directed to a peace officer, commanding him to search for any property ... A search warrant may be issued to search for and seize: (1) property acquired by theft or in any other manner which makes its acquisition ... (a) A search warrant may be issued to search for and photograph a child who is alleged to be the victim of the offenses of ... If the facts presented to the magistrate under Article 18.02 of this chapter also establish the existence of probable cause that a person has committed ... A search warrant issued under this chapter shall be sufficient if it contains the following requisites: (1) that it run in the name of "The ... (a) Except as provided by Subsection (e) of this article, a search warrant may be issued to the fire marshal, health officer, or code enforcement ... (a) A peace officer to whom a search warrant is delivered shall execute it without delay and forthwith return it to the proper magistrate. It ... The time allowed for the execution of a search warrant shall be three whole days, exclusive of the day of its issuance and of the ... In the execution of a search warrant, the officer may call to his aid any number of citizens in this county, who shall be bound ... When the property which the officer is directed to search for and seize is found he shall take possession of the same and carry it ... Upon returning the search warrant, the officer shall state on the back of the same, or on some paper attached to it, the manner in ... Property seized pursuant to a search warrant shall be kept as provided by the order of a magistrate issued in accordance with Article 18.10 of ... The magistrate, upon the return of a search warrant, shall proceed to try the questions arising upon the same, and shall take testimony as in ... If the magistrate be not satisfied, upon investigation, that there was good ground for the issuance of the warrant, he shall discharge the defendant and ... The magistrate shall proceed to deal with the accused as in other cases before an examining court if he is satisfied there was good ground ... The magistrate shall keep a record of all the proceedings had before him in cases of search warrants, and shall certify the same and deliver ... Any person has a right to prevent the consequences of theft by seizing any personal property that has been stolen and bringing it, with the ... (a) All unclaimed or abandoned personal property of every kind, other than contraband subject to forfeiture under Chapter 59 of this code and whiskey, wine ... (a) Following the final conviction of a person for possession of a gambling device or equipment, altered gambling equipment, or gambling paraphernalia, for an offense ... (a) After seizure of an explosive weapon or chemical dispensing device, as these terms are defined in Section 46.01, Penal Code, a peace officer or ... (a) If money is seized by a law enforcement agency in connection with a violation of Chapter 47, Penal Code, the state or the political ... (a) Weapons seized in connection with an offense involving the use of a weapon or an offense under Penal Code Chapter 46 shall be held ... Definitions Sec. 1. In this article: (1) "Wire communication" means an aural transfer made in whole or in part through the use of facilities for ... Definitions Sec. 1. In this article: (1) "Aural transfer," "communication common carrier," "computer trespasser," "electronic communication," "electronic communications service," "electronic communications system," "electronic storage," "immediate ... (a) A person who is arrested for a misdemeanor or felony and who during the commission of that offense or an arrest following the commission ... (a) A law enforcement agency that directs the towing and storage of a motor vehicle for an evidentiary or examination purpose shall pay the cost ... Last modified: August 11, 2007 |