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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Chapter 51 Fugitives From JusticeLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Code of Criminal Procedure > Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Chapter 51 Fugitives From Justice Sponsored LinksA person in any other State of the United States charged with treason or any felony who shall flee from justice and be found in ... All peace officers of the State shall give aid in the arrest and detention of a fugitive from any other State that he may be ... When a complaint is made to a magistrate that any person within his jurisdiction is a fugitive from justice from another State, he shall issue ... The complaint shall be sufficient if it recites: 1. The name of the person accused; 2. The State from which he has fled; 3. The ... When the accused is brought before the magistrate, he shall hear proof, and if satisfied that the accused is charged in another State with the ... The magistrate who held or committed such fugitive shall immediately notify the Secretary of State and the district or county attorney of his county of ... A fugitive not arrested under a warrant from the Governor of this State before the expiration of ninety days from the day of his commitment ... A person who has once been arrested under the provisions of this title and discharged under the provisions of the preceding Article or by habeas ... When the Governor deems it proper to demand a person who has committed an offense in this State and has fled to another State, he ... Sec. 1. The officer or person so commissioned shall receive as compensation the actual and necessary traveling expenses upon requisition of the Governor to be ... The Governor may offer a reward for the apprehension of one accused of a felony in this State who is evading arrest, by causing such ... Each sheriff upon the close of any regular term of the district or criminal district court in his county, or within thirty days thereafter, shall ... Definitions Sec. 1. Where appearing in this Article, the term "Governor" includes any person performing the functions of Governor by authority of the laws ... This article may be cited as the "Interstate Agreement on Detainers Act." This agreement on detainers is hereby enacted into law and entered into by ... Last modified: August 11, 2007 |