Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 140B.105 · Subchapter C. CIVIL REMEDIES
SEIZURE OF PROPERTY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Property subject to forfeiture under this subchapter may be seized by a law enforcement officer on court process. Seizure without process may be made if:
(1) the seizure is incident to a lawful arrest or search conducted under a warrant issued under Chapter 18, Code of Criminal Procedure; or
(2) the property subject to seizure has been the subject of a previous judgment in favor of the state in a forfeiture action brought under this subchapter.
(b) For a seizure conducted under this section, an investigative agency shall promptly commence a forfeiture action under Section 140B.102.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 4635), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.
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