Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 11.60 · Chapter 11. HABEAS CORPUS
REFUSING TO EXECUTE WRIT.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Any officer to whom a writ of habeas corpus, or other writ, warrant or process authorized by this Chapter shall be directed, delivered or tendered, who refuses to execute the same according to his directions, or who wantonly delays the service or execution of the same, shall be liable to fine as for contempt of court.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.11.htm
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- sha256 789930861892e13f0f47f6189a5fafe22eb579937c96ff7f0b29bfce22d6ae55
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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