Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 14.051 · Chapter 14. ARREST WITHOUT WARRANT
ARREST BY PEACE OFFICER FROM OTHER JURISDICTION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A peace officer commissioned and authorized by another state to make arrests for felonies who is in fresh pursuit of a person for the purpose of arresting that person for a felony may continue the pursuit into this state and arrest the person.
(b) In this article, "fresh pursuit" means a pursuit without unreasonable delay by a peace officer of a person the officer reasonably suspects has committed a felony.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 997, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.14.htm
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- 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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