Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 15.19 · Chapter 15. ARREST UNDER WARRANT
NOTICE OF ARREST.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) If the arrested person fails or refuses to give bail, as provided in Article 15.18, the arrested person shall be committed to the jail of the county where the person was arrested. The magistrate committing the arrested person shall immediately provide notice to the sheriff of the county in which the offense is alleged to have been committed regarding:
(1) the arrest and commitment, which notice may be given by mail or other written means or by secure facsimile transmission or other secure electronic means; and
(2) whether the person was also arrested under a warrant issued under Section 508.251, Government Code.
(b) If a person is arrested and taken before a magistrate in a county other than the county in which the arrest is made and if the person is remanded to custody, the person may be confined in a jail in the county in which the magistrate serves for a period of not more than 72 hours after the arrest before being transferred to the county jail of the county in which the arrest occurred.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 40, Sec. 1, eff. Oct. 20, 1987.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1094 (H.B. 2120), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (S.B. 909), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 345 (H.B. 1060), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 771 (H.B. 2300), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.15.htm
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