Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49.20 · Subchapter A. DUTIES PERFORMED BY JUSTICES OF THE PEACE
REQUISITES OF WARRANT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Text of article effective until April 01, 2027
A warrant of arrest issued under Article 49.19 of this code is sufficient if it:
(1) is issued in the name of "The State of Texas";
(2) specifies the name of the person whose arrest is ordered or, if the person's name is unknown, reasonably describes the person;
(3) recites in plain language the offense with which the person is charged; and
(4) is signed and dated by a justice of the peace.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 529, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 202 (H.B. 1610), Sec. 3.01, eff. April 1, 2027.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.49.htm
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