Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49.21 · Subchapter A. DUTIES PERFORMED BY JUSTICES OF THE PEACE
COMMITMENT OF HOMICIDE SUSPECT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Text of article effective until April 01, 2027
At the conclusion of an inquest, if a justice of the peace finds that a person who has been arrested in the case caused or contributed to the death of the deceased, the justice may:
(1) commit the person to jail; or
(2) require the person to execute a bail bond with security for the person's appearance before the proper court to answer for the offense.
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Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 202 (H.B. 1610), Sec. 3.01, eff.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.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.49.htm
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