Tex. Transp. Code § 543.003 · Subchapter A. ARREST AND CHARGING PROCEDURES; NOTICES AND PROMISES TO APPEAR
NOTICE TO APPEAR REQUIRED: PERSON NOT TAKEN BEFORE MAGISTRATE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
An officer who arrests a person for a violation of this subtitle punishable as a misdemeanor and who does not take the person before a magistrate shall issue a written notice to appear in court showing the time and place the person is to appear, the offense charged, the name and address of the person charged, and, if applicable, the license number of the person's vehicle.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 701, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.543.htm
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Cited by 4 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Transp. Code § 543.003. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Code of Criminal Procedure
Transportation Code
- Tex. Transp. Code § 24.021TAKING OFF, LANDING, OR MANEUVERING AIRCRAFT ON HIGHWAYS, ROADS, OR STREETS; OFFENSE.Printed as Section 543.003
- Tex. Transp. Code § 543.008VIOLATION BY OFFICER.Printed as Sections 543.003-543.007
- Tex. Transp. Code § 545.2555REPORT AND INVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN RAILROAD CROSSING VIOLATIONS.Printed as Sections 543.003, 543.006, and 543.007
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