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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 14.01 — Offense within view

Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

Part of Chapter 14: ARREST WITHOUT WARRANT, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 14.01

Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 14.01Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

(a) A peace officer or any other person, may, without a warrant, arrest an offender when the offense is committed in his presence or within his view, if the offense is one classed as a felony or as an offense against the public peace. (b) A peace officer may arrest an offender without a warrant for any offense committed in his presence or within his view.

Official sources

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 14.01 (official source deep link)
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