Texas statute
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 15.19 — Notice of arrest
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 15: ARREST UNDER WARRANT, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 15.19
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.
(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.
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