Texas statute

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 16.18 — When no safe jail

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

Part of Chapter 16: THE COMMITMENT OR DISCHARGE OF THE ACCUSED, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 16.18

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. 16.18Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

If there is no safe jail in the county in which the prosecution is carried on, the magistrate may commit defendant to the nearest safe jail in any other county.

Official sources

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 16.18 (official source deep link)
Official OLLS publication (Title download)

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