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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 18.04 — Contents of warrant
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 18: SEARCH WARRANTS, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 18.04
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 search warrant issued under this chapter, Chapter 18A , or Chapter 18B shall be sufficient if it contains the following requisites: (1) that it run in the name of "The State of Texas"; (2) that it identify, as near as may be, that which is to be seized and name or describe, as near as may be, the person, place, or thing to be searched; (3) that it command any peace officer of the proper county to search forthwith the person, place, or thing named; (4) that it be dated and signed by the magistrate; and (5) that the magistrate's name appear in clearly legible handwriting or in typewritten form with the magistrate's signature.
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