Texas statute
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 23.05 — Capias after surrender or forfeiture
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 23: THE CAPIAS, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 23.05
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 a forfeiture of bail is declared by a court or a surety surrenders a defendant under Article 17.19 , a capias shall be immediately issued for the arrest of the defendant, and when arrested, in its discretion, the court may require the defendant, in order to be released from custody, to deposit with the custodian of funds of the court in which the prosecution is pending current money of the United States in the amount of the new bond as set by the court, in lieu of a surety bond, unless a forfeiture is taken and set aside under the third subdivision of Article 22.13 , in which case the defendant and the defendant's sureties shall remain bound under the same bail. (b) A capias issued under this article may be executed by a peace officer or by a private investigator licensed under Chapter 1702 , Occupations Code. (c) A capias under this article must be issued not later than the 10th business day after the date of the court's issuance of the order of forfeiture or order permitting surrender of the bond. (d) The sheriff of each county shall enter a capias issued under this article into a local warrant system not later than the 10th business day after the date of issuance of the capias by the clerk of court.
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