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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 23.13 — Who may arrest under capias

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. 23.13

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. 23.13Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

A capias may be executed by any peace officer. In felony cases, the defendant must be delivered immediately to the sheriff of the county where the arrest is made together, with the writ under which he was taken.

Official sources

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 23.13 (official source deep link)
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