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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49.20 — Requisites of warrant

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

Part of Chapter 49: INQUESTS UPON DEAD BODIES, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49.20

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. 49.20Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

A warrant of arrest issued under Article 49.19 of this code is sufficient if it: (1) is issued in the name of "The State of Texas"; (2) specifies the name of the person whose arrest is ordered or, if the person's name is unknown, reasonably describes the person; (3) recites in plain language the offense with which the person is charged; and (4) is signed and dated by a justice of the peace.

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