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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 51.06 — Notice of arrest

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

Part of Chapter 51: FUGITIVES FROM JUSTICE, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 51.06

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. 51.06Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

The magistrate who held or committed such fugitive shall immediately notify the Secretary of State and the district or county attorney of his county of such fact and the date thereof, stating the name of such fugitive, the State from which he fled, and the crime with which he is charged; and such officers so notified shall in turn notify the Governor of the proper State.

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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 51.06 (official source deep link)
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