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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 51.09 — Governor may demand fugitive

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. 51.09

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. 51.09Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

When the Governor deems it proper to demand a person who has committed an offense in this State and has fled to another State, he may commission any suitable person to take such requisition. The accused, if brought back to the State, shall be delivered up to the sheriff of the county in which it is alleged he has committed the offense.

Official sources

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 51.09 (official source deep link)
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