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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 51.11 — Reward

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. 51.11

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. 51.11Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

The Governor may offer a reward for the apprehension of one accused of a felony in this State who is evading arrest, by causing such offer to be published in such manner as he deems most likely to effect the arrest. The reward shall be paid out of the State Treasury to the person who becomes entitled to it upon a certificate of the Governor reciting the facts which entitle such person to receive it.

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