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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 6.02 — Threat to take life

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

Part of Chapter 6: PREVENTING OFFENSES BY THE ACT OF MAGISTRATES AND OTHER OFFICERS; EDUCATION CONCERNING CONSEQUENCES OF CERTAIN OFFENSES, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 6.02

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. 6.02Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

If, within the hearing of a magistrate, one person shall threaten to take the life of another, including that of his spouse, or himself, the magistrate shall issue a warrant for the arrest of the person making the threat, or in case of emergency, he may himself immediately arrest such person.

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