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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 6.05 — Duty of peace officer as to threats

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. 6.05

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. 6.05Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

It is the duty of every peace officer, when he may have been informed in any manner that a threat has been made by one person to do some injury to himself or to the person or property of another, including the person or property of his spouse, to prevent the threatened injury, if within his power; and, in order to do this, he may call in aid any number of citizens in his county. He may take such measures as the person about to be injured might for the prevention of the offense.

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