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TX Code Crim Pro art 15.18 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 15 - Arrest Under Warrant|Article 15.18. Arrest for Out-of-County Offense

(a)  A person arrested under a warrant issued in a county other than the one in which the person is arrested shall be taken before a magistrate of the county where the arrest takes place or, to provide more expeditiously to the arrested person the warnings described by Article 15.17, before a magistrate in any other county of this state, including the county where the warrant was issued.  The magistrate shall:(1)  take bail, if allowed by law, and, if without jurisdiction, immediately transmit the bond taken to the court having jurisdiction of the offense; or(2)  in the case of a person arrested under warrant for an offense punishable by fine only, accept a written plea of guilty or nolo contendere, set a fine, determine costs, accept payment of the fine and costs, give credit for time served, determine indigency, or, on satisfaction of the judgment, discharge the defendant, as the case may indicate.(a-1)  If the arrested person is taken before a magistrate of a county other than the county that issued the warrant, the magistrate shall inform the person arrested of the procedures for requesting appointment of counsel and ensure that reasonable assistance in completing the necessary forms for requesting appointment of counsel is provided to the person at the same time.  If the person requests the appointment of counsel, the magistrate shall, without unnecessary delay but not later than 24 hours after the person requested the appointment of counsel, transmit, or cause to be transmitted, the necessary request forms to a court or the courts' designee authorized under Article 26.04 to appoint counsel in the county issuing the warrant.(b)  Before the 11th business day after the date a magistrate accepts a written plea of guilty or nolo contendere in a case under Subsection (a)(2), the magistrate shall, if without jurisdiction, transmit to the court having jurisdiction of the offense:(1)  the written plea;(2)  any orders entered in the case; and(3)  any fine or costs collected in the case.(c)  The arrested person may be taken before a magistrate by means of an electronic broadcast system as provided by and subject to the requirements of Article 15.17.(d)  This article does not apply to an arrest made pursuant to a capias pro fine issued under Chapter 43 or Article 45.045.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.|Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 145, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1094 (H.B. 2120), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1263 (H.B. 3060), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 858 (S.B. 1517), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 15.19 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 15 - Arrest Under Warrant|Article 15.19. Notice of Arrest

(a)  If the arrested person fails or refuses to give bail, as provided in Article 15.18, the arrested person shall be committed to the jail of the county where the person was arrested.  The magistrate committing the arrested person shall immediately provide notice to the sheriff of the county in which the offense is alleged to have been committed regarding:(1)  the arrest and commitment, which notice may be given by mail or other written means or by secure facsimile transmission or other secure electronic means; and(2)  whether the person was also arrested under a warrant issued under Section 508.251, Government Code.(b)  If a person is arrested and taken before a magistrate in a county other than the county in which the arrest is made and if the person is remanded to custody, the person may be confined in a jail in the county in which the magistrate serves for a period of not more than 72 hours after the arrest before being transferred to the county jail of the county in which the arrest occurred.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.|Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 40, Sec. 1, eff. Oct. 20, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1094 (H.B. 2120), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (S.B. 909), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 345 (H.B. 1060), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 771 (H.B. 2300), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 15.20 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 15 - Arrest Under Warrant|Article 15.20. Duty of Sheriff Receiving Notice

(a)  Subject to Subsection (b), the sheriff receiving the notice of arrest and commitment under Article 15.19 shall forthwith go or send for the arrested person and have the arrested person brought before the proper court or magistrate.(b)  A sheriff who receives notice under Article 15.19(a)(2) of a warrant issued under Section 508.251, Government Code, shall have the arrested person brought before the proper magistrate or court before the 11th day after the date the person is committed to the jail of the county in which the person was arrested.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (S.B. 909), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 15.21 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 15 - Arrest Under Warrant|Article 15.21. Release on Personal Bond if Not Timely Demanded

If the proper office of the county where the offense is alleged to have been committed does not demand an arrested person described by Article 15.19 and take charge of the arrested person before the 11th day after the date the person is committed to the jail of the county in which the person is arrested, a magistrate in the county where the person was arrested shall:(1)  release the arrested person on personal bond without sureties or other security; and(2)  forward the personal bond to:(A)  the sheriff of the county where the offense is alleged to have been committed; or(B)  the court that issued the warrant of arrest.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (S.B. 909), Sec. 3, eff. June 15, 2007.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1064 (H.B. 3165), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 15.22 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 15 - Arrest Under Warrant|Article 15.22. When a Person Is Arrested

A person is arrested when he has been actually placed under restraint or taken into custody by an officer or person executing a warrant of arrest, or by an officer or person arresting without a warrant.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 15.23 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 15 - Arrest Under Warrant|Article 15.23. Time of Arrest

An arrest may be made on any day or at any time of the day or night.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 15.24 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 15 - Arrest Under Warrant|Article 15.24. What Force May Be Used

In making an arrest, all reasonable means are permitted to be used to effect it.  No greater force, however, shall be resorted to than is necessary to secure the arrest and detention of the accused.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 15.25 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 15 - Arrest Under Warrant|Article 15.25. May Break Door

In case of felony, the officer may break down the door of any house for the purpose of making an arrest, if he be refused admittance after giving notice of his authority and purpose.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 15.26 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 15 - Arrest Under Warrant|Article 15.26. Authority to Arrest Must Be Made Known

In executing a warrant of arrest, it shall always be made known to the accused under what authority the arrest is made.  The warrant shall be executed by the arrest of the defendant.  The officer need not have the warrant in his possession at the time of the arrest, provided the warrant was issued under the provisions of this Code, but upon request he shall show the warrant to the defendant as soon as possible.  If the officer does not have the warrant in his possession at the time of arrest he shall then inform the defendant of the offense charged and of the fact that a warrant has been issued.  The arrest warrant, and any affidavit presented to the magistrate in support of the issuance of the warrant, is public information, and beginning immediately when the warrant is executed the magistrate's clerk shall make a copy of the warrant and the affidavit available for public inspection in the clerk's office during normal business hours.  A person may request the clerk to provide copies of the warrant and affidavit on payment of the cost of providing the copies.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.  Amended by Acts 1967, 60th Leg., p. 1736, ch. 659, Sec. 13, eff. Aug. 28, 1967.|Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 390, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 16.01 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 16 - The Commitment or Discharge of the Accused|Article 16.01. Examining Trial

When the accused has been brought before a magistrate for an examining trial that officer shall proceed to examine into the truth of the accusation made, allowing the accused, however, sufficient time to procure counsel.  In a proper case, the magistrate may appoint counsel to represent an accused in such examining trial only, to be compensated as otherwise provided in this Code.  The accused in any felony case shall have the right to an examining trial before indictment in the county having jurisdiction of the offense, whether he be in custody or on bail, at which time the magistrate at the hearing shall determine the amount or sufficiency of bail, if a bailable case.  If the accused has been transferred for criminal prosecution after a hearing under Section 54.02, Family Code, the accused may be granted an examining trial at the discretion of the court.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.|Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 140, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 16.02 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 16 - The Commitment or Discharge of the Accused|Article 16.02. Examination Postponed

The magistrate may at the request of either party postpone the examination to procure testimony;  but the accused shall in the meanwhile be detained in custody unless he give bail to be present from day to day before the magistrate until the examination is concluded, which he may do in all cases except murder and treason.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 16.03 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 16 - The Commitment or Discharge of the Accused|Article 16.03. Warning to Accused

Before the examination of the witnesses, the magistrate shall inform the accused that it is his right to make a statement relative to the accusation brought against him, but at the same time shall also inform him that he cannot be compelled to make any statement whatever, and that if he does make such statement, it may be used in evidence against him.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 16.04 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 16 - The Commitment or Discharge of the Accused|Article 16.04. Voluntary Statement

If the accused desires to make a voluntary statement, he may do so before the examination of any witness, but not afterward.  His statement shall be reduced to writing by or under the direction of the magistrate, or by the accused or his counsel, and shall be signed by the accused by affixing his name or mark, but shall not be sworn to by him.  The magistrate shall attest by his own certificate and signature to the execution and signing of the statement.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 16.06 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 16 - The Commitment or Discharge of the Accused|Article 16.06. Counsel May Examine Witness

The counsel for the State, and the accused or his counsel may question the witnesses on direct or cross examination.  If no counsel appears for the State the magistrate may examine the witnesses.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 16.07 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 16 - The Commitment or Discharge of the Accused|Article 16.07. Same Rules of Evidence as on Final Trial

The same rules of evidence shall apply to and govern a trial before an examining court that apply to and govern a final trial.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 16.08 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 16 - The Commitment or Discharge of the Accused|Article 16.08. Presence of the Accused

The examination of each witness shall be in the presence of the accused.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 16.09 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 16 - The Commitment or Discharge of the Accused|Article 16.09. Testimony Reduced to Writing

The testimony of each witness shall be reduced to writing by or under the direction of the magistrate, and shall then be read over to the witness, or he may read it over himself.  Such corrections shall be made in the same as the witness may direct;  and he shall then sign the same by affixing thereto his name or mark.  All the testimony thus taken shall be certified to by the magistrate.  In lieu of the above provision, a statement of facts authenticated by State and defense counsel and approved by the presiding magistrate may be used to preserve the testimony of witnesses.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 16.10 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 16 - The Commitment or Discharge of the Accused|Article 16.10. Attachment for Witness

The magistrate has the power in all cases, where a witness resides or is in the county where the prosecution is pending, to issue an attachment for the purpose of enforcing the attendance of such witness;  this he may do without having previously issued a subpoena for that purpose.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 16.11 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 16 - The Commitment or Discharge of the Accused|Article 16.11. Attachment to Another County

The magistrate may issue an attachment for a witness to any county in the State, when affidavit is made by the party applying therefor that the testimony of the witness is material to the prosecution, or the defense, as the case may be;  and the affidavit shall further state the facts which it is expected will be proved by the witness;  and if the facts set forth are not considered material by the magistrate, or if they be admitted to be true by the adverse party, the attachment shall not issue.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 16.12 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 16 - The Commitment or Discharge of the Accused|Article 16.12. Witness Need Not Be Tendered His Witness Fees or Expenses

A witness attached need not be tendered his witness fees or expenses.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 16.13 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 16 - The Commitment or Discharge of the Accused|Article 16.13. Attachment Executed Forthwith

The officer receiving the attachment shall execute it forthwith by bringing before the magistrate the witness named therein, unless such witness shall give bail for his appearance before the magistrate at the time and place required by the writ.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 16.14 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 16 - The Commitment or Discharge of the Accused|Article 16.14. Postponing Examination

After examining the witness in attendance, if it appear to the magistrate that there is other important testimony which may be had by a postponement, he shall, at the request of the prosecutor or of the defendant, postpone the hearing for a reasonable time to enable such testimony to be procured;  but in such case the accused shall remain in the custody of the proper officer until the day fixed for such further examination.  No postponement shall take place, unless a sworn statement be made by the defendant, or the prosecutor, setting forth the name and residence of the witness, and the facts which it is expected will be proved.  If it be testimony other than that of a witness, the statement made shall set forth the nature of the evidence.  If the magistrate is satisfied that the testimony is not material, or if the same be admitted to be true by the adverse party, the postponement shall be refused.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 16.15 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 16 - The Commitment or Discharge of the Accused|Article 16.15. Who May Discharge Capital Offense

The examination of one accused of a capital offense shall be conducted by a justice of the peace, county judge, county court at law, or county criminal court.  The judge may admit to bail, except in capital cases where the proof is evident.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 16.16 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 16 - The Commitment or Discharge of the Accused|Article 16.16. If Insufficient Bail Has Been Taken

Where it is made to appear by affidavit to a judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals, a justice of a court of appeals, or to a judge of the district or county court, that the bail taken in any case is insufficient in amount, or that the sureties are not good for the amount, or that the bond is for any reason defective or insufficient, such judge shall issue a warrant of arrest, and require of the defendant sufficient bond and security, according to the nature of the case.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.|Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 802, ch. 291, Sec. 104, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 16.17 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 16 - The Commitment or Discharge of the Accused|Article 16.17. Decision of Judge

After the examining trial has been had, the judge shall make an order committing the defendant to the jail of the proper county, discharging him or admitting him to bail, as the law and facts of the case may require.  Failure of the judge to make or enter an order within 48 hours after the examining trial has been completed operates as a finding of no probable cause and the accused shall be discharged.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 16.18 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 16 - The Commitment or Discharge of the Accused|Article 16.18. When No Safe Jail

If there is no safe jail in the county in which the prosecution is carried on, the magistrate may commit defendant to the nearest safe jail in any other county.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 16.19 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 16 - The Commitment or Discharge of the Accused|Article 16.19. Warrant in Such Case

The commitment in the case mentioned in the preceding Article shall be directed to the sheriff of the county to which the defendant is sent, but the sheriff of the county from which the defendant is taken shall be required to deliver the prisoner into the hands of the sheriff to whom he is sent.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 16.20 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 16 - The Commitment or Discharge of the Accused|Article 16.20. "Commitment"

A "commitment" is an order signed by the proper magistrate directing a sheriff to receive and place in jail the person so committed.  It will be sufficient if it have the following requisites:1. That it run in the name of "The State of Texas";2. That it be addressed to the sheriff of the county to the jail of which the defendant is committed;3. That it state in plain language the offense for which the defendant is committed, and give his name, if it be known, or if unknown, contain an accurate description of the defendant;4. That it state to what court and at what time the defendant is to be held to answer;5. When the prisoner is sent out of the county where the prosecution arose, the warrant of commitment shall state that there is no safe jail in the proper county;  and6. If bail has been granted, the amount of bail shall be stated in the warrant of commitment.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 16.21 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 16 - The Commitment or Discharge of the Accused|Article 16.21. Duty of Sheriff as to Prisoners

Every sheriff shall keep safely a person committed to his custody.  He shall use no cruel or unusual means to secure this end, but shall adopt all necessary measures to prevent the escape of a prisoner.  He may summon a guard of sufficient number, in case it becomes necessary to prevent an escape from jail, or the rescue of a prisoner.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 16.23 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 16 - The Commitment or Discharge of the Accused|Article 16.23. Diversion of Persons Suffering Mental Health Crisis or Substance Abuse Issue

(a)  Each law enforcement agency shall make a good faith effort to divert a person suffering a mental health crisis or suffering from the effects of substance abuse to a proper treatment center in the agency's jurisdiction if:(1)  there is an available and appropriate treatment center in the agency's jurisdiction to which the agency may divert the person;(2)  it is reasonable to divert the person;(3)  the offense that the person is accused of is a misdemeanor, other than a misdemeanor involving violence; and(4)  the mental health crisis or substance abuse issue is suspected to be the reason the person committed the alleged offense.(b)  Subsection (a) does not apply to a person who is accused of an offense under Section 49.04, 49.045, 49.05, 49.06, 49.065, 49.07, or 49.08, Penal Code.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 950 (S.B. 1849), Sec. 2.02, eff. September 1, 2017.
TX Code Crim Pro art 17.01 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 17 - Bail|Article 17.01. Definition of "Bail"

Bail is the security given by the accused that he will appear and answer before the proper court the accusation brought against him, and includes a bail bond or a personal bond.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.|