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TX Code Crim Pro art 23.04 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 23 - The Capias|Article 23.04. In Misdemeanor Case

In misdemeanor cases, the capias or summons shall issue from a court having jurisdiction of the case on the filing of an information or complaint.  The summons shall be issued only upon request of the attorney representing the State and on the determination of probable cause by the judge, and shall follow the same form and procedure as in a felony case.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1263 (H.B. 3060), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 23.05 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 23 - The Capias|Article 23.05. Capias After Surrender or Forfeiture

(a)  If a forfeiture of bail is declared by a court or a surety surrenders a defendant under Article 17.19, a capias shall be immediately issued for the arrest of the defendant, and when arrested, in its discretion, the court may require the defendant, in order to be released from custody, to deposit with the custodian of funds of the court in which the prosecution is pending current money of the United States in the amount of the new bond as set by the court, in lieu of a surety bond, unless a forfeiture is taken and set aside under the third subdivision of Article 22.13, in which case the defendant and the defendant's sureties shall remain bound under the same bail.(b) A capias issued under this article may be executed by a peace officer or by a private investigator licensed under Chapter 1702, Occupations Code.(c) A capias under this article must be issued not later than the 10th business day after the date of the court's issuance of the order of forfeiture or order permitting surrender of the bond.(d) The sheriff of each county shall enter a capias issued under this article into a local warrant system not later than the 10th business day after the date of issuance of the capias by the clerk of court.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.  Amended by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 2383, ch. 740, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1506, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Subsec. (b) amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.733, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 942, Sec. 5, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1263 (H.B. 3060), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 23.06 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 23 - The Capias|Article 23.06. New Bail in Felony Case

When a defendant who has been arrested for a felony under a capias has previously given bail to answer said charge, his sureties, if any, shall be released by such arrest, and he shall be required to give new bail.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 23.07 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 23 - The Capias|Article 23.07. Capias Does Not Lose Its Force

A capias shall not lose its force if not executed and returned at the time fixed in the writ, but may be executed at any time afterward, and return made.  All proceedings under such capias shall be as valid as if the same had been executed and returned within the time specified in the writ.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 23.08 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 23 - The Capias|Article 23.08. Reasons for Retaining Capias

When the capias is not returned at the time fixed in the writ, the officer holding it shall notify the court from whence it was issued, in writing, of his reasons for retaining it.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 23.09 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 23 - The Capias|Article 23.09. Capias to Several Counties

Capiases for a defendant may be issued to as many counties as the district or county attorney may direct.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 23.10 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 23 - The Capias|Article 23.10. Bail in Felony

In cases of arrest for felony in the county where the prosecution is pending, during a term of court, the officer making the arrest may take bail as provided in Article 17.21.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 23.11 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 23 - The Capias|Article 23.11. Sheriff May Take Bail in Felony

In cases of arrest for felony less than capital, made during vacation or made in another county than the one in which the prosecution is pending, the sheriff may take bail;  in such cases the amount of the bail bond shall be the same as is endorsed upon the capias;  and if no amount be endorsed on the capias, the sheriff shall require a reasonable amount of bail.  If it be made to appear by affidavit, made by any district attorney, county attorney, or the sheriff approving the bail bond, 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 after indictment 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, according to the nature of the case.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 803, ch. 291, Sec. 105, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 23.12 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 23 - The Capias|Article 23.12. Court Shall Fix Bail in Felony

In felony cases which are bailable, the court shall, before adjourning, fix and enter upon the minutes the amount of the bail to be required in each case.  The clerk shall endorse upon the capias the amount of bail required.  In case of neglect to so comply with this Article, the arrest of the defendant, and the bail taken by the sheriff, shall be as legal as if there had been no such omission.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 23.13 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 23 - The Capias|Article 23.13. Who May Arrest Under Capias

A capias may be executed by any peace officer.  In felony cases, the defendant must be delivered immediately to the sheriff of the county where the arrest is made together, with the writ under which he was taken.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 23.14 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 23 - The Capias|Article 23.14. Bail in Misdemeanor

Any officer making an arrest under a capias in a misdemeanor may in term time or vacation take a bail bond of the defendant.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 23.15 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 23 - The Capias|Article 23.15. Arrest in Capital Cases

Where an arrest is made under a capias in a capital case, the sheriff shall confine the defendant in jail, and the capias shall, for that purpose, be a sufficient commitment.  This Article is applicable when the arrest is made in the county where the prosecution is pending.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 23.16 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 23 - The Capias|Article 23.16. Arrest in Capital Case in Another County

In each capital case where a defendant is arrested under a capias in a county other than that in which the case is pending, the sheriff who arrests or to whom the defendant is delivered, shall convey him immediately to the county from which the capias issued and deliver him to the sheriff of such county.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 23.17 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 23 - The Capias|Article 23.17. Return of Bail and Capias

When an arrest has been made and a bail taken, such bond, together with the capias, shall be returned forthwith to the proper court.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 23.18 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 23 - The Capias|Article 23.18. Return of Capias

The return of the capias shall be made to the court from which it is issued.  If it has been executed, the return shall state what disposition has been made of the defendant.  If it has not been executed, the cause of the failure to execute it shall be fully stated.  If the defendant has not been found, the return shall further show what efforts have been made by the officer to find him, and what information he has as to the defendant's whereabouts.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.
TX Code Crim Pro art 24.01 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 24 - Subpoena and Attachment|Article 24.01. Issuance of Subpoenas

(a)  A subpoena may summon one or more persons to appear:(1) before a court to testify in a criminal action at a specified term of the court or on a specified day;  or(2) on a specified day:(A) before an examining court;(B) at a coroner's inquest;(C) before a grand jury;(D) at a habeas corpus hearing;  or(E) in any other proceeding in which the person's testimony may be required in accordance with this code.(b) The person named in the subpoena to summon the person whose appearance is sought must be:(1) a peace officer;  or(2) a least 18 years old and, at the time the subpoena is issued, not a participant in the proceeding for which the appearance is sought.(c) A person who is not a peace officer may not be compelled to accept the duty to execute a subpoena, but if he agrees in writing to accept that duty and neglects or refuses to serve or return the subpoena, he may be punished in accordance with Article 2.16 of this code.(d) A court or clerk issuing a subpoena shall sign the subpoena and indicate on it the date it was issued, but the subpoena need not be under seal.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 503, ch. 209, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 24.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 24 - Subpoena and Attachment|Article 24.011. Subpoenas; Child Witnesses

(a)  If a witness is younger than 18 years, the court may issue a subpoena directing a person having custody, care, or control of the child to produce the child in court.(b) If a person, without legal cause, fails to produce the child in court as directed by a subpoena issued under this article, the court may impose on the person penalties for contempt provided by this chapter.  The court may also issue a writ of attachment for the person and the child, in the same manner as other writs of attachment are issued under this chapter.(b-1)  If the defendant or the attorney representing the state requests the issuance of an attachment under this article, other than an attachment for a witness described by Subsection (c), the request must include the applicable affidavit described by Article 24.12.(c)  If the witness is in a placement in the custody of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, a juvenile secure detention facility, or a juvenile secure correctional facility, the court may issue a bench warrant or direct that an attachment issue to require a peace officer or probation officer to secure custody of the person at the placement and produce the person in court.  When the person is no longer needed as a witness or the period prescribed by Subsection (d-1) has expired without extension, the court shall order the peace officer or probation officer to return the person to the placement from which the person was released.(d)  The court may order that the person who is the witness be detained in a certified juvenile detention facility if the person is younger than 17 years of age.  If the person is at least 17 years of age, the court may order that the person be detained without bond in an appropriate county facility for the detention of adults accused of criminal offenses.(d-1)  A witness younger than 17 years of age held in custody under this article may be placed in a certified juvenile detention facility for a period not to exceed 30 days.  The length of placement may be extended in increments of 30 days by the court that issued the original bench warrant.  If the placement is not extended, the period under this article expires and the witness may be returned as provided by Subsection (c).(e)  In this article, "secure detention facility" and "secure correctional facility" have the meanings assigned by Section 51.02, Family Code.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 520, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 949 (H.B. 1575), Sec. 32, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1299 (H.B. 2862), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 292 (S.B. 291), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 24.02 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 24 - Subpoena and Attachment|Article 24.02. Subpoena Duces Tecum

If a witness have in his possession any instrument of writing or other thing desired as evidence, the subpoena may specify such evidence and direct that the witness bring the same with him and produce it in court.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 24.03 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 24 - Subpoena and Attachment|Article 24.03. Subpoena and Application Therefor

(a)  Before the clerk or his deputy shall be required or permitted to issue a subpoena in any felony case pending in any district or criminal district court of this State of which he is clerk or deputy, the defendant or his attorney or the State's attorney shall make an application in writing or by electronic means to such clerk for each witness desired.  Such application shall state the name of each witness desired, the location and vocation, if known, and that the testimony of said witness is material to the State or to the defense.  The application must be filed with the clerk and placed with the papers in the cause or, if the application is filed electronically, placed with any other electronic information linked to the number of the cause.  The application must also be made available to both the State and the defendant.  Except as provided by Subsection (b), as far as is practical such clerk shall include in one subpoena the names of all witnesses for the State and for defendant, and such process shall show that the witnesses are summoned for the State or for the defendant.  When a witness has been served with a subpoena, attached or placed under bail at the instance of either party in a particular case, such execution of process shall inure to the benefit of the opposite party in such case in the event such opposite party desires to use such witness on the trial of the case, provided that when a witness has once been served with a subpoena, no further subpoena shall be issued for said witness.(b) If the defendant is a member of a combination as defined by Section 71.01, Penal Code, the clerk shall issue for each witness a subpoena that does not include a list of the names of all other witnesses for the State or the defendant.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.|Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 10.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Subsec. (a) amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 580, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 614, Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 1999.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 24.04 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 24 - Subpoena and Attachment|Article 24.04. Service and Return of Subpoena

(a)  A subpoena is served by:(1) reading the subpoena in the hearing of the witness;(2) delivering a copy of the subpoena to the witness;(3) electronically transmitting a copy of the subpoena, acknowledgment of receipt requested, to the last known electronic address of the witness;  or(4) mailing a copy of the subpoena by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last known address of the witness unless:(A) the applicant for the subpoena requests in writing that the subpoena not be served by certified mail;  or(B) the proceeding for which the witness is being subpoenaed is set to begin within seven business days after the date the subpoena would be mailed.(b) The officer having the subpoena shall make due return thereof, showing the time and manner of service, if served under Subsection (a)(1) or (2) of this article, the acknowledgment of receipt, if served under Subsection (a)(3) of this article, or the return receipt, if served under Subsection (a)(4) of this article.  If the subpoena is not served, the officer shall show in his return the cause of his failure to serve it.  If receipt of an electronically transmitted subpoena is not acknowledged within a reasonable time or a mailed subpoena is returned undelivered, the officer shall use due diligence to locate and serve the witness.  If the witness could not be found, the officer shall state the diligence he has used to find him, and what information he has as to the whereabouts of the witness.(c) A subpoena served under Subsection (a)(3) of this article must be accompanied by notice that an acknowledgment of receipt of the subpoena must be made in a manner enabling verification of the person acknowledging receipt.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.  Amended by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 770, ch. 336, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 27, 1979.|Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 374, Sec. 1, eff. June 8, 1995;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 580, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 24.05 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 24 - Subpoena and Attachment|Article 24.05. Refusing to Obey

If a witness refuses to obey a subpoena, he may be fined at the discretion of the court, as follows:  In a felony case, not exceeding five hundred dollars;  in a misdemeanor case, not exceeding one hundred dollars.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 24.06 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 24 - Subpoena and Attachment|Article 24.06. What Is Disobedience of a Subpoena

It shall be held that a witness refuses to obey a subpoena:1. If he is not in attendance on the court on the day set apart for taking up the criminal docket or on any day subsequent thereto and before the final disposition or continuance of the particular case in which he is a witness;2. If he is not in attendance at any other time named in a writ;  and3. If he refuses without legal cause to produce evidence in his possession which he has been summoned to bring with him and produce.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 24.07 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 24 - Subpoena and Attachment|Article 24.07. Fine Against Witness Conditional

When a fine is entered against a witness for failure to appear and testify, the judgment shall be conditional;  and a citation shall issue to him to show cause, at the term of the court at which said fine is entered, or at the first term thereafter, at the discretion of the judge of said court, why the same should not be final;  provided, citation shall be served upon said witness in the manner and for the length of time prescribed for citations in civil cases.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 24.08 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 24 - Subpoena and Attachment|Article 24.08. Witness May Show Cause

A witness cited to show cause, as provided in the preceding Article, may do so under oath, in writing or verbally, at any time before judgment final is entered against him;  but if he fails to show cause within the time limited for answering in civil actions, a judgment final by default shall be entered against him.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 24.09 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 24 - Subpoena and Attachment|Article 24.09. Court May Remit Fine

It shall be within the discretion of the court to judge of the sufficiency of an excuse rendered by a witness, and upon the hearing the court shall render judgment against the witness for the whole or any part of the fine, or shall remit the fine altogether, as to the court may appear proper and right.  Said fine shall be collected as fines in misdemeanor cases.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 24.10 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 24 - Subpoena and Attachment|Article 24.10. When Witness Appears and Testifies

When a fine has been entered against a witness, but no trial of the cause takes place, and such witness afterward appears and testifies upon the trial thereof, it shall be discretionary with the judge, though no good excuse be rendered, to reduce the fine or remit it altogether;  but the witness, in such case, shall, nevertheless, be adjudged to pay all the costs accruing in the proceeding against him by reason of his failure to attend.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.|
TX Code Crim Pro art 24.11 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 24 - Subpoena and Attachment|Article 24.11. Requisites of an "Attachment"

An "attachment" is a writ issued by a clerk of a court under seal, or by any magistrate, or by the foreman of a grand jury, in any criminal action or proceeding authorized by law, commanding some peace officer to take the body of a witness and bring him before such court, magistrate or grand jury on a day named, or forthwith, to testify in behalf of the State or of the defendant, as the case may be.  It shall be dated and signed officially by the officer issuing it.|Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.|