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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 11.17 — JUDGE MAY ISSUE WARRANT OF ARREST

CR § 11.17Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 11. HABEAS CORPUS

Statute text

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Whenever it appears by satisfactory evidence to any judge authorized to issue such writ that any one is held in illegal confinement or custody, and there is good reason to believe that he will be carried out of the State, or suffer some irreparable injury before he can obtain relief in the usual course of law, or whenever the writ of habeas corpus has been issued and disregarded, the said judge may issue a warrant to any peace officer, or to any person specially named by said judge, directing him to take and bring such person before such judge, to be dealt with according to law.

Legislative history

Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.

Source: Texas Code of Criminal Procedure § 11.17 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.