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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 16.18 — WHEN NO SAFE JAIL

CR § 16.18Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 16. THE COMMITMENT OR DISCHARGE OF THE ACCUSED

Statute text

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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.

Legislative history

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

Source: Texas Code of Criminal Procedure § 16.18 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.