Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 45A.104 — ARREST WARRANT

CR § 45A.104Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 45A. JUSTICE AND MUNICIPAL COURTS · Art. C. PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS

Statute text

(a)If a sworn complaint or affidavit based on probable cause has been filed before a justice or municipal court, the justice or judge may issue a warrant for the arrest of the defendant and deliver the warrant to the proper officer to be executed.

(b)A warrant is sufficient if the warrant:

(1)is issued in the name of "The State of Texas";

(2)is directed to the proper peace officer or other person specifically named in the warrant;

(3)includes a command that the defendant be taken, and brought before the authority issuing the warrant, at the time and place stated in the warrant;

(4)either:

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Legislative history

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 204 (H.B. 1620), Sec. 5.015(a), eff. September 1, 2025.