Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 15.02
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 15.02, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 15.02. REQUISITES OF WARRANT.
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It issues in the name of "The State of Texas", and shall be sufficient, without regard to form, if it have these substantial requisites:
1. It must specify the name of the person whose arrest is ordered, if it be known, if unknown, then some reasonably definite description must be given of him.
2. It must state that the person is accused of some offense against the laws of the State, naming the offense.
3. It must be signed by the magistrate, and his office be named in the body of the warrant, or in connection with his signature.
1. It must specify the name of the person whose arrest is ordered, if it be known, if unknown, then some reasonably definite description must be given of him.
2. It must state that the person is accused of some offense against the laws of the State, naming the offense.
3. It must be signed by the magistrate, and his office be named in the body of the warrant, or in connection with his signature.
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