Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 23.01
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 23.01, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 23.01. DEFINITION OF A "CAPIAS".
Official statutory text
In this chapter, a "capias" is a writ that is:
(1) issued by a judge of the court having jurisdiction of a case after commitment or bail and before trial, or by a clerk at the direction of the judge; and
(2) directed "To any peace officer of the State of Texas", commanding the officer to arrest a person accused of an offense and bring the arrested person before that court immediately or on a day or at a term stated in the writ.
(1) issued by a judge of the court having jurisdiction of a case after commitment or bail and before trial, or by a clerk at the direction of the judge; and
(2) directed "To any peace officer of the State of Texas", commanding the officer to arrest a person accused of an offense and bring the arrested person before that court immediately or on a day or at a term stated in the writ.
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