Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 49.20 – Requisites of Warrant
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A warrant of arrest issued under Article 49.19 of this code is sufficient if it:
(1) is issued in the name of “The State of Texas”;
Terms Used In Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 49.20
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(2) specifies the name of the person whose arrest is ordered or, if the person’s name is unknown, reasonably describes the person;
(3) recites in plain language the offense with which the person is charged; and
(4) is signed and dated by a justice of the peace.