Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 14.05 – Rights of Officer
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In each case enumerated where arrests may be lawfully made without warrant, the officer or person making the arrest is justified in adopting all the measures which he might adopt in cases of arrest under warrant, except that an officer making an arrest without a warrant may not enter a residence to make the arrest unless:
(1) a person who resides in the residence consents to the entry; or
Terms Used In Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 14.05
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- 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
(2) exigent circumstances require that the officer making the arrest enter the residence without the consent of a resident or without a warrant.