(a) After the issuance of a warrant, a person for whose return a warrant was issued is a fugitive from justice.
(b) The law relating to the right of the state to extradite a person and return a fugitive from justice and Article 42.11, Code of Criminal Procedure, relating to the waiver of all legal requirements to obtain extradition of a fugitive from justice from another state to this state, are not impaired by this chapter and remain in full force and effect.

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Terms Used In Texas Government Code 508.255

  • Extradition: The formal process of delivering an accused or convicted person from authorities in one state to authorities in another state.
  • 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