Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 45.102 – Offenses Committed in Another County
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Terms Used In Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 45.102
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
Whenever complaint is made before any justice of the peace that a felony has been committed in any other than a county in which the complaint is made, the justice shall issue a warrant for the arrest of the accused, directed as in other cases, commanding that the accused be arrested and taken before any magistrate of the county where such felony is alleged to have been committed, forthwith, for examination as in other cases.
Text of article effective until January 01, 2025