§ 18.01 Search Warrant
§ 18.011 Sealing of Affidavit
§ 18.02 Grounds for Issuance
§ 18.021 Issuance of Search Warrant to Photograph Injured Child
§ 18.0215 Access to Cellular Telephone or Other Wireless Communications Device
§ 18.03 Search Warrant May Order Arrest
§ 18.04 Contents of Warrant
§ 18.05 Warrants for Fire, Health, and Code Inspections
§ 18.06 Execution of Warrants
§ 18.065 Execution of Warrant Issued by District Judge for DNA Specimen
§ 18.067 Execution of Warrant for Blood Specimen in Intoxication Offense
§ 18.07 Days Allowed for Warrant to Run
§ 18.08 Power of Officer Executing Warrant
§ 18.09 Shall Seize Accused and Property
§ 18.095 Seizure of Circuit Board of Gambling Device, Equipment, or Paraphernalia
§ 18.10 How Return Made
§ 18.11 Custody of Property Found
§ 18.12 Magistrate Shall Investigate
§ 18.13 Shall Discharge Defendant
§ 18.14 Examining Trial
§ 18.15 Certify Record to Proper Court
§ 18.16 Preventing Consequences of Theft
§ 18.17 Disposition of Abandoned or Unclaimed Property
§ 18.18 Disposition of Gambling Paraphernalia, Prohibited Weapon, Criminal Instrument, and Other Contraband
§ 18.181 Disposition of Explosive Weapons and Chemical Dispensing Devices
§ 18.182 Disposition of Item Bearing Counterfeit Mark
§ 18.183 Deposit of Money Pending Disposition
§ 18.19 Disposition of Seized Weapons
§ 18.191 Disposition of Firearm Seized From Certain Persons With Mental Illness
§ 18.22 Testing Certain Defendants or Confined Persons for Communicable Diseases
§ 18.23 Expenses for Motor Vehicle Towed and Stored for Certain Purposes
§ 18.24 Body Cavity Search During Traffic Stop

Terms Used In Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 18 - Search Warrants

  • Affidavit: means a statement in writing of a fact or facts signed by the party making it, sworn to before an officer authorized to administer oaths, and officially certified to by the officer under his seal of office. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • 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.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Electronic funds transfer: The transfer of money between accounts by consumer electronic systems-such as automated teller machines (ATMs) and electronic payment of bills-rather than by check or cash. (Wire transfers, checks, drafts, and paper instruments do not fall into this category.) Source: OCC
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Probation officers: Screen applicants for pretrial release and monitor convicted offenders released under court supervision.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Signature: includes the mark of a person unable to write, and "subscribe" includes the making of such a mark. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • sworn: includes affirm or affirmed. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.