§ 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

  • Abstract of judgment: In a federal criminal proceeding, A certification from a U.S. District Court clerk that a judgment of restitution was entered against the defendant owing to the victim. If the defendant inherits, owns, or sells real property or holdings, these assets can then be attached at the state and local levels as well.
  • 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.
  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
  • 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.
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Habeas corpus: A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment. It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • 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.
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.