FOUNDATIONS
This article requires an officer, when informed of a threat of injury, to prevent the threatened injury if within the officer's power.
What is Article 6.05?
This chapter lists circumstances in which an arrest may be made without a warrant.
What is Chapter 14?
Without unnecessary delay, this is the maximum number of hours the arrested person must be taken before a magistrate.
What is 48 hours?
This article title protects the accused's core rights, including notice, counsel, confrontation, and a speedy public trial.
What is Rights of the Accused?
This article addresses an offense or injury about to occur in the officer's presence or view and requires prevention using no more force than necessary.
What is Article 6.06?
This article defines a warrant of arrest as a written magistrate's order commanding arrest of the accused.
What is Article 15.01?
This is the number of whole days issued solely to search/seize DNA specimens.
What is 15 days?
This article protects against unreasonable searches and seizures and addresses warrant requirements.
What is Searches and Seizures?
This article regulates an officer's conduct when preventing an offense about to occur in the officer's presence or view.
What is Article 6.07?
This article lists the requisites for an arrest warrant, including identification or description, offense, and magistrate signature.
What is Article 15.02?
This is the number of whole days issued solely to search/seize stored communications/other stored customer data.
What is 10 days?
This article allows an officer facing resistance while performing a legal duty to summon residents to aid.
What is Summoning Aid?
This chapter governs proceedings before magistrates to prevent offenses, including peace-bond procedures.
What is Chapter 7?
These two articles define a complaint and list the requisites of a complaint affidavit.
What are Articles 15.04 and 15.05?
These two articles address further detention after bond in specified family-violence cases and emergency protection orders.
What are Articles 17.291 and 17.292?
This chapter governs court criminal jurisdiction; this other concept asks the proper county or place for prosecution.
What are Chapter 4 and venue under Chapter 13?
This article addresses a person's refusal to assist a peace officer after being lawfully summoned.
What is Refusal to Assist Peace Officer?
This chapter addresses suppression of riots and unlawful disturbances, including summoning aid.
What is Chapter 8?
This article says a person is arrested when actually placed under restraint or taken into custody.
What is Article 15.22?
This chapter governs search warrants, including probable cause, particularity, execution, and return.
What is Chapter 18?