Bill Text: TX HB2360 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the public inspection of an arrest warrant and any affidavit made in support of the issuance of the warrant.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-05-08 - Received from the House [HB2360 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB2360-Introduced.html
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By: Moody | H.B. No. 2360 |
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relating to the public inspection of an arrest warrant and any | ||
affidavit made in support of the issuance of the warrant. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Article 15.26, Code of Criminal Procedure, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
Art. 15.26. AUTHORITY TO ARREST MUST BE MADE KNOWN. (a) In | ||
executing a warrant of arrest, it shall always be made known to the | ||
accused under what authority the arrest is made. | ||
(b) The warrant is [ |
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defendant. | ||
(c) The officer is [ |
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in the officer's [ |
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provided the warrant was issued under the provisions of this Code, | ||
but on [ |
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the defendant as soon as possible. | ||
(d) If the officer does not have the warrant in the | ||
officer's [ |
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shall at that time [ |
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(1) of the offense charged; and | ||
(2) [ |
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(e) The arrest warrant[ |
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magistrate in support of the issuance of the warrant become[ |
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public information[ |
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the warrant is executed. | ||
(f) Immediately after the warrant is executed, the | ||
magistrate's clerk shall make a copy of the warrant and the | ||
affidavit available for public inspection in the clerk's office | ||
during normal business hours. | ||
(g) A person may request the clerk to provide copies of the | ||
warrant and affidavit on payment of the cost of providing the | ||
copies. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |