Tex. Code of Crim. Proc. Article 23.02
Its Requisites


A capias shall be held sufficient if it have the following requisites:
1. That it run in the name of “The State of Texas”;
2. That it name the person whose arrest is ordered, or if unknown, describe him;
3. That it specify the offense of which the defendant is accused, and it appear thereby that he is accused of some offense against the penal laws of the State;
4. That it name the court to which and the time when it is returnable; and
5. That it be dated and attested officially by the authority issuing the same.
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.

Source: Article 23.02 — Its Requisites, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.­23.­htm#23.­02 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

Art. 23.02’s source at texas​.gov