SEIZURE OF ILLICIT BEVERAGES, ETC
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Benavides v. State (1980)
Most recently applied in Appling v. State (August 1995)
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 505, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff
A peace officer may seize without a warrant:
(1) any illicit beverage, its container, and its packaging;
(2) any vehicle, including an aircraft or watercraft, used to transport an illicit beverage;
(3) any equipment designed for use in or used in manufacturing an illicit beverage; or
(4) any material to be used in manufacturing an illicit beverage.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.