No information shall be presented until affidavit has been made by some credible person charging the defendant with an offense. The affidavit shall be filed with the information. It may be sworn to before the district or county attorney who, for that purpose, shall have power to administer the oath, or it may be made before any officer authorized by law to administer oaths.
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 21.22
INFORMATION BASED UPON COMPLAINT
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State v. Andrew Howard Lee (2014)
Most recently applied in State v. Andrew Howard Lee (June 2014)
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.