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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 2A.064

SHERIFF'S DUTIES RELATED TO CUSTODY OF DEFENDANTS

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 1.001, eff

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a sheriff shall place in jail a defendant committed to jail by a warrant from a magistrate or court.

(b) A sheriff may permit a defendant committed to jail by a warrant from a magistrate or court to remain out of jail for a reasonable time to procure bail if the defendant:

(1) was committed for want of bail; or

(2) was arrested in a bailable case.

(c) A sheriff shall guard a defendant permitted to remain out of jail under Subsection (b) to prevent escape.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.