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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49.21

COMMITMENT OF HOMICIDE SUSPECT

Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 529, Sec. 1, eff

At the conclusion of an inquest, if a justice of the peace finds that a person who has been arrested in the case caused or contributed to the death of the deceased, the justice may:

(1) commit the person to jail; or

(2) require the person to execute a bail bond with security for the person's appearance before the proper court to answer for the offense.

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