A civil officer or peace officer having authority to apprehend offenders under the laws of the United States or a state, territory, commonwealth, or possession, or the District of Columbia, may summarily apprehend a deserter from the state military forces and deliver the deserter into the custody of the state military forces.
Tex. Gov't Code § 432.009
APPREHENSION OF DESERTERS
Known as the Texas Code
The act spans §§ 432.001 to 432.195 (133 sections).
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, 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.