ARREST WITHOUT WARRANT
Pursue and arrest
Where it is shown by satisfactory proof to a peace officer, upon the representation of a credible person, that a felony has been committed, and that the offender is about to escape, so that there is no time to procure a warrant, such peace officer may, without warrant, pursue and arrest the accused.
Entering the residence
The officer or person making the arrest is justified in adopting all the measures which he might adopt in cases of arrest under warrant, except that an officer making an arrest without a warrant may not enter a residence to make the arrest unless:
– a person who resides in the residence consents to the entry; or
– exigent circumstances require that the officer making the arrest enter the residence without the consent of a resident or without a warrant.
Other jurisdictions officers
A peace officer commissioned and authorized by another state to make arrests for felonies who is in fresh pursuit of a person for the purpose of arresting that person for a felony may continue the pursuit into this state and arrest the person.
Notifying the court of arrest
No later than the first working day after the date a peace officer detains or arrests a person who is a ward, the peace officer or the person having custody of the ward shall notify the court having jurisdiction over the ward’s guardianship of the ward’s detention or arrest.
Offender must be taken before the judge
The person making the arrest or the person having custody of the person arrested shall take the person arrested or have him taken without unnecessary delay, but not later than 48 hours after the person is arrested, before the magistrate who may have ordered the arrest, before some magistrate of the county where the arrest was made without an order, or, to provide more expeditiously to the person arrested the warnings, before a magistrate in any other county of this state.
A peace officer who is charging a person, including a child, with committing an offense that is a Class C misdemeanor, may, instead of taking the person before a magistrate, issue a citation to the person that contains:
– written notice of the time and place the person must appear before a magistrate;
– the name and address of the person charged;
– the offense charged;
– information regarding the alternatives to the full payment of any fine or costs assessed against the person, if the person is convicted of the offense and is unable to pay that amount; and
– the following admonishment, in boldfaced or underlined type or in capital letters:
“If you are convicted of a misdemeanor offense involving violence where you are or were a spouse, intimate partner, parent, or guardian of the victim or are or were involved in another, similar relationship with the victim, it may be unlawful for you to possess or purchase a firearm, including a handgun or long gun, or ammunition, pursuant to federal law under 18 U.S.C. Section 922(g)(9) or Section 46.04(b), Texas Penal Code. If you have any questions whether these laws make it illegal for you to possess or purchase a firearm, you should consult an attorney.”
If the person resides in the county where the offense occurred, a peace officer who is charging a person with committing an offense may, instead of taking the person before a magistrate, issue a citation to the person that contains written notice of the time and place the person must appear before a magistrate of this state.
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