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AN ACT
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relating to eliminating telegraph transmission as a method to |
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communicate certain information in a criminal case. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 15.08, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Art. 15.08. WARRANT MAY BE FORWARDED. A warrant of arrest |
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may be forwarded by any method that ensures the transmission of a |
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duplicate of the original warrant, including secure facsimile |
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transmission or other secure electronic means [or a telegraph
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transmission from any telegraph office to another in this State]. |
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If issued by any magistrate named in Article 15.06, the peace |
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officer receiving the same shall execute it without delay. If it be |
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issued by any other magistrate than is named in Article 15.06, the |
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peace officer receiving the same shall proceed with it to the |
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nearest magistrate of the peace officer's county, who shall endorse |
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thereon, in substance, these words: |
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"Let this warrant be executed in the county of |
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. . . . . . . . . . .", which endorsement shall be dated and |
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signed officially by the magistrate making the same. |
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SECTION 2. Article 15.19(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) If the arrested person fails or refuses to give bail, as |
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provided in Article 15.18, the arrested person shall be committed |
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to the jail of the county where the person was arrested. The[; and
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the] magistrate committing the arrested person shall immediately |
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provide notice to the sheriff of the county in which the offense is |
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alleged to have been committed regarding: |
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(1) the arrest and commitment, which notice may be |
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given by [telegraph,] mail[,] or other written means or by secure |
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facsimile transmission or other secure electronic means; and |
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(2) whether the person was also arrested under a |
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warrant issued under Section 508.251, Government Code. |
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SECTION 3. Articles 15.10, 15.11, 15.12, and 15.13, Code of |
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Criminal Procedure, are repealed. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2300 was passed by the House on May 8, |
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2015, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 2, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2300 was passed by the Senate on May |
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26, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |