Texas · Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 18.09: SHALL SEIZE ACCUSED AND PROPERTY
What this law says, in plain English
Officers must take possession of property found during authorized searches and bring it before a magistrate. Officers must also arrest persons named in a warrant and immediately present them to a magistrate.
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