Texas · Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 43.015: DEFINITIONS

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

This statute defines legal terms used in criminal proceedings: 'capias' (a court writ ordering arrest of a convicted person) and 'capias pro fine' (a writ for arrest due to unpaid fines), and defines 'cost' as court-imposed fees on defendants.

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