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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 8.01 — OFFICER MAY REQUIRE AID

CR § 8.01Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 8. SUPPRESSION OF RIOTS AND OTHER DISTURBANCES

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When any officer authorized to execute process is resisted, or when he has sufficient reason to believe that he will meet with resistance in executing the same, he may command as many of the citizens of his county as he may think proper; and the sheriff may call any military company in the county to aid him in overcoming the resistance, and if necessary, in seizing and arresting the persons engaged in such resistance.

Legislative history

Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.

Source: Texas Code of Criminal Procedure § 8.01 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.