Texas § CR.11.27 - HOW WRIT MAY BE SERVED AND RETURNED
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § CR.11.27 — HOW WRIT MAY BE SERVED AND RETURNED, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ CR.11.27. HOW WRIT MAY BE SERVED AND RETURNED
HOW WRIT MAY BE SERVED AND RETURNED. The writ may be served by delivering a copy of the original to the person who is charged with having the party under restraint or in custody, and exhibiting the original, if demanded; if he refuse to receive it, he shall be informed verbally of the purport of the writ. If he refuses admittance to the person wishing to make the service, or conceals himself, a copy of the writ may be fixed upon some conspicuous part of the house where such person resides or conceals himself, or of the place where the prisoner is confined; and the person serving the writ of habeas corpus shall, in all cases, state fully, in his return, the manner and the time of the service of the writ. Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
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What does The Texas Constitution § CR.11.27 cover?
Section CR.11.27 ("HOW WRIT MAY BE SERVED AND RETURNED") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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