Section 2A.064 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Sheriff's Duties Related To Custody Of Defendants(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a sheriff shall place in jail a defendant committed to jail by a warrant from a magistrate or court.(b) A sheriff may permit a defendant committed to jail by a warrant from a magistrate or court to remain out of jail for a reasonable time to procure bail if the defendant:(1) was committed for want of bail; or(2) was arrested in a bailable case.(c) A sheriff shall guard a defendant permitted to remain out of jail under Subsection (b) to prevent escape. (Code Crim. Proc., Art. 2.18.)Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 2A.064
Added by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 765,Sec. 1.001, eff. 1/1/2025.