Texas Statutes
§ 16.21 — DUTY OF SHERIFF AS TO PRISONERS.
Texas § 16.21
JurisdictionTexas
Code CRCode of Criminal Procedure
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Bluebook
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 16.21 (2026).
Text
Art. 16.21. DUTY OF SHERIFF AS TO PRISONERS. Every sheriff shall keep safely a person committed to his custody. He shall use no cruel or unusual means to secure this end, but shall adopt all necessary measures to prevent the escape of a prisoner. He may summon a guard of sufficient number, in case it becomes necessary to prevent an escape from jail, or the rescue of a prisoner.
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Legislative History
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Nearby Sections
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§ 16.01
EXAMINING TRIAL.§ 16.02
EXAMINATION POSTPONED.§ 16.03
WARNING TO ACCUSED.§ 16.04
VOLUNTARY STATEMENT.§ 16.06
COUNSEL MAY EXAMINE WITNESS.§ 16.08
PRESENCE OF THE ACCUSED.§ 16.10
ATTACHMENT FOR WITNESS.§ 16.14
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Bluebook (online)
Texas § 16.21, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/CR/16.21.