Texas Statutes
§ 11.16 — WRIT MAY ISSUE WITHOUT APPLICATION.
Texas § 11.16
JurisdictionTexas
Code CRCode of Criminal Procedure
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Bluebook
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 11.16 (2026).
Text
Art. 11.16. WRIT MAY ISSUE WITHOUT APPLICATION. A judge of the district or county court who has knowledge that any person is illegally confined or restrained in the person's liberty within the judge's district or county may, if the case is within the judge's jurisdiction, issue the writ of habeas corpus, without any application being made for the writ.
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Legislative History
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 933 (S.B. 1516 ), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2023.
Nearby Sections
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§ 11.01
WHAT WRIT IS.§ 11.02
TO WHOM DIRECTED.§ 11.03
WANT OF FORM.§ 11.04
CONSTRUCTION.§ 11.05
BY WHOM WRIT MAY BE ISSUED.§ 11.051
FILING FEE PROHIBITED.§ 11.071
PROCEDURE IN DEATH PENALTY CASE§ 11.08
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Bluebook (online)
Texas § 11.16, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/FA/11.16.