A capias shall be held sufficient if it have the following requisites: 1. That it run in the name of "The State of Texas"; 2. That it name the person whose arrest is ordered, or if unknown, describe him; 3. That it specify the offense of which the defendant is accused, and it appear thereby that he is accused of some offense against the penal laws of the State; 4. That it name the court to which and the time when it is returnable; and 5. That it be dated and attested officially by the authority issuing the same.
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Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 317, ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966. |