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  2. Are citizens’ arrests legal in Texas? State law is blurry and ...

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    Texas law states: “A peace officer or any other person, may, without a warrant, arrest an offender when the offense is committed in his presence or within his view, if the offense is one classed ...

  3. Arrest without warrant - Wikipedia

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    An arrest without warrant is generally allowed when: The person has committed a felony or misdemeanor, and the officer has witnessed it; A felony has been committed and the officer reasonably believes, known as probable cause, the person being arrested is the one who has committed it, as long as immediately after a warrant is obtained from the ...

  4. Searches incident to a lawful arrest - Wikipedia

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    Search incident to a lawful arrest, commonly known as search incident to arrest (SITA) or the Chimel rule (from Chimel v.California), is a U.S. legal principle that allows police to perform a warrantless search of an arrested person, and the area within the arrestee’s immediate control, in the interest of officer safety, the prevention of escape, and the preservation of evidence.

  5. Constable (Texas) - Wikipedia

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    5. Furthermore, their jurisdiction to arrest, without warrant, extends throughout the county, where they have full arrest powers. See Texas Local Government Code §86.021 and Texas Attorney General's Opinion GA-0189. 6. They also have full arrest powers outside of their jurisdiction, while in the state, except for certain traffic violations.

  6. Can Texas police pull you over because of a hunch? They’ve ...

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    They can do this without your knowledge. But an important thing to know is that the police cannot pull you over if you have not violated the law. Offenses for which Texas drivers can be stopped by ...

  7. Exigent circumstance - Wikipedia

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    Emergency aid doctrine is an exception to the Fourth Amendment, allowing warrantless entry to premises if exigent circumstances make it necessary. [8] A number of exceptions are classified under the general heading of criminal enforcement: where evidence of a suspected crime is in danger of being lost; where the police officers are in hot pursuit; where there is a probability that a suspect ...

  8. Texas mom issued warrant for overdue library materials: 'It's ...

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    The DMV rejected the 30-year-old's license renewal and informed Morgan she needed to contact the court about the warrant. "I audibly laugh, and I am shocked because I haven't been pulled over.

  9. Motor vehicle exception - Wikipedia

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    San Francisco Police searching a vehicle after a stop in 2008.. The motor vehicle exception is a legal rule in the United States that modifies the normal probable cause requirement of the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution and, when applicable, allows a police officer to search a motor vehicle without a search warrant.