# Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.04: CONTENTS OF WARRANT

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C18_S18.04

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.04
- **Heading:** CONTENTS OF WARRANT
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18 / Section 18.04

## Text

A search warrant issued under this chapter, Chapter 18A, or Chapter 18B shall be sufficient if it contains the following requisites:

(1) that it run in the name of "The State of Texas";

(2) that it identify, as near as may be, that which is to be seized and name or describe, as near as may be, the person, place, or thing to be searched;

(3) that it command any peace officer of the proper county to search forthwith the person, place, or thing named;

(4) that it be dated and signed by the magistrate; and

(5) that the magistrate's name appear in clearly legible handwriting or in typewritten form with the magistrate's signature.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.01 § 18.01. SEARCH WARRANT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C18_S18.01.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.02 § 18.02. GROUNDS FOR ISSUANCE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C18_S18.02.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.03 § 18.03. SEARCH WARRANT MAY ORDER ARREST.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C18_S18.03.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.04 § 18.04. CONTENTS OF WARRANT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C18_S18.04.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.05 § 18.05. WARRANTS FOR FIRE, HEALTH, AND CODE INSPECTIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C18_S18.05.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.06 § 18.06. EXECUTION OF WARRANTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C18_S18.06.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.07 § 18.07. DAYS ALLOWED FOR WARRANT TO RUN.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C18_S18.07.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.08 § 18.08. POWER OF OFFICER EXECUTING WARRANT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C18_S18.08.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.09 § 18.09. SHALL SEIZE ACCUSED AND PROPERTY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C18_S18.09.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.10 § 18.10. HOW RETURN MADE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C18_S18.10.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.011 § 18.011. SEALING OF AFFIDAVIT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C18_S18.011.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.11 § 18.11. CUSTODY OF PROPERTY FOUND.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C18_S18.11.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.12 § 18.12. MAGISTRATE SHALL INVESTIGATE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C18_S18.12.md)
- [Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.13 § 18.13. SHALL DISCHARGE DEFENDANT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C18_S18.13.md)

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