# Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.06: EXECUTION OF WARRANTS

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccr_C18_S18.06

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.06
- **Heading:** EXECUTION OF WARRANTS
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18 / Section 18.06

## Text

(a) A peace officer to whom a search warrant is delivered shall execute the warrant without delay and shall return the warrant to the proper magistrate.

(b) On searching the place ordered to be searched, the officer executing the warrant shall present a copy of the warrant to the owner of the place, if he is present. If the owner of the place is not present but a person who is present is in possession of the place, the officer shall present a copy of the warrant to the person. Before the officer takes property from the place, he shall prepare a written inventory of the property to be taken. He shall legibly endorse his name on the inventory and present a copy of the inventory to the owner or other person in possession of the property. If neither the owner nor a person in possession of the property is present when the officer executes the warrant, the officer shall leave a copy of the warrant and the inventory at the place.

## 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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