# Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.07: DAYS ALLOWED FOR WARRANT TO RUN

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## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.07
- **Heading:** DAYS ALLOWED FOR WARRANT TO RUN
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18 / Section 18.07

## Text

(a) Unless the magistrate directs in the warrant a shorter period for the execution of any search warrant issued under this chapter, Chapter 18A, or Chapter 18B, the period allowed for the execution of the warrant, exclusive of the day of its issuance and of the day of its execution, is:

(1) 15 whole days if the warrant is issued solely to search for and seize specimens from a specific person for DNA analysis and comparison, including blood and saliva samples;

(2) 10 whole days if the warrant is issued under Article 18B.354 or Subchapter G-1, Chapter 18B; or

(3) three whole days if the warrant is issued for a purpose other than that described by Subdivision (1) or (2).

(b) The magistrate issuing a search warrant under this chapter, Chapter 18A, or Chapter 18B shall endorse on the search warrant the date and hour of its issuance.

(c) If a warrant is issued to search for and seize data or information contained in or on a computer, disk drive, flash drive, cellular telephone, or other electronic, communication, or data storage device, the warrant is considered to have been executed within the time allowed under Subsection (a) if the device was seized before the expiration of the time allowed. Notwithstanding any other law, any data or information contained in or on a device seized may be recovered and analyzed after the expiration of the time allowed under Subsection (a).

## 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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