{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-543.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 543.002","heading":"PERSON ARRESTED TO BE TAKEN BEFORE MAGISTRATE.","body":"(a) A person arrested for a violation of this subtitle punishable as a misdemeanor shall be immediately taken before a magistrate if:\n(1) the person is arrested on a charge of failure to stop in the event of a collision causing damage to property; or\n(2) the person demands an immediate appearance before a magistrate or refuses to make a written promise to appear in court as provided by this subchapter.\n(b) The person must be taken before a magistrate who:\n(1) has jurisdiction of the offense;\n(2) is in the county in which the offense charged is alleged to have been committed; and\n(3) is nearest or most accessible to the place of arrest.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 709 (H.B. 2190), Sec. 31, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE C. RULES OF THE ROAD","CHAPTER 543. ARREST AND PROSECUTION OF VIOLATORS","SUBCHAPTER A. ARREST AND CHARGING PROCEDURES; NOTICES AND PROMISES TO APPEAR"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.543.htm#543.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"9c0a2f2a4a1aa82f0652c740d4f881118fa21182b8f030f0d62e779dfd6e2671","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-543.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-543.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}