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Tex. Transp. Code § 543.003 (2026)

Notice To Appear Required: Person Not Taken Before Magistrate

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Sec. 543.003. NOTICE TO APPEAR REQUIRED: PERSON NOT TAKEN BEFORE MAGISTRATE. An officer who arrests a person for a violation of this subtitle punishable as a misdemeanor and who does not take the person before a magistrate shall issue a written notice to appear in court showing the time and place the person is to appear, the offense charged, the name and address of the person charged, and, if applicable, the license number of the person's vehicle.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 701, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.

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Cited in 15 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2001–2026 · leading case: Vennus v. State, 282 S.W.3d 70 (Tex. Crim. App. 2009).
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Vennus v. State, 282 S.W.3d 70 (Tex. Crim. App. 2009). · cites it 2× “[10] Tex. Transp. Code §§ 543.003, 543.004(a)(1) & 543.”
Azeez v. State, 248 S.W.3d 182 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008). “Tex. Transp. Code §§ 543.003, 543.004(a)(1) & 543.”
Carson v. State, 65 S.W.3d 774 (Tex. App. 2001). “Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 543.003 (Vernon Supp.”
Paul Craig Scott v. State, 572 S.W.3d 755 (Tex. App. 2019). “See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 543.003 . But, section 543.”
Berrett v. State, 152 S.W.3d 600 (Tex. App. 2005). “Tex. TRAnsp. Code Ann. § 543.003 (Vernon 1999).”
Castellano v. State, 49 S.W.3d 566 (Tex. App. 2001). “Tex. TRANSP. Code Ann. § 543.003 (Vernon Supp.”
Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion: KP-0477 (Tex. Att'y Gen. 2025). · cites it 5× “See generally TEX. TRANSP. CODE §§ 543.003–.004 (governing written notices to appear).”
Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion: KP-0510 (Tex. Att'y Gen. 2026). · cites it 3× “See TEX. TRANSP. CODE §§ 543.003–.005. However, “additional or different facts may result in a different conclusion in a given case.”
Demetrus Tremaine Horton v. State (Tex. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “26 v TEX. TRANS. CODE ANN. § 543.003. . . . . .”
Michael Nnamani v. State (Tex. App. 2016). “2 does the transportation code control, limiting the interrogation period to the time necessary for the motorist to sign his agreement to appear to answer to the suspicion of traveling at an unknown unreasonably high speed? If the motorist was detained for the purpose of…”
Castellano, Rolando v. State (Tex. App. 2001). “Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 543.003 (Vernon Supp.”
Azeez, Sheriff K. (Tex. Crim. App. 2008). “Tex. Transp. Code §§ 543.003, 543.004(a)(1) & 543.”
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