Art. 2A.066 EXECUTION OF PROCESS BY COUNTY JAILER

This rule explains when a county jailer can deliver or carry out legal paperwork, like warrants or subpoenas, to someone who is already locked up in that jailer's jail. Normally, only police officers handle this kind of paperwork. This rule gives jailers the same power, but only for people held in the jail where they work.

There are two ways a jailer can get this power. First, if the jailer is licensed under Texas law and has finished special training given by the sheriff, they can serve these documents. Second, the rule also allows any licensed jailer to do this same job, even without mentioning extra training in that specific part.

The types of paperwork a jailer can serve include arrest warrants, capias orders (which are court orders to arrest someone), subpoenas (orders to appear in court or provide information), and attachments (orders to bring a person to court). This means if you are in jail and one of these documents needs to be delivered to you, a jailer at your facility can legally hand it to you, just like a police officer would.