Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
TRANSPORTATION CODE |
Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC |
Subtitle I. ENFORCEMENT OF TRAFFIC LAWS |
Chapter 701. COUNTY TRAFFIC OFFICERS |
Sec. 701.002. POWER TO ACT; GUIDANCE
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(a) A county traffic officer:
(1) must be deputized by the sheriff or a constable of the county in which the officer is employed;
(2) must give a bond and take an oath of office as other deputy sheriffs;
(3) must work under the direction of the sheriff; and
(4) has the same right and duty as a deputy sheriff to arrest a person who violates a law.
(b) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 471, Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 471 , Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.