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2019 Texas Statutes
Transportation Code
Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic
Subtitle I - Enforcement of Traffic Laws
Chapter 701 - County Traffic Officers
Section 701.002. Power to Act; Guidance
Universal Citation: TX Transp Code § 701.002 (2019)
Sec. 701.002. POWER TO ACT; GUIDANCE. (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(b) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 471, Sec. 2, eff.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 (S.B. 376), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.
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