Texas § 2A.051 GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF PEACE OFFICERS.

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§ 2A.051 — GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF PEACE OFFICERS.

Texas § 2A.051

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Bluebook

Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 2A.051 (2026).

Text

Art. 2A.051. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF PEACE OFFICERS. Each peace officer shall:

(1)preserve the peace within the officer's jurisdiction using all lawful means;

(2)in every case authorized by this code, interfere without a warrant to prevent or suppress crime;

(3)execute all lawful process issued to the officer by a magistrate or court;

(4)give notice to an appropriate magistrate of all offenses committed in the officer's jurisdiction, where the officer has good reason to believe there has been a violation of the penal law;

(5)when authorized by law, arrest an offender without a warrant so the offender may be taken before the proper magistrate or court and be tried;

(6)take possession of a child under Article 63.00905 (g); and

(7)on a request made by the Texas Civil Commitment Of

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Art. 2A.051. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF PEACE OFFICERS. Each peace officer shall:
(1) preserve the peace within the officer's jurisdiction using all lawful means;
(2) in every case authorized by this code, interfere without a warrant to prevent or suppress crime;
(3) execute all lawful process issued to the officer by a magistrate or court;
(4) give notice to an appropriate magistrate of all offenses committed in the officer's jurisdiction, where the officer has good reason to believe there has been a violation of the penal law;
(5) when authorized by law, arrest an offender without a warrant so the offender may be taken before the proper magistrate or court and be tried;
(6) take possession of a child under Article 63.00905 (g); and
(7) on a request made by the Texas Civil Commitment Office, execute an emergency detention order issued by that office under Section 841.0837 , Health and Safety Code.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504 ), Sec. 1.001, eff. January 1, 2025. Amended by: Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 204 (H.B. 1620 ), Sec. 5.003(a), eff. September 1, 2025.