Texas Statutes
§ 2A.053 — SUMMONING AID.
Texas § 2A.053
JurisdictionTexas
Code CRCode of Criminal Procedure
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Bluebook
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 2A.053 (2026).
Text
Art. 2A.053. SUMMONING AID.
(a)A peace officer who meets resistance while discharging a duty imposed on the officer by law shall summon a number of residents of the officer's county sufficient to overcome that resistance.
(b)A person summoned by a peace officer under Subsection (a) shall obey the officer.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504 ), Sec. 1.001, eff. January 1, 2025.
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SCHOOL MARSHALS.§ 2A.053
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Bluebook (online)
Texas § 2A.053, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/CR/2A.053.