Texas Statutes
§ 53.071 — GRAND JURY BAILIFFS IN COUNTIES OF 250,000 OR MORE.
Texas § 53.071
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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 53.071 (2026).
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Sec. 53.071. GRAND JURY BAILIFFS IN COUNTIES OF 250,000 OR MORE.
(a)In any county with a population of 250,000 or more, the judges of the district courts to whom the grand jury reports may, with the commissioners court's approval, appoint not more than seven grand jury bailiffs.
(b)A bailiff appointed under this section is subject to removal without cause at the will of the appointing judge or judges.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 2.73, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 53.001
MANDATORY APPOINTMENTS.§ 53.002
PERMISSIVE APPOINTMENTS.§ 53.004
QUALIFICATIONS.§ 53.005
TERM OF OFFICE.§ 53.006
DUTIES.§ 53.007
BAILIFF DEPUTIZED.§ 53.0071
BAILIFF AS PEACE OFFICER.§ 53.008
OATH.§ 53.009
COMPENSATION.§ 53.0091
COMPENSATION IN EL PASO COUNTY.§ 53.031
APPOINTMENTS.§ 53.032
OATH.§ 53.033
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