Texas § 281.057 EMPLOYMENT OF DISTRICT PEACE OFFICERS.

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§ 281.057 — EMPLOYMENT OF DISTRICT PEACE OFFICERS.

Texas § 281.057

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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 281.057 (2026).

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Sec. 281.057. EMPLOYMENT OF DISTRICT PEACE OFFICERS.

(a)The board of the Dallas County Hospital District, the Tarrant County Hospital District, the Bexar County Hospital District, the El Paso County Hospital District, or the Harris County Hospital District may employ and commission peace officers for the district.

(b)The jurisdiction of a peace officer commissioned under this section includes the property owned or controlled by the district that employs the peace officer and any street abutting, right-of-way over or through, or easement in the property.

(c)In a district peace officer's jurisdiction, the peace officer has the authority granted by Chapter 14 , Code of Criminal Procedure. The peace officer may also make an arrest without a warrant in the officer's jurisdiction if the offen

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Sec. 281.057. EMPLOYMENT OF DISTRICT PEACE OFFICERS. (a) The board of the Dallas County Hospital District, the Tarrant County Hospital District, the Bexar County Hospital District, the El Paso County Hospital District, or the Harris County Hospital District may employ and commission peace officers for the district.
(b) The jurisdiction of a peace officer commissioned under this section includes the property owned or controlled by the district that employs the peace officer and any street abutting, right-of-way over or through, or easement in the property.
(c) In a district peace officer's jurisdiction, the peace officer has the authority granted by Chapter 14 , Code of Criminal Procedure. The peace officer may also make an arrest without a warrant in the officer's jurisdiction if the offense involves injury or harm to any property owned or controlled by the district.

Legislative History

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 853, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 888, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 402 (S.B. 601 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 255 (S.B. 434 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.