Texas Statutes
§ 351.084 — STAFF; AUTHORITY AS PEACE OFFICERS.
Texas § 351.084
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Tex. Local Government Code Code Ann. § 351.084 (2026).
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Sec. 351.084. STAFF; AUTHORITY AS PEACE OFFICERS.
(a)To carry out the functions of the department, the chief shall employ county park rangers as peace officers and shall employ administrative staff in numbers approved by the commissioners court.
(b)The county park rangers have the same law enforcement authority that is given by law to deputy sheriffs except that the law enforcement jurisdiction of rangers is limited to the county parks of the county and, in a county that borders the Gulf of Mexico, to the unincorporated areas of the county that are located on an island or isthmus.
(c)The law of this state applying to deputy sheriffs applies, to the extent practicable, to county park rangers.
SUBCHAPTER F. COUNTY CONTRACT WITH PRIVATE ENTITY FOR JAIL FACILITIES
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Legislative History
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 277, Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 1989.
Nearby Sections
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§ 351.001
DUTY TO PROVIDE JAILS; LOCATION.§ 351.002
JAIL STANDARDS.§ 351.003
EXEMPTION.§ 351.0035
TEMPORARY HOUSING.§ 351.007
SPACE REQUIREMENTS.§ 351.008
ACCESS TO DAY ROOM.§ 351.009
SAFETY VESTIBULE.§ 351.010
SANITATION AND HEALTH REQUIREMENTS.§ 351.012
FURNISHINGS OF DAY ROOMS.§ 351.013
BUNKS.§ 351.014
HOLDING INSANE PERSONS.§ 351.015
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