Texas § 254.013 PEACE OFFICERS.

Texas Statutes

§ 254.013 — PEACE OFFICERS.

Texas § 254.013

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Tex. Occupations Code Code Ann. § 254.013 (2026).

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Sec. 254.013. PEACE OFFICERS.

(a)The board may commission as a peace officer to enforce this subtitle an employee who has been certified as qualified to be a peace officer by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.

(b)An employee commissioned as a peace officer under this subtitle has the powers, privileges, and immunities of a peace officer while carrying out duties as a peace officer under this subtitle.

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Sec. 254.013. PEACE OFFICERS. (a) The board may commission as a peace officer to enforce this subtitle an employee who has been certified as qualified to be a peace officer by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.
(b) An employee commissioned as a peace officer under this subtitle has the powers, privileges, and immunities of a peace officer while carrying out duties as a peace officer under this subtitle.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 474, Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 93 (S.B. 686 ), Sec. 2.56, eff. May 18, 2013.