Texas § 701.002 POWER TO ACT; GUIDANCE.

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§ 701.002 — POWER TO ACT; GUIDANCE.

Texas § 701.002

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Tex. Transportation Code Code Ann. § 701.002 (2026).

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Sec. 701.002. POWER TO ACT; GUIDANCE.

(a)A county traffic officer:

(1)must be deputized by the sheriff or a constable of the county in which the officer is employed;

(2)must give a bond and take an oath of office as other deputy sheriffs;

(3)must work under the direction of the sheriff; and

(4)has the same right and duty as a deputy sheriff to arrest a person who violates a law.

(b)Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 471, Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.

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Sec. 701.002. POWER TO ACT; GUIDANCE. (a) A county traffic officer:
(1) must be deputized by the sheriff or a constable of the county in which the officer is employed;
(2) must give a bond and take an oath of office as other deputy sheriffs;
(3) must work under the direction of the sheriff; and
(4) has the same right and duty as a deputy sheriff to arrest a person who violates a law.
(b) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 471, Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.