Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 2A.004 — PEACE OFFICERS FROM ADJOINING STATES

CR § 2A.004Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 2A. OFFICERS; POWERS AND DUTIES · Art. A. TYPES OF PEACE OFFICERS

Statute text

(a)A commissioned peace officer of a state adjoining this state, while the officer is in this state, has the same powers, duties, and immunities as a peace officer of this state who is acting in the discharge of an official duty, but:

(1)only:

(A)during a time in which the officer has physical custody of an inmate or criminal defendant and is:

(i)transporting the inmate or defendant from a county in the adjoining state that is on the border between the two states to a hospital or other medical facility in a county in this state that is on the border between the two states; or

(ii)returning the inmate or defendant from the hospital or facility described by Subparagraph (i) to the county in the adjoining state from which the inmate or defendant was transported under that subparagraph; and

(B)to the extent necessary to:

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 1.001, eff. January 1, 2025.