Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 2A.007 — ADJUNCT POLICE OFFICERS

CR § 2A.007Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 2A. OFFICERS; POWERS AND DUTIES · Art. A. TYPES OF PEACE OFFICERS

Statute text

(a)With the consent of the governing board of a private institution of higher education located in a county with a population of less than 200,000, the chief of police of a municipality in that county or the sheriff of that county, if the institution is outside the corporate limits of a municipality, that has jurisdiction over the geographical area of the institution may appoint not more than 50 peace officers commissioned under Section 51.212, Education Code, and employed by the institution to serve as adjunct police officers of the municipality or county, as applicable.

(b)An adjunct police officer appointed under this article:

(1)shall aid law enforcement agencies in the protection of the municipality or county in the geographical area designated under Subsection (c);

(2)may make arrests and exercise all authority given peace officers under this code only within the geographical area designated under Subsection (c); and

(3)has all the rights, privileges, and immunities of a peace officer but is not entitled to state compensation and retirement benefits normally provided by the state to a peace officer.

(c)A chief of police or sheriff who appoints an adjunct police officer under this article and the private institution of higher education at which the officer is employed shall annually designate by agreement the geographical area in which adjunct police officers may act as described by Subsection (b). The geographical area may include only the institution's campus area and an area that:

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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.