Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 2A.051 — GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF PEACE OFFICERS

CR § 2A.051Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 2A. OFFICERS; POWERS AND DUTIES · Art. B. POWERS AND DUTIES OF PEACE OFFICERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

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Each peace officer shall:

(1)preserve the peace within the officer's jurisdiction using all lawful means;

(2)in every case authorized by this code, interfere without a warrant to prevent or suppress crime;

(3)execute all lawful process issued to the officer by a magistrate or court;

(4)give notice to an appropriate magistrate of all offenses committed in the officer's jurisdiction, where the officer has good reason to believe there has been a violation of the penal law;

(5)when authorized by law, arrest an offender without a warrant so the offender may be taken before the proper magistrate or court and be tried;

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Legislative history

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 204 (H.B. 1620), Sec. 5.003(a), eff. September 1, 2025.