Texas Transportation Code

§ 701.002 — POWER TO ACT; GUIDANCE

TN § 701.002Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part I. ENFORCEMENT OF TRAFFIC LAWS · Ch. 701. COUNTY TRAFFIC OFFICERS

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(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(b)Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 471, Sec. 2, eff.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. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by:

Legislative history

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 471 (S.B. 376), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.