Tex. Gov't Code Section 53.0071
Bailiff as Peace Officer


Unless the appointing judge provides otherwise in the order of appointment, a bailiff appointed under Section 53.001 (Mandatory Appointments)(b), (g), (k), or (m) or 53.002 (Permissive Appointments)(c), (e), or (f) is a “peace officer” for purposes of Article 2.12 (Who Are Peace Officers), Code of Criminal Procedure.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 2.71(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 919, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 401, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 26, 1991; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 546, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 648, Sec. 5, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 912 (S.B. 1329), Sec. 6.04, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972 (S.B. 2174), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170), Sec. 21.002(9), eff. September 1, 2019.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 2.064, eff. January 1, 2025.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 2.71(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 919, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 401, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 26, 1991; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 546, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 648, Sec. 5, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 912 (S.B. 1329), Sec. 6.04, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972 (S.B. 2174), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170), Sec. 21.002(9), eff. September 1, 2019.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 2.064, eff. January 1, 2025.

Source: Section 53.0071 — Bailiff as Peace Officer, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­53.­htm#53.­0071 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

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