Tex.
Local Gov't Code Section 86.0021
Qualifications; Removal
(a)
A person is not eligible to serve as constable unless:(1)
the person is eligible to be licensed under Sections 1701.309 (Age Requirement) and 1701.312 (Disqualification: Felony Conviction or Placement on Community Supervision), Occupations Code, and:(A)
has at least an associate’s degree conferred by an institution of higher education accredited by an accrediting organization recognized by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board;(B)
is a special investigator under Article 2.122 (Special Investigators)(a), Code of Criminal Procedure; or(C)
is an honorably retired peace officer or honorably retired federal criminal investigator who holds a certificate of proficiency issued under Section 1701.357 (Weapons Proficiency for Qualified Retired Law Enforcement Officers), Occupations Code; or(2)
the person is an active or inactive licensed peace officer under Chapter 1701 (Law Enforcement Officers), Occupations Code.(a)
A person is not eligible to serve as constable unless:(1)
the person is eligible to be licensed under Sections 1701.309 (Age Requirement) and 1701.312 (Disqualification: Felony Conviction or Placement on Community Supervision), Occupations Code, and:(A)
has at least an associate’s degree conferred by an institution of higher education accredited by an accrediting organization recognized by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board;(B)
is a special investigator under Article 2A.002 (Special Investigators)(a), Code of Criminal Procedure; or(C)
is an honorably retired peace officer or honorably retired federal criminal investigator who holds a certificate of proficiency issued under Section 1701.357 (Weapons Proficiency for Qualified Retired Law Enforcement Officers), Occupations Code; or(2)
the person is an active or inactive licensed peace officer under Chapter 1701 (Law Enforcement Officers), Occupations Code.(b)
On or before the 270th day after the date a constable takes office, the constable shall provide, to the commissioners court of the county in which the constable serves, evidence that the constable has been issued a permanent peace officer license under Chapter 1701 (Law Enforcement Officers), Occupations Code. A constable who fails to provide evidence of licensure under this subsection or who fails to maintain a permanent license while serving in office forfeits the office and is subject to removal in a quo warranto proceeding under Chapter 66 (Quo Warranto), Civil Practice and Remedies Code.(c)
The license requirement of Subsection (b) supersedes the license requirement of Section 1701.302 (Certain Elected Law Enforcement Officers; License Required), Occupations Code.
Source:
Section 86.0021 — Qualifications; Removal, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.86.htm#86.0021 (accessed May 4, 2024).
