Tex. Transp. Code Section 701.002
Power to Act; Guidance

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Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 471, Sec. 2, eff.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

Source: Section 701.002 — Power to Act; Guidance, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.­701.­htm#701.­002 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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