Tex. Transp. Code Section 701.004
Compensation


(a)

The compensation to be paid a county traffic officer shall be set before the officer is employed.

(b)

Salary paid to the officer is independent of a salary paid to the sheriff and sheriff’s deputies who do not act as highway officers. Compensation for an officer may not be included in the sheriff’s settlement in accounting for a fee of office or as salary paid to the sheriff or a sheriff’s deputy.

(c)

The commissioners court may provide necessary equipment for the officer at the county’s expense. An officer’s equipment may include a motorcycle and maintenance of that motorcycle.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Source: Section 701.004 — Compensation, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.­701.­htm#701.­004 (accessed May 4, 2024).

Accessed:
May 4, 2024

§ 701.004’s source at texas​.gov