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Texas Transportation Code § 701.002

Power to Act; Guidance

County Traffic Officers

(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(b) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 471, Sec. 2, eff.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.

Official text of the Texas Transportation Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.

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Legislative history

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

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