Texas § CR.6.07 - CONDUCT OF PEACE OFFICER

Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § CR.6.07 — CONDUCT OF PEACE OFFICER, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ CR.6.07. CONDUCT OF PEACE OFFICER

CONDUCT OF PEACE OFFICER. The conduct of peace officers, in preventing offenses about to be committed in their presence, or within their view, is to be regulated by the same rules as are prescribed to the action of the person about to be injured. They may use all force necessary to repel the aggression. Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.

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Section CR.6.07 ("CONDUCT OF PEACE OFFICER") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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