Texas § OC.554.010 - PEACE OFFICERS

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§ OC.554.010. PEACE OFFICERS

PEACE OFFICERS. (a) The board may commission as a peace officer to enforce this subtitle an employee who has been certified as qualified to be a peace officer by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. (b) An employee commissioned as a peace officer under this subtitle has the powers, privileges, and immunities of a peace officer while carrying out duties as a peace officer under this subtitle. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1361 (S.B. 650 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 93 (S.B. 686 ), Sec. 2.57, eff. May 18, 2013.

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Section OC.554.010 ("PEACE OFFICERS") 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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