Power To Act; Guidance

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 (b) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 471, Sec. 2, eff.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