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Tex. Transportation Code § 701.001 Authorization
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Sec. 701.001. AUTHORIZATION. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), acting in conjunction with the sheriff of the county, the commissioners court of a county may employ not more than five regular deputies as county traffic officers. (b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), th…
Tex. Transportation Code § 701.002 Power To Act; Guidance
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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 t…
Tex. Transportation Code § 701.003 Duties
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Sec. 701.003. DUTIES. (a) A county traffic officer shall: (1) be a motorcycle rider when practicable; (2) cooperate with the police department of each municipality in the county to enforce state traffic laws in that municipality and in the county; (3) enforce state laws that regu…
Tex. Transportation Code § 701.004 Compensation
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Sec. 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 …