Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
§ 2A.003 — PEACE OFFICERS COMMISSIONED BY TRIBAL COUNCIL
CR § 2A.003Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 2A. OFFICERS; POWERS AND DUTIES · Art. A. TYPES OF PEACE OFFICERS
Statute text
View on source(a)The tribal council of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas, of the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas, or of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo may employ and commission peace officers to enforce state law within the respective tribe's reservation.
(b)A peace officer commissioned under this article has all the powers, privileges, and immunities of a peace officer and may:
(1)within the tribe's reservation:
(A)arrest without a warrant in accordance with Chapter 14 any person who violates a law of the state; and
(B)enforce all traffic laws on streets and highways; and
(2)outside the tribe's reservation, arrest any person who violates any law of the state if the officer:
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Legislative history
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 97 (S.B. 906), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.