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Texas Parks and Wildlife Code

§ 11.019 — EMPLOYEES AS PEACE OFFICERS

PW § 11.019Title 2. PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT · Ch. 11. PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT · Art. B. ORGANIZATION OF DEPARTMENT

Statute text

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(a)The director may commission as peace officers any of the employees provided for in the general appropriations act.
(b)Law enforcement officers commissioned by the director have the same powers, privileges, and immunities as peace officers coextensive with the boundaries of this state.
(c)Law enforcement officers commissioned by the director have the same authority as a sheriff to arrest, serve criminal or civil process, and require aid in serving criminal or civil process coextensive with the boundaries of this state.
(d)A law enforcement officer commissioned by the director may arrest without a warrant any person in this state found in the act of violating any law.

Legislative history

Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 122, ch. 29, Sec. 2, eff. April 19, 1983.

Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.019 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.