Texas Transportation Code
§ 451.108 — PEACE OFFICERS
TN § 451.108Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part K. MASS TRANSPORTATION · Ch. 451. METROPOLITAN RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITIES · Art. C. MANAGEMENT OF AUTHORITY
Statute text
View on source(a)An authority may commission and employ peace officers.
(b)An authority created before 1980 in which the principal municipality has a population of less than 1.9 million may establish a security force, employ security personnel, and commission security personnel as peace officers.
(c)A peace officer commissioned under this section, except as provided by Subsections (d) and (e), or a peace officer contracted for employment by an authority confirmed before July 1, 1985, in which the principal municipality has a population of less than 1.3 million, may:
(1)make an arrest in any county in which the transit authority system is located as necessary to prevent or abate the commission of an offense against the law of this state or a political subdivision of this state if the offense or threatened offense occurs on or involves the transit authority system;
(2)make an arrest for an offense involving injury or detriment to the transit authority system;
(3)enforce traffic laws and investigate traffic collisions that involve or occur in the transit authority system; and
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Legislative history
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1221 (S.B. 1263), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 148, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 644 (H.B. 4559), Sec. 252, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 709 (H.B. 2190), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2023.