Texas Transportation Code

§ 701.003 — DUTIES

TN § 701.003Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part I. ENFORCEMENT OF TRAFFIC LAWS · Ch. 701. COUNTY TRAFFIC OFFICERS

(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 regulate the operation of a motor vehicle on a highway, street, or alley; and

(4)remain on and patrol the highway at all times when performing the officer's duties.

(b)An officer may leave a highway only in pursuit of an offender the officer is unable to apprehend on the highway.

Legislative history

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.