Texas Transportation Code
§ 720.001 — BADGE OF SHERIFF, CONSTABLE, OR DEPUTY
TN § 720.001Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part I. ENFORCEMENT OF TRAFFIC LAWS · Ch. 720. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)A sheriff, constable, or deputy sheriff or deputy constable may not arrest or accost a person for driving a motor vehicle on a highway in violation of a law relating to motor vehicles unless the sheriff, constable, or deputy displays a badge showing the sheriff's, constable's, or deputy's title.
(b)A person commits an offense if the person violates this section. An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable in the same manner as an offense under Section 86.011, Local Government Code.
(c)An officer charged by law to take or prosecute a complaint under this section shall be removed from office if the officer refuses to do so.
Legislative history
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.