Texas Water Code

§ 49.216 — ENFORCEMENT BY PEACE OFFICERS

WA § 49.216Title 4. GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS · Ch. 49. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL DISTRICTS · Art. H. POWERS AND DUTIES

Statute text

(a)A district may contract for or employ its own peace officers with power to make arrests when necessary to prevent or abate the commission of:

(1)any offense against the rules of the district when the offense or threatened offense occurs on any land, water, or easement owned or controlled by the district;

(2)any offense involving injury or detriment to any property owned or controlled by the district; and

(3)any offense against the laws of the state.

(b)A district may appoint reserve peace officers who may be called to serve as peace officers by the district during the actual discharge of their official duties.

(c)A reserve peace officer serves at the discretion of the district and may be called into service if the district considers it necessary to have additional officers to preserve the peace in or enforce the law of the district.

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Legislative history

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 105 (S.B. 902), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2013.