DEPUTY OR OTHER OFFICER TO DISCHARGE SHERIFF'S DUTIES
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 1.001, eff
(a) A sheriff's deputy may perform any duty imposed on the sheriff under this code.
(b) If there is no sheriff in a county, the duties of the sheriff's office relating to criminal law are conferred on the officer empowered under law to discharge the duties of that office when the office is vacant.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.