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Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 341.001

POLICE FORCE OF TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Christopher Charles Meadows v. State (2011)

Most recently applied in Christopher Charles Meadows v. State (November 2011)

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff

(a) The governing body of a Type A general-law municipality may establish and regulate a municipal police force.

(b) The governing body by ordinance may provide for the appointment of police officers the governing body considers necessary and for the terms of office and qualifications of the officers.

(c) The governing body by ordinance may provide that the police officers serve at the pleasure of the governing body.

(d) Each police officer shall execute a bond as the governing body may require. The bond must be conditioned that the officer will faithfully perform the officer's duties.

(e) A police officer has:

(1) the powers, rights, duties, and jurisdiction granted to or imposed on a peace officer by the Code of Criminal Procedure; and

(2) other powers and duties prescribed by the governing body.

(f) A police officer may serve in each county in which the municipality is located all process issued by a municipal court.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.