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Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 352.024

AUTHORITY TO COMMISSION CERTAIN FIRE PROTECTION OFFICERS AS PEACE OFFICERS

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 511 (S.B. 2143), Sec. 1, eff

(a) A county may commission a fire marshal, fire officer, fire inspector, or fire investigator as a peace officer.

(b) A peace officer commissioned under this section may:

(1) administer this chapter;

(2) support fire-related operations or investigations;

(3) enforce building-related codes, including codes involving hazardous materials; and

(4) make recommendations involving building safety.

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