Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 2A.065 · Subchapter B. POWERS AND DUTIES OF PEACE OFFICERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
DEPUTY OR OTHER OFFICER TO DISCHARGE SHERIFF'S DUTIES.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 1.001, eff. January 1, 2025.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.2A.htm
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