Tex. Gov't Code § 53.006 · Subchapter A. BAILIFFS FOR CERTAIN COURTS
DUTIES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A bailiff or grand jury bailiff appointed under Section 53.001 or 53.002(a), (c), (d), (e), or (f) is an officer of the court.
(b) The bailiff or grand jury bailiff shall perform in the court to which the bailiff or grand jury bailiff is appointed all duties imposed on bailiffs under general law and shall perform other duties required by the judge of the court that the bailiff or grand jury bailiff serves.
(c) A bailiff or grand jury bailiff appointed under Section 53.001(d) or 53.002(a), (c), (e), (f), or (g) by the judge of the 341st District Court, by a judge of a district court in Tarrant County that gives preference to criminal cases, or by a judge of a criminal district court in Tarrant County has only the duties assigned by the judge of the court that the bailiff or grand jury bailiff serves.
(d) A bailiff appointed under Section 53.001(b) shall serve as part of the security force for the district and statutory county courts in the county and shall perform other duties as required by the judge of the court the bailiff serves.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 2.71(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 8.29(e), eff. Aug. 28, 1989; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 759, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 919, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 8.03(d), eff. Aug. 26, 1991; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 546, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 648, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 28, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 868, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 853, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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