Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 361.026 · Subchapter B. JUSTICE CENTERS LOCATED ON STATE LINE
RESPONSIBILITY FOR OPERATION OF JAIL.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The contract must provide:
(1) that the sheriffs of the two counties are jointly responsible for the operation of any jail, lockup, jail annex, or other detention facility in the justice center and for the custody, care, and treatment of persons in custody in that facility; or
(2) for the employment of a jailer who shall exercise those responsibilities.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 17, Sec. 2, eff. April 2, 1993.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.361.htm
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