{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-418.184","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 418.184","heading":"FIREARMS.","body":"(a) A peace officer who is acting in the lawful execution of the officer's official duties during a state of disaster may disarm an individual if the officer reasonably believes it is immediately necessary for the protection of the officer or another individual.\n(b) The peace officer shall return a firearm and any ammunition to an individual disarmed under Subsection (a) before ceasing to detain the individual unless the officer:\n(1) arrests the individual for engaging in criminal activity; or\n(2) seizes the firearm as evidence in a criminal investigation.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 18 (S.B. 112), Sec. 2, eff. April 27, 2007.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE B. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC PROTECTION","CHAPTER 418. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER H. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.418.htm#418.184","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"a1ffb107623b46c28648e25ffdc42cd68b1535582c360801e982f83b4a584d96","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-418.183","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-418.185"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}