{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-53.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 53.004","heading":"QUALIFICATIONS.","body":"(a) A bailiff in the 34th or 71st district court must be a resident of the county in which the bailiff serves the court and must be at least 18 years old.\n(b) To be eligible to be appointed bailiff in the 30th, 78th, 86th, 89th, 130th, or 341st district court, the County Court of Harrison County, a court described in Section 53.002(c), a district court in Taylor County, or a county court at law of Taylor County, a person must be a resident of the county in which the person serves the court and must be at least 21 years old.\n(c) A bailiff in the 15th, 59th, or 397th district court or a statutory county court in Grayson County must be a citizen of the United States.\n(d) To be eligible to be appointed a bailiff in a district court in Tom Green County, a person must be a resident of the judicial district and must be at least 18 years of age.\n(e) To be eligible to be appointed bailiff in a district court in Midland County, for the 355th District Court, or under Section 53.001(g), a person must be at least 21 years old and hold a peace officer license under Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. This subsection does not apply to a person serving as bailiff of a court described by Section 53.001(g) on September 1, 1991.\n(f) To be eligible to be appointed bailiff in the 406th District Court, a person must be:\n(1) at least 21 years of age; and\n(2) a citizen of the United States.\n(g) A bailiff appointed by the judge of the 115th District Court to serve the court in Upshur County must be:\n(1) a resident of that county; and\n(2) at least 18 years of age.\n(h) A bailiff in the 70th, 161st, 244th, or 358th district court must be:\n(1) a resident of the county in which the bailiff serves the court;\n(2) at least 18 years of age; and\n(3) a citizen of the United States.\n(i) A bailiff in the 271st District Court or a county court at law in Wise County must be:\n(1) at least 21 years of age; and\n(2) a citizen of the United States.\nActs 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(c), eff. Aug. 28, 1989; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 759, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 919, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 8.03(c), eff. Aug. 26, 1991; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 401, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 26, 1991; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 819, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 385, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 430, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 868, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 853, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 10 (S.B. 235), Sec. 1, eff. May 3, 2005.\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 1189), Sec. 1(e), eff. September 1, 2005.\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 5 (S.B. 272), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 781 (H.B. 3972), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1342 (S.B. 1951), Sec. 20(b), eff. September 1, 2007.\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 890 (S.B. 2554), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 800 (H.B. 2310), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 93 (S.B. 686), Sec. 2.20, eff. May 18, 2013.\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 912 (S.B. 1329), Sec. 6.02, eff. September 1, 2017.\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 891), Sec. 7.05, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS","CHAPTER 53. BAILIFFS","SUBCHAPTER A. BAILIFFS FOR CERTAIN COURTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.53.htm#53.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"e6ef4c5db3d60a0c1b2e2e11cbd58b27125b93ebf932ea81a25758591c70dfb6","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-53.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-53.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}