{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-555.101","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 555.101","heading":"ASSISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WITH CERTAIN INVESTIGATIONS.","body":"The inspector general shall employ and commission peace officers for the purpose of assisting a state or local law enforcement agency in the investigation of an alleged criminal offense involving a resident or client of a center. A peace officer employed and commissioned by the inspector general is a peace officer for purposes of Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (S.B. 643), Sec. 22, eff. June 11, 2009.\nAmended by:\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 2.125, eff. January 1, 2025.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 7. MENTAL HEALTH AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY","SUBTITLE B. STATE FACILITIES","CHAPTER 555. STATE SUPPORTED LIVING CENTERS","SUBCHAPTER D. INSPECTOR GENERAL DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.555.htm#555.101","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"99e416d3973c01d5bd511ac5b3d40050a5a6a3dc4a24ac8bd4dffc63df7102d6","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-555.061","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-555.102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}