{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-352.024","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 352.024","heading":"AUTHORITY TO COMMISSION CERTAIN FIRE PROTECTION OFFICERS AS PEACE OFFICERS.","body":"(a) A county may commission a fire marshal, fire officer, fire inspector, or fire investigator as a peace officer.\n(b) A peace officer commissioned under this section may:\n(1) administer this chapter;\n(2) support fire-related operations or investigations;\n(3) enforce building-related codes, including codes involving hazardous materials; and\n(4) make recommendations involving building safety.\nAdded by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 511 (S.B. 2143), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 11. PUBLIC SAFETY","SUBTITLE B. COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY","CHAPTER 352. COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION","SUBCHAPTER B. COUNTY FIRE MARSHAL"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.352.htm#352.024","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"d2c9c2620a37e13da7ed751039847b7f01c7d782eb277d2f22ea7a4c3eb69006","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-352.023","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-352.051"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}