{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-88.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 88.004","heading":"OFFICER TO STOP EXERCISING FUNCTIONS OF OFFICE.","body":"On service of notice under Section 88.003, an officer shall stop exercising the functions of the officer's office, except that:\n(1) the officer shall preserve records and property in the officer's charge; and\n(2) if the officer is a sheriff or constable, the officer shall:\n(A) keep prisoners;\n(B) preserve the peace; and\n(C) execute warrants of arrest.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 3. ORGANIZATION OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE B. COMMISSIONERS COURT AND COUNTY OFFICERS","CHAPTER 88. OFFICIAL BONDS OF COUNTY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.88.htm#88.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"fe98e999f2a9878d945476b97ed8bec35ccfd8abb2983dd7e07078b22a51e054","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-88.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-88.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}