{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-31.1211","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.1211","heading":"JURISDICTION OF MUNICIPAL PEACE OFFICERS.","body":"(a) Notwithstanding any other law limiting the enforcement jurisdiction of a peace officer, a peace officer of a municipality who is certified as a marine safety enforcement officer under Section 31.121 may enforce the provisions of this chapter within an area of a lake that is outside the enforcement jurisdiction of the peace officer if:\n(1) any portion of the lake is contained in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality; and\n(2) the municipality has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the governmental entity having enforcement jurisdiction in that area granting the peace officer enforcement jurisdiction in the area.\n(b) The memorandum of understanding under Subsection (a)(2) must:\n(1) designate the jurisdiction that has the authority to conduct any prosecution or ongoing investigation of a violation resulting from an enforcement action under this section; and\n(2) be approved by the Parks and Wildlife Department.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 975 (S.B. 410), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.","path":["PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE","TITLE 4. WATER SAFETY","CHAPTER 31. WATER SAFETY","SUBCHAPTER E. ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PW/htm/PW.31.htm#31.1211","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:32Z","sha256":"8d3f8f01f4b7ab1820d6fab1f8b17070ec7f4c65f9f4fcbefd8c4bb4cbc99d08","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-31.121","next":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-31.122"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}