{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-701.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 701.002","heading":"POWER TO ACT; GUIDANCE.","body":"(a) A county traffic officer:\n(1) must be deputized by the sheriff or a constable of the county in which the officer is employed;\n(2) must give a bond and take an oath of office as other deputy sheriffs;\n(3) must work under the direction of the sheriff; and\n(4) has the same right and duty as a deputy sheriff to arrest a person who violates a law.\n(b) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 471, Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 471 (S.B. 376), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE I. ENFORCEMENT OF TRAFFIC LAWS","CHAPTER 701. COUNTY TRAFFIC OFFICERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.701.htm#701.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"d7532273a1875ea26166abf24139a12c9d63278a1310713005c3eef58b2bfecb","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-701.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-701.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}