{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-701.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 701.003","heading":"DUTIES.","body":"(a) A county traffic officer shall:\n(1) be a motorcycle rider when practicable;\n(2) cooperate with the police department of each municipality in the county to enforce state traffic laws in that municipality and in the county;\n(3) enforce state laws that regulate the operation of a motor vehicle on a highway, street, or alley; and\n(4) remain on and patrol the highway at all times when performing the officer's duties.\n(b) An officer may leave a highway only in pursuit of an offender the officer is unable to apprehend on the highway.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","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#701.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"9d4081f506db06ef66f5862708ced0c5d5510529d2acb605537cf96e13d1d8c3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-701.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-701.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}