{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-720.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 720.001","heading":"BADGE OF SHERIFF, CONSTABLE, OR DEPUTY.","body":"(a) A sheriff, constable, or deputy sheriff or deputy constable may not arrest or accost a person for driving a motor vehicle on a highway in violation of a law relating to motor vehicles unless the sheriff, constable, or deputy displays a badge showing the sheriff's, constable's, or deputy's title.\n(b) A person commits an offense if the person violates this section. An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable in the same manner as an offense under Section 86.011, Local Government Code.\n(c) An officer charged by law to take or prosecute a complaint under this section shall be removed from office if the officer refuses to do so.\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 720. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.720.htm#720.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"06a1ccaf7184be625dbd955bb08027d26a579af0bf14ead9a49e445643ab4845","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-709.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-720.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}