Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 2.124. Peace Officers From Adjoining States
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Art. 2.124. PEACE OFFICERS FROM ADJOINING STATES. (a) A
commissioned peace officer of a state of the United States of
America adjoining this state, while the officer is in this state,
has under this subsection the same powers, duties, and immunities
as a peace officer of this state who is acting in the discharge of an
official duty, but only:
(1) during a time in which:
(A) the peace officer from the adjoining state has physical
custody of an inmate or criminal defendant and is transporting the
inmate or defendant from a county in the adjoining state that is on
the border between the two states to a hospital or other medical
facility in a county in this state that is on the border between the
two states; or
(B) the peace officer has physical custody of the inmate or
defendant and is returning the inmate or defendant from the
hospital or facility to the county in the adjoining state; and
(2) to the extent necessary to:
(A) maintain physical custody of the inmate or defendant
while transporting the inmate or defendant; or
(B) regain physical custody of the inmate or defendant if
the inmate or defendant escapes while being transported.
(b) A commissioned peace officer of a state of the United
States of America adjoining this state, while the officer is in this
state, has under this subsection the same powers, duties, and
immunities as a peace officer of this state who is acting in the
discharge of an official duty, but only in a municipality some part
of the municipal limits of which are within one mile of the boundary
between this state and the adjoining state and only at a time the
peace officer is regularly assigned to duty in a county, parish, or
municipality that adjoins this state. A peace officer described by
this subsection may also as part of the officer's powers in this
state enforce the ordinances of a Texas municipality described by
this subsection but only after the governing body of the
municipality authorizes that enforcement by majority vote at an
open meeting.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 156, Sec. 1, eff. May 19, 1995.
Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
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Last modified: August 10, 2007
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