Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 2.20. Deputy
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Art. 2.20. [44] [54] [55] DEPUTY. Wherever a duty is imposed
by this Code upon the sheriff, the same duty may lawfully be
performed by his deputy. When there is no sheriff in a county, the
duties of that office, as to all proceedings under the criminal law,
devolve upon the officer who, under the law, is empowered to
discharge the duties of sheriff, in case of vacancy in the office.
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.
Article: 2.138 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.211 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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