Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 6.05. Duty Of Peace Officer As To Threats
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Art. 6.05. [76] [121] [111] DUTY OF PEACE OFFICER AS TO
THREATS. It is the duty of every peace officer, when he may have
been informed in any manner that a threat has been made by one
person to do some injury to himself or to the person or property of
another, including the person or property of his spouse, to prevent
the threatened injury, if within his power; and, in order to do
this, he may call in aid any number of citizens in his county. He
may take such measures as the person about to be injured might for
the prevention of the offense.
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.
Amended by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 366, ch. 164, Sec. 1, eff. Sept.
1, 1979.
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