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Texas Government Code - Section 411.062. Law Enforcement And Security Authority

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§ 411.062. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY AUTHORITY.  (a) 
The department has primary responsibility for law enforcement and 
security services on the Capitol Complex.
	(b)  Subsection (a) does not prohibit the department from 
requesting or receiving assistance from another law enforcement 
agency.
	(c)  This section does not prohibit a peace officer who is 
not a member of the department from exercising the officer's 
authority on the Capitol Complex in an emergency or in a situation 
where the officer reasonably believes that immediate action is 
necessary.
	(d)  The department shall adopt rules relating to security of 
persons and access to and protection of the grounds, public 
buildings, and property of the state within the Capitol Complex, 
except that public use of the capitol, the capitol extension, the 
capitol grounds, and the General Land Office building shall be 
governed by the State Preservation Board.
	(e)  The department may enforce the rules of the State 
Preservation Board, adopted under Section 443.018.
	(f)  The department and the City of Austin shall execute an 
interlocal cooperation agreement that defines the respective 
responsibilities of the department and the city for traffic and 
parking enforcement and general security in the Capitol Complex, 
including private property within the boundaries of the complex.
	(g)  The commission may authorize the director to impose 
within the Capitol Complex measures the director determines to be 
necessary to protect the safety and security of persons and 
property within the complex.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 790, § 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 270, § 4, eff. May 26, 1997.

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