Texas Code Of Criminal Procedure Title 1, Chapter 8 - Suppression Of Riots And Other Disturbances

• Texas Article 8.01 - Officer May Require Aid
  When any officer authorized to execute process is resisted, or when he has sufficient reason to believe that he will meet with resistance in executing...
• Texas Article 8.02 - Military Aid In Executing Process
  If it be represented to the Governor in such manner as to satisfy him that the power of the county is not sufficient to enable...
• Texas Article 8.03 - Military Aid In Suppressing Riots
  Whenever, for the purpose of suppressing riots or unlawful assemblies, the aid of military or militia companies is called, they shall obey the orders of...
• Texas Article 8.04 - Dispersing Riot
  Whenever a number of persons are assembled together in such a manner as to constitute a riot, according to the penal law of the State,...
• Texas Article 8.05 - Officer May Call Aid
  In order to enable the officer to disperse a riot, he may call to his aid the power of the county in the same manner...
• Texas Article 8.06 - Means Adopted To Suppress
  The officer engaged in suppressing a riot, and those who aid him are authorized and justified in adopting such measures as are necessary to suppress...
• Texas Article 8.07 - Unlawful Assembly
  The Articles of this Chapter relating to the suppression of riots apply equally to an unlawful assembly and other unlawful disturbances, as defined by the...
• Texas Article 8.08 - Suppression At Election
  To suppress riots, unlawful assemblies and other disturbances at elections, any magistrate may appoint a sufficient number of special constables. Such appointments shall be made...
• Texas Article 8.09 - Power Of Special Constable
  Special constables so appointed shall, during the time for which they are appointed, exercise the powers and perform the duties properly belonging to peace officers....

Last modified: September 28, 2016