Sec. 159.032. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1) "County officer" means a sheriff, county tax assessor-collector, county clerk, district clerk, county treasurer, county auditor, or county purchasing agent. The term does not include a county officer as defined by Section 159.002.
(2) "Precinct officer" means a constable.
(3) "County judicial officer" means a justice of the peace or a master, magistrate, or referee appointed by a justice of the peace.
(4) "County employee" does not include a person covered by Subdivision (1), (2), or (3).
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 39(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989. Renumbered from Sec. 159.002 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 304, Sec. 7.01, eff. Jan. 1, 1992. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 763, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 13.05, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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