Texas Local Government Code Title 11, Chapter 341 - Municipal Law Enforcement

SUBCHAPTER A REGULAR POLICE FORCE

• Texas Section 341.001 - Police Force Of Type A General-law Municipality
  (a) The governing body of a Type A general-law municipality may establish and regulate a municipal police force. (b) The governing body by ordinance may...
• Texas Section 341.002 - Police Force Of Type C General-law Municipality
  The governing body of a Type C general-law municipality may appoint police officers that the governing body considers necessary and may define the duties of...

SUBCHAPTER B OTHER POLICE FORCES

• Texas Section 341.003 - Police Force Of Home-rule Municipality
  A home-rule municipality may provide for a police department. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
• Texas Section 341.011 - Special Police Force In Type A General-law Municipality
  (a) The mayor of a Type A general-law municipality shall summon as many residents as the mayor considers necessary to serve as a special police...

SUBCHAPTER C MARSHALS

• Texas Section 341.012 - Police Reserve Force
  (a) The governing body of a municipality may provide for the establishment of a police reserve force. (b) The governing body shall establish qualifications and...
• Texas Section 341.021 - Marshal Of Type A General-law Municipality
  (a) The marshal of a Type A general-law municipality is the ex officio chief of police. (b) The marshal may appoint one or more deputies....

SUBCHAPTER Z MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 341.022 - Marshal Of Type B General-law Municipality
  (a) The marshal of a Type B general-law municipality has the same power within the municipality that a constable has within a precinct and is...
• Texas Section 341.901 - Watchmen In Type A General-law Municipality
  The governing body of a Type A general-law municipality may appoint watchmen and prescribe their powers and duties. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec....
• Texas Section 341.902 - Workhouse And House Of Correction In Type A General-law Municipality
  (a) The governing body of a Type A general-law municipality may build and establish one or more jails inside or outside the municipality. (b) The...
• Texas Section 341.903 - Authority Of Home-rule Municipality To Police Municipally Owned Property Outside Municipality
  A home-rule municipality may police the following areas owned by and located outside the municipality: (1) parks and grounds; (2) lakes and land contiguous to...
• Texas Section 341.904 - Possession Or Use Of Law Enforcement Identification, Insignia, Or Vehicle In Populous Municipality
  (a) In this section, "police identification item" means a badge, identification card, insignia, shoulder emblem, or uniform of a municipal police department. (b) In a...
• Texas Section 341.905 - Juvenile Curfew In General-law Municipality
  (a) To provide for the public safety, the governing body of a general-law municipality has the same authority to adopt a juvenile curfew ordinance that...

Last modified: September 28, 2016