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AN ACT
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relating to the designation of certain fire marshals and related |
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officers, inspectors, and investigators as peace officers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Art. 2.12. WHO ARE PEACE OFFICERS. The following are peace |
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officers: |
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(1) sheriffs, their deputies, and those reserve |
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deputies who hold a permanent peace officer license issued under |
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Chapter 1701, Occupations Code; |
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(2) constables, deputy constables, and those reserve |
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deputy constables who hold a permanent peace officer license issued |
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under Chapter 1701, Occupations Code; |
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(3) marshals or police officers of an incorporated |
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city, town, or village, and those reserve municipal police officers |
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who hold a permanent peace officer license issued under Chapter |
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1701, Occupations Code; |
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(4) rangers and officers commissioned by the Public |
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Safety Commission and the Director of the Department of Public |
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Safety; |
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(5) investigators of the district attorneys', criminal |
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district attorneys', and county attorneys' offices; |
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(6) law enforcement agents of the Texas Alcoholic |
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Beverage Commission; |
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(7) each member of an arson investigating unit |
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commissioned by a city, a county, or the state; |
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(8) officers commissioned under Section 37.081, |
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Education Code, or Subchapter E, Chapter 51, Education Code; |
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(9) officers commissioned by the General Services |
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Commission; |
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(10) law enforcement officers commissioned by the |
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Parks and Wildlife Commission; |
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(11) airport police officers commissioned by a city |
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with a population of more than 1.18 million that operates an airport |
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that serves commercial air carriers; |
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(12) airport security personnel commissioned as peace |
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officers by the governing body of any political subdivision of this |
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state, other than a city described by Subdivision (11), that |
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operates an airport that serves commercial air carriers; |
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(13) municipal park and recreational patrolmen and |
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security officers; |
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(14) security officers and investigators commissioned |
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as peace officers by the comptroller; |
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(15) officers commissioned by a water control and |
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improvement district under Section 49.216, Water Code; |
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(16) officers commissioned by a board of trustees |
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under Chapter 54, Transportation Code; |
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(17) investigators commissioned by the Texas Medical |
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Board; |
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(18) officers commissioned by the board of managers of |
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the Dallas County Hospital District, the Tarrant County Hospital |
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District, or the Bexar County Hospital District under Section |
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281.057, Health and Safety Code; |
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(19) county park rangers commissioned under |
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Subchapter E, Chapter 351, Local Government Code; |
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(20) investigators employed by the Texas Racing |
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Commission; |
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(21) officers commissioned under Chapter 554, |
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Occupations Code; |
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(22) officers commissioned by the governing body of a |
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metropolitan rapid transit authority under Section 451.108, |
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Transportation Code, or by a regional transportation authority |
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under Section 452.110, Transportation Code; |
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(23) investigators commissioned by the attorney |
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general under Section 402.009, Government Code; |
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(24) security officers and investigators commissioned |
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as peace officers under Chapter 466, Government Code; |
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(25) an officer employed by the Department of State |
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Health Services under Section 431.2471, Health and Safety Code; |
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(26) officers appointed by an appellate court under |
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Subchapter F, Chapter 53, Government Code; |
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(27) officers commissioned by the state fire marshal |
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under Chapter 417, Government Code; |
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(28) an investigator commissioned by the commissioner |
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of insurance under Section 701.104, Insurance Code; |
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(29) apprehension specialists and inspectors general |
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commissioned by the Texas Youth Commission as officers under |
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Sections 61.0451 and 61.0931, Human Resources Code; |
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(30) officers appointed by the inspector general of |
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the Texas Department of Criminal Justice under Section 493.019, |
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Government Code; |
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(31) investigators commissioned by the Commission on |
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Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education under Section |
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1701.160, Occupations Code; |
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(32) commission investigators commissioned by the |
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Texas Private Security Board under Section 1702.061(f), |
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Occupations Code; |
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(33) the fire marshal and any officers, inspectors, or |
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investigators commissioned by an emergency services district under |
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Chapter 775, Health and Safety Code; |
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(34) officers commissioned by the State Board of |
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Dental Examiners under Section 254.013, Occupations Code, subject |
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to the limitations imposed by that section; [and] |
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(35) investigators commissioned by the Texas Juvenile |
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Probation Commission as officers under Section 141.055, Human |
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Resources Code; and |
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(36) the fire marshal and any related officers, |
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inspectors, or investigators commissioned by a county under |
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Subchapter B, Chapter 352, Local Government Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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______________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3201 was passed by the House on May |
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15, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 3201 on May 29, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 0, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3201 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 23, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |