Bill Text: TX SB604 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Comm Sub
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Bill Title: Relating to the execution of lawful process by county jailers.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-28 - Effective on 9/1/11 [SB604 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SB604-Comm_Sub.html
Bill Title: Relating to the execution of lawful process by county jailers.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-28 - Effective on 9/1/11 [SB604 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SB604-Comm_Sub.html
| By: Rodriguez | S.B. No. 604 | |
| (Gonzalez, Gallego, Quintanilla, Pickett, Marquez) | ||
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| relating to the execution of lawful process by county jailers. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Chapter 2, Code of Criminal Procedure, is | ||
| amended by adding Article 2.31 to read as follows: | ||
| Art. 2.31. COUNTY JAILERS. If a jailer licensed under | ||
| Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, has successfully completed a | ||
| training program provided by the sheriff, the jailer may execute | ||
| lawful process issued to the jailer by any magistrate or court on a | ||
| person confined in the jail at which the jailer is employed to the | ||
| same extent that a peace officer is authorized to execute process | ||
| under Article 2.13(b)(2), including: | ||
| (1) a warrant under Chapter 15, 17, or 18; | ||
| (2) a capias under Chapter 17 or 23; | ||
| (3) a subpoena under Chapter 20 or 24; or | ||
| (4) an attachment under Chapter 20 or 24. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. | ||
