| 1 | 1 | | By: Williams S.B. No. 1697 |
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| 2 | 2 | | (King of Parker, Miller of Erath) |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to duties and restrictions regarding the special Texas |
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| 8 | 8 | | Rangers. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 411.023, Government Code, is amended by |
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| 11 | 11 | | amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (g) to read as |
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| 12 | 12 | | follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | (b) A special ranger is subject to the orders of the |
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| 14 | 14 | | commission and the governor for special duty to the same extent as |
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| 15 | 15 | | other law enforcement officers provided for by this chapter, except |
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| 16 | 16 | | that a special ranger may not enforce a law [except one designed to |
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| 17 | 17 | | protect life and property and may not enforce a law] regulating the |
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| 18 | 18 | | use of a state highway by a motor vehicle. A special ranger is not |
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| 19 | 19 | | connected with a ranger company or uniformed unit of the |
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| 20 | 20 | | department. |
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| 21 | 21 | | (g) The director may call special rangers into service to: |
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| 22 | 22 | | (1) preserve the peace and protect life and property; |
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| 23 | 23 | | (2) conduct background investigations; |
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| 24 | 24 | | (3) monitor sex offenders; |
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| 25 | 25 | | (4) serve as part of two-officer units on patrol in |
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| 26 | 26 | | high threat areas; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | (5) provide assistance to the department during |
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| 28 | 28 | | disasters. |
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| 29 | 29 | | SECTION 2. Section 411.024, Government Code, is amended by |
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| 30 | 30 | | amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (g) to read as |
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| 31 | 31 | | follows: |
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| 32 | 32 | | (b) A special Texas Ranger is subject to the orders of the |
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| 33 | 33 | | commission and the governor for special duty to the same extent as |
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| 34 | 34 | | other law enforcement officers provided for by this chapter, except |
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| 35 | 35 | | that a special Texas Ranger may not enforce a law [except one |
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| 36 | 36 | | designed to protect life and property and may not enforce a law] |
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| 37 | 37 | | regulating the use of a state highway by a motor vehicle. A special |
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| 38 | 38 | | Texas Ranger is not connected with a ranger company or uniformed |
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| 39 | 39 | | unit of the department. |
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| 40 | 40 | | (g) The director may call special Texas Rangers into service |
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| 41 | 41 | | to: |
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| 42 | 42 | | (1) preserve the peace and protect life and property; |
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| 43 | 43 | | (2) conduct background investigations; |
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| 44 | 44 | | (3) monitor sex offenders; |
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| 45 | 45 | | (4) serve as part of two-officer units on patrol in |
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| 46 | 46 | | high threat areas; and |
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| 47 | 47 | | (5) provide assistance to the department during |
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| 48 | 48 | | disasters. |
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| 49 | 49 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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