By: Harris S.B. No. 1887
(Smith of Tarrant)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the appointment of bailiffs in certain county criminal
courts of Tarrant County.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 25.2223, Government Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (j) and adding Subsections (j-1) and (j-2) to
read as follows:
(j) At least two bailiffs shall be assigned regularly to the
County Criminal Court No. 1 of Tarrant County and the County
Criminal Court No. 2 of Tarrant County. Except as provided by
Subsection (j-2), the [The] judges of the County Criminal Courts
Nos. 1 and 2 of Tarrant County shall each appoint one officer to act
as bailiff of the judge's court, and the sheriff of Tarrant County
shall appoint a bailiff for each court as prescribed by law. The
bailiffs serve at the pleasure of the court and shall perform the
duties required by the judge of the court to which the bailiffs are
assigned.
(j-1) At least two bailiffs shall be assigned regularly to
the County Criminal Courts Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 of
Tarrant County. Except as provided by Subsection (j-2), each judge
shall appoint one officer to act as the bailiff of the judge's
court, and the sheriff of Tarrant County shall appoint a bailiff for
each court as prescribed by law. A bailiff appointed under this
subsection serves at the pleasure of the court and shall perform the
duties required by the judge of the court to which the bailiff is
assigned.
(j-2) The judge of a county criminal court listed in
Subsection (j) or (j-1) may authorize the sheriff to appoint all
bailiffs in the judge's court. If the sheriff is authorized by a
judge to make the judge's appointment under this subsection, the
sheriff shall appoint at least two officers to act as bailiffs for
the judge's court. A bailiff appointed under this subsection
serves at the pleasure of the court and shall perform the duties
required by the judge of the court to which the bailiff is assigned.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.