S.B. No. 2174
AN ACT
relating to the appointment of a bailiff by district courts and
county courts at law in Bowie County.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 53.001, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (k) to read as follows:
(k) The judges of the 5th, 102nd, and 202nd district courts
and the judges of the county courts at law of Bowie County shall
appoint one or more bailiffs to serve the courts in Bowie County.
SECTION 2. Section 53.007(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) This section applies to:
(1) the 34th, 70th, 71st, 86th, 97th, 130th, 142nd,
161st, 238th, 318th, 341st, 355th, and 385th district courts;
(2) the County Court of Harrison County;
(3) the criminal district courts of Tarrant County;
(4) the district courts in Taylor County;
(5) the courts described in Section 53.002(c), (d),
(e), or (f);
(6) the county courts at law of Taylor County;
(7) the district courts in Tarrant County that give
preference to criminal cases; [and]
(8) the 115th District Court in Upshur County; and
(9) the 5th, 102nd, and 202nd district courts and the
county courts at law of Bowie County.
SECTION 3. Section 53.0071, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 53.0071. BAILIFF AS PEACE OFFICER. Unless the
appointing judge provides otherwise in the order of appointment, a
bailiff appointed under Section 53.001(b), [or] (g), or (k) or
53.002(c), (e), or (f) is a "peace officer" for purposes of Article
2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2174 passed the Senate on
May 4, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2174 passed the House on
May 24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 2, two
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor