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| 7 | 9 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 10 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 11 | | relating to the authority of certain peace officers to arrest a |
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| 10 | 12 | | person without a warrant while outside the officer's jurisdiction. |
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| 11 | 13 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 14 | | SECTION 1. Article 14.03(g), Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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| 13 | 15 | | amended by adding Subdivision (2-a) to read as follows: |
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| 14 | 16 | | (2-a) A peace officer described by Article 2A.001(14) |
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| 15 | 17 | | who is licensed under Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, and is |
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| 16 | 18 | | outside of the officer's jurisdiction may arrest without a warrant |
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| 17 | 19 | | a person who commits any offense within the officer's presence or |
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| 18 | 20 | | view, except that an officer described in this subdivision who is |
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| 19 | 21 | | outside of that officer's jurisdiction may arrest a person for a |
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| 20 | 22 | | violation of Subtitle C, Title 7, Transportation Code, only if the |
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| 21 | 23 | | offense is committed in a county with a population of 500,000 or |
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| 22 | 24 | | more in which the district employing the peace officer is located. |
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| 23 | 25 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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