89R21571 JCG-F
By: Patterson, Hayes H.B. No. 2363
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of certain peace officers to arrest a
person without a warrant while outside the officer's jurisdiction.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article 14.03(g), Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended by adding Subdivision (2-a) to read as follows:
(2-a) A peace officer described by Article 2A.001(14)
who is licensed under Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, and is
outside of the officer's jurisdiction may arrest without a warrant
a person who commits any offense within the officer's presence or
view, except that an officer described in this subdivision who is
outside of that officer's jurisdiction may arrest a person for a
violation of Subtitle C, Title 7, Transportation Code, only if the
offense is committed in a county with a population of 500,000 or
more in which the district employing the peace officer is located.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.