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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 2A.063
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Art. 2A.063 SHERIFF AS CONSERVATOR OF THE PEACE
Chapter 2A: Officers; Powers and Duties
Rule Text
A sheriff is a conservator of the peace in the sheriff's county and shall:
(1) arrest each person who commits an offense in the view or hearing of the sheriff and take the offender before the proper court for examination or trial;
(2) suppress all assaults, affrays, insurrections, and unlawful assemblies; and
(3) apprehend and commit to jail each person who commits an offense until an examination or trial can be held.
Amendment history: Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 1.001, eff. January 1, 2025.