BAILIFF AS PEACE OFFICER.

Tex. GOV'T Code § 53.0071.
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Unless the appointing judge provides otherwise in the order of appointment, a bailiff appointed under Section 53.001 (b), (g), (k), or (m) or 53.002 (c), (e), or (f) is a "peace officer" for purposes of Article 2A.001 , Code of Criminal Procedure. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 2.71(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 919, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 401, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 26, 1991; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 546, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 648, Sec. 5, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.
Source: TX Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Fetched: 6/29/2026

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