Sec. 701.002.  POWER TO ACT;  GUIDANCE.  (a)  A county traffic officer:
(1)  must be deputized by the sheriff or a constable of the county in which the officer is employed;
(2)  must give a bond and take an oath of office as other deputy sheriffs;
(3)  must work under the direction of the sheriff;  and
(4)  has the same right and duty as a deputy sheriff to arrest a person who violates a law.
(b)  Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 471, Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by: 
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 471 (S.B. 376), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.