TRANSPORTATION CODE

TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC

SUBTITLE I. ENFORCEMENT OF TRAFFIC LAWS

CHAPTER 720. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 720.001.  BADGE OF SHERIFF, CONSTABLE, OR DEPUTY.  (a)  A sheriff, constable, or deputy sheriff or deputy constable may not arrest or accost a person for driving a motor vehicle on a highway in violation of a law relating to motor vehicles unless the sheriff, constable, or deputy displays a badge showing the sheriff's, constable's, or deputy's title.
(b)  A person commits an offense if the person violates this section.  An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable in the same manner as an offense under Section 86.011, Local Government Code.
(c)  An officer charged by law to take or prosecute a complaint under this section shall be removed from office if the officer refuses to do so.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.