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TX Loc Govt Code § 84.902 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 3 - Organization of County Government|Subtitle B - Commissioners Court and County Officers|Chapter 84 - County Auditor|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 84.902. Auditor to Keep Certain Hospital Records in County With Population of 190,001 to 200,000

Sec. 84.902.  AUDITOR TO KEEP CERTAIN HOSPITAL RECORDS IN COUNTY WITH POPULATION OF 190,001 TO 200,000.  If, in a county with a population of 190,001 to 200,000, the financial records of a municipal and county hospital located in the county must be kept, the county auditor shall keep the records.  If reports concerning that hospital's financial records must be made to the governing bodies of the municipality and county, the county auditor shall make the reports.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 87(f), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 85.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 3 - Organization of County Government|Subtitle B - Commissioners Court and County Officers|Chapter 85 - Sheriff|Subchapter A. Sheriff and Sheriff's Personnel|Section 85.001. Oath and Bond

Sec. 85.001.  OATH AND BOND.  (a)  A person elected as sheriff, before beginning to perform the duties of office, must execute a bond with:(1)  two or more good and sufficient sureties; or(2)  a solvent surety company authorized to do business in this state.(b)  The bond must be:(1)  approved by the commissioners court of the county;(2)  made payable to the governor;(3)  in an amount established by the commissioners court, but not less than $5,000 or more than $30,000;  and(4)  conditioned that the sheriff will:(A)  faithfully perform the duties of office established by law;(B)  account for and pay to the person authorized by law to receive them the fines, forfeitures, and penalties the sheriff collects for the use of the state or a county;(C)  execute and return when due the process and precepts lawfully directed to the sheriff, and pay to the person to whom they are due or to the person's attorney the funds collected by virtue of the process or precept;  and(D)  pay to the county any funds illegally paid, voluntarily or otherwise, to the sheriff from county funds.(c)  The sheriff must take and subscribe the official oath, which, together with the certificate of the officer administering the oath, must be endorsed on the bond.(d)  A person elected or appointed as sheriff who has executed the bond and taken the official oath may enter at once on the duties of office, and that person's acts shall be as valid under law before the receipt of a commission as after the receipt of a commission.(e)  The bond is not void on the first recovery, but may be sued on from time to time in the name of any injured person until the entire amount of the bond is recovered.(f)  A sheriff or deputy sheriff is not liable on an official bond, and is not personally liable, for having received or confined a prisoner delivered or surrendered to the sheriff or deputy by a state ranger.(g)  Repealed by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 973, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1997.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 973, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1094 (H.B. 2120), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 85.0011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 3 - Organization of County Government|Subtitle B - Commissioners Court and County Officers|Chapter 85 - Sheriff|Subchapter A. Sheriff and Sheriff's Personnel|Section 85.0011. Qualifications

Sec. 85.0011.  QUALIFICATIONS.  A person is not eligible to serve as sheriff unless the person:(1)  has a high school diploma or a high school equivalency certificate;  and(2)  is eligible to be licensed under Sections 1701.309 and 1701.312, Occupations Code.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 985, Sec. 3.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.819, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 85.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 3 - Organization of County Government|Subtitle B - Commissioners Court and County Officers|Chapter 85 - Sheriff|Subchapter A. Sheriff and Sheriff's Personnel|Section 85.002. New Bond Requirement; Removal

Sec. 85.002.  NEW BOND REQUIREMENT;  REMOVAL.  (a)  If a surety of the sheriff dies, moves permanently from the state, becomes insolvent, or is released from liability in accordance with law or if the commissioners court considers the sheriff's bond insufficient, the commissioners court shall cite the sheriff to appear at a time named in the citation, after the 10th day but on or before the 30th day after the date of issuance of the citation, and require the sheriff to execute a new bond with good and sufficient security.(b)  If the sheriff neglects or refuses to appear and execute the bond on or before the designated time, that person may not exercise the functions of office and shall be removed from office by the district judge in the manner prescribed by law for the removal of county officers.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 85.0025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 3 - Organization of County Government|Subtitle B - Commissioners Court and County Officers|Chapter 85 - Sheriff|Subchapter A. Sheriff and Sheriff's Personnel|Section 85.0025. Continuing Education

Sec. 85.0025.  CONTINUING EDUCATION.  (a)  The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement may require each county sheriff who is not a commissioned peace officer to attend not more than 40 hours of instruction in law enforcement.  The commission shall allow a sheriff at least two but not more than four years after the date on which the sheriff assumes office to complete the hours of instruction.(b)  If a sheriff is reelected to office and had previously completed the number of hours of instruction required by the commission, the commission may exempt the sheriff from attending further courses or may require the sheriff to complete again the required number of hours of instruction.(c)  The county in which the sheriff serves shall pay for or reimburse the sheriff for the cost of the required hours of instruction received in this state.(d)  The commission shall:(1)  approve course content, course credit, and standards for courses;  and(2)  adopt rules and procedures concerning the courses.(e)  For the purposes of removal under Subchapter B, Chapter 87, "incompetency" in the case of a sheriff includes the failure to complete the hours of instruction in accordance with this section.(f)  The commission may waive the requirement that a sheriff complete the instruction required under this section if the sheriff requests a waiver because of hardship and the commission determines that a hardship exists.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1032, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 93 (S.B. 686), Sec. 2.46, eff. May 18, 2013.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 85.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 3 - Organization of County Government|Subtitle B - Commissioners Court and County Officers|Chapter 85 - Sheriff|Subchapter A. Sheriff and Sheriff's Personnel|Section 85.003. Deputies

Sec. 85.003.  DEPUTIES.  (a)  The appointment of a deputy sheriff must be in writing.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), a person appointed as a deputy, before beginning to perform the duties of office, must take and subscribe the official oath, which, together with the certificate of the officer administering the oath, must be endorsed on the appointment.  The appointment and oath shall be deposited and recorded in the county clerk's office.  A list of the appointments shall be posted in a conspicuous place in that office.(b-1)  A person reappointed as a deputy may continue to perform the duties of office before retaking the official oath. The deputy must retake the oath as soon as possible after being reappointed.(c)  Except as provided by Subsection (f), a deputy serves at the pleasure of the sheriff.  The sheriff may revoke the appointment of a deputy on the indictment of the deputy for a felony.(d)  A sheriff is responsible for the official acts of a deputy and may require that a deputy execute a bond or other security.  A sheriff has the same remedies against a deputy and the deputy's sureties as any other person has against the sheriff and the sheriff's sureties.(e)  A deputy may perform the acts and duties of the deputy's principal.(f)  A deputy who is included in the coverage of a civil service system created under Chapter 158 may be suspended or removed only for a violation of a civil service rule adopted under that system.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1060 (H.B. 2283), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 234 (H.B. 1049), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 85.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 3 - Organization of County Government|Subtitle B - Commissioners Court and County Officers|Chapter 85 - Sheriff|Subchapter A. Sheriff and Sheriff's Personnel|Section 85.005. Guards; Penalty

Sec. 85.005.  GUARDS;  PENALTY.  (a)  The sheriff may, with the approval of the commissioners court or, in the case of an emergency, with the approval of the county judge, employ a sufficient number of guards to ensure the safekeeping of prisoners and the security of a jail.(b)  In case of an emergency, a guard is subject to being called to duty by the sheriff.(c)  A person charged with the responsibility of enforcing this section commits an offense if the person violates the section.  An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $50 or more than $200.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 12(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 85.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 3 - Organization of County Government|Subtitle B - Commissioners Court and County Officers|Chapter 85 - Sheriff|Subchapter A. Sheriff and Sheriff's Personnel|Section 85.006. County Police Force in Counties of 210,000 or More

Sec. 85.006.  COUNTY POLICE FORCE IN COUNTIES OF 210,000 OR MORE.  (a)  In a county with a population of 210,000 or more, the sheriff may appoint a county police force.  The commissioners court shall determine the number, which must be at least six, of police officers to be appointed.  The sheriff shall appoint one of the officers as chief of the county police.  The appointments are subject to approval by the commissioners court.  The sheriff may, subject to approval by the commissioners court, terminate the employment of an officer.(b)  The sheriff shall deputize each police officer appointed under this section.  Each officer has the authority of a deputy sheriff, and all laws of the state applicable to deputy sheriffs apply to the officer to the same extent that they apply to deputy sheriffs unless the law conflicts with this section.(c)  A police officer appointed under this section shall patrol, by automobile or motorcycle furnished by the officer, the highways of the county located outside the corporate limits of the county seat.  The officer shall devote all time spent on duty to performing that service and to matters related to that service.  The officer shall perform all duties in accordance with rules adopted by the commissioners court.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 85.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 3 - Organization of County Government|Subtitle B - Commissioners Court and County Officers|Chapter 85 - Sheriff|Subchapter B. Miscellaneous Powers and Duties|Section 85.021. Execution of Process; Penalty

Sec. 85.021.  EXECUTION OF PROCESS;  PENALTY.  (a)  The sheriff shall execute all process and precepts directed to the sheriff by legal authority and shall return the process or precept to the proper court on or before the date the process or precept is returnable.(b)  The sheriff commits an offense if the sheriff:(1)  fails to return a process or precept as required by Subsection (a);  or(2)  makes a false return.(c)  An offense under this section is punishable by the court to which the process is returnable, as for contempt, by a fine of not more than $100.  A fine collected under this section shall be deposited in the county treasury.(d)  The sheriff is liable for all damages sustained by a person by reason of an offense committed by the sheriff under this section.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 85.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 3 - Organization of County Government|Subtitle B - Commissioners Court and County Officers|Chapter 85 - Sheriff|Subchapter B. Miscellaneous Powers and Duties|Section 85.022. Execution of Legislative Process; Penalty

Sec. 85.022.  EXECUTION OF LEGISLATIVE PROCESS;  PENALTY.  (a)  The sheriff shall execute subpoenas and other process directed to the sheriff that are issued by the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, or the chairman of a committee of either house of the legislature.(b)  Failure to execute the subpoena or other process under Subsection (a) carries the same penalties as failure to execute process issued by a court.(c)  If the sheriff performs services under this section, the sheriff shall receive the fees prescribed by law for similar services rendered in the courts.  The fee shall be paid on the certificate of the authority issuing the process.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 85.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 3 - Organization of County Government|Subtitle B - Commissioners Court and County Officers|Chapter 85 - Sheriff|Subchapter B. Miscellaneous Powers and Duties|Section 85.023. Unfinished Business

Sec. 85.023.  UNFINISHED BUSINESS.  If a sheriff vacates the office for any reason, all unfinished business shall be transferred to the succeeding sheriff and completed in the same manner as if the successor had begun the business.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 86.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 3 - Organization of County Government|Subtitle B - Commissioners Court and County Officers|Chapter 86 - Constable|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 86.001. Eligibility to Serve After Boundary Change

Sec. 86.001.  ELIGIBILITY TO SERVE AFTER BOUNDARY CHANGE.  A person who has served as the constable of a precinct for 10 or more consecutive years before a change is made in the boundaries of the precinct is not ineligible for reelection in the precinct because of residence outside the precinct if the constable's residence is within the boundaries of the precinct as they existed before the change.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 86.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 3 - Organization of County Government|Subtitle B - Commissioners Court and County Officers|Chapter 86 - Constable|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 86.002. Oath; Bond

Sec. 86.002.  OATH;  BOND.  (a)  Before entering on the duties of office, a person who is elected to the office of constable must execute a bond with two or more good and sufficient sureties or with a solvent surety company authorized to do business in this state.  The bond must be payable to the governor and the governor's successors in office and conditioned that the constable will faithfully perform the duties imposed by law.  The bond must be approved by the commissioners court of the county.  The commissioners court shall set the bond in an amount of not less than $500 or more than $1,500.(b)  A person who is elected constable must also take and sign the constitutional oath of office.  The oath shall be endorsed on the bond, together with the certificate of the officer who administers the oath.  The bond and oath must be deposited and recorded in the office of the clerk of the county court.(c)  The bond is not void on the first recovery but may be sued on from time to time in the name of an injured party until the whole amount of the bond is recovered.(d)  A person who is elected or appointed to the office of constable and who has given the necessary bond and taken the oath of office may immediately perform the duties of the office.  The acts of the constable are as valid in law as if the constable were commissioned.(e)  Repealed by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 683, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 683, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1094 (H.B. 2120), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 86.0021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 3 - Organization of County Government|Subtitle B - Commissioners Court and County Officers|Chapter 86 - Constable|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 86.0021. Qualifications; Removal

Sec. 86.0021.  QUALIFICATIONS;  REMOVAL.  (a)  A person is not eligible to serve as constable unless:(1)  the person is eligible to be licensed under Sections 1701.309 and 1701.312, Occupations Code, and:(A)  has at least an associate's degree conferred by an institution of higher education accredited by an accrediting organization recognized by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board;(B)  is a special investigator under Article 2.122(a), Code of Criminal Procedure; or(C)  is an honorably retired peace officer or honorably retired federal criminal investigator who holds a certificate of proficiency issued under Section 1701.357, Occupations Code; or(2)  the person is an active or inactive licensed peace officer under Chapter 1701, Occupations Code.(b)  On or before the 270th day after the date a constable takes office, the constable shall provide, to the commissioners court of the county in which the constable serves, evidence that the constable has been issued a permanent peace officer license under Chapter 1701, Occupations Code.  A constable who fails to provide evidence of licensure under this subsection or who fails to maintain a permanent license while serving in office forfeits the office and is subject to removal in a quo warranto proceeding under Chapter 66, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.(c)  The license requirement of Subsection (b) supersedes the license requirement of Section 1701.302, Occupations Code.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 884, Sec. 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 877, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.821, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 954 (H.B. 1588), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 86.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 3 - Organization of County Government|Subtitle B - Commissioners Court and County Officers|Chapter 86 - Constable|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 86.003. New Bond; Removal

Sec. 86.003.  NEW BOND;  REMOVAL.  (a)  If any of the sureties of a constable dies, permanently moves from this state, becomes insolvent, or is released from liability as provided by law or if the commissioners court determines that the bond of the constable is insufficient, the court shall issue a citation that requires the constable to appear at a time set in the citation, after the 10th day but on or before the 30th day after the date the citation is issued, in order to execute a new bond with good and sufficient surety.(b)  If the constable neglects or refuses to appear to execute the bond at the designated time, the constable shall cease to perform the duties of the office and shall be removed from office by the judge of the district court in the manner provided by law for the removal of county officers.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 86.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 3 - Organization of County Government|Subtitle B - Commissioners Court and County Officers|Chapter 86 - Constable|Subchapter B. Deputies|Section 86.011. Appointment of Deputy Constable

Sec. 86.011.  APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY CONSTABLE.  (a)  An elected constable who desires to appoint a deputy must apply in writing to the commissioners court of the county and show that it is necessary to appoint a deputy in order to properly handle the business of the constable's office that originates in the constable's precinct.  The application must state the name of the proposed deputy.  The commissioners court shall approve and confirm the appointment of the deputy only if the commissioners court determines that the constable needs a deputy to handle the business originating in the precinct.(b)  Each deputy constable must qualify in the manner provided for deputy sheriffs under Section 85.003.(c)  The constable is responsible for the official acts of each deputy of the constable.  The constable may require a deputy to post a bond or security.  A constable may exercise any remedy against a deputy or the deputy's surety that a person may exercise against the constable or the constable's surety.(d)  A person commits an offense if the person:(1)  serves as a deputy constable and the person has not been appointed as provided by Subsection (a);  or(2)  is a constable and issues a deputyship without the consent and approval of the commissioners court.(e)  An offense under Subsection (d) is punishable by a fine of not less than $50 or more than $1,000.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 234 (H.B. 1049), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 86.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 3 - Organization of County Government|Subtitle B - Commissioners Court and County Officers|Chapter 86 - Constable|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 86.021. General Powers and Duties

Sec. 86.021.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.  (a)  A constable shall execute and return as provided by law each process, warrant, and precept that is directed to the constable and is delivered by a lawful officer.  Notices required by Section 24.005, Property Code, relating to eviction actions are process for purposes of this section that may be executed by a constable.(b)  A constable may execute any civil or criminal process throughout the county in which the constable's precinct is located and in other locations as provided by the Code of Criminal Procedure or by any other law.(c)  A constable expressly authorized by statute to perform an act or service, including the service of civil or criminal process, citation, notice, warrant, subpoena, or writ, may perform the act or service anywhere in the county in which the constable's precinct is located.(d)  Regardless of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, all civil process may be served by a constable in the constable's county or in a county contiguous to the constable's county, except that a constable who is a party to or interested in the outcome of a suit may not serve any process related to the suit.  All civil process served by a constable at any time or place is presumed to be served in the constable's official capacity if under the law the constable may serve that process in the constable's official capacity.  A constable may not under any circumstances retain a fee paid for serving civil process in the constable's official capacity other than the constable's regular salary or compensation.  Any fee paid to a constable for serving civil process in the constable's official capacity shall be deposited with the county treasurer of the constable's county.(e)  The constable shall attend each justice court held in the precinct.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 13(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 884, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 846 (S.B. 2197), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|