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TX Loc Govt Code § 352.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 352 - County Fire Protection|Subchapter B. County Fire Marshal|Section 352.021. Contempt of Fire Investigation Proceedings

Sec. 352.021.  CONTEMPT OF FIRE INVESTIGATION PROCEEDINGS.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person is a witness in connection with an investigation under Section 352.015 and refuses to be sworn, refuses to appear and testify, or fails and refuses to produce before the county fire marshal any book, paper, or other document relating to any matter under investigation if called on by the marshal to do so.(a-1)  A person commits an offense if the person is the owner of property subject to an investigation under Section 352.015 and the person refuses to be sworn, refuses to appear and testify, or fails and refuses to produce before the county fire marshal any book, paper, or other document relating to any matter under investigation if called on by the marshal to do so.(b)  An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $2,000.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 371, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 960 (H.B. 1634), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 352.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 352 - County Fire Protection|Subchapter B. County Fire Marshal|Section 352.022. Penalty for Failure to Comply With Order

Sec. 352.022.  PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ORDER.  An owner or occupant who is subject to an order issued under Section 352.016 or 352.0165 commits an offense if that person fails to comply with the order.  Each refusal to comply is a separate offense.  The offense is a Class B misdemeanor unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has been previously convicted two or more times under this section, in which event the offense is a state jail felony.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 371, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 473 (S.B. 504), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 352.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 352 - County Fire Protection|Subchapter B. County Fire Marshal|Section 352.023. Exemption

Sec. 352.023.  EXEMPTION.  This subchapter does not apply to a state agency that is authorized to prevent and extinguish forest and grass fires.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 352.082 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 352 - County Fire Protection|Subchapter D. Outdoor Burning|Section 352.082. Outdoor Burning of Household Refuse in Certain Residential Areas

Sec. 352.082.  OUTDOOR BURNING OF HOUSEHOLD REFUSE IN CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL AREAS.  (a)  This section applies only to the unincorporated area of a county:(1)  that is adjacent to a county with a population of 3.3 million or more; and(2)  in which a planned community is located that has 20,000 or more acres of land, that was originally established under the Urban Growth and New Community Development Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. Section 4501 et seq.), and that is subject to restrictive covenants containing ad valorem or annual variable budget based assessments on real property.(b)  In this section, "neighborhood" and "refuse" have the meanings assigned by Section 343.002, Health and Safety Code.(c)  A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly burns household refuse outdoors on a lot that is:(1)  located in a neighborhood; or(2)  smaller than five acres.(d)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.  On conviction of an offense under this section, the court shall require the defendant, in addition to any fine, to perform community service as provided by Article 42A.304(e), Code of Criminal Procedure.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 904 (H.B. 39), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 770 (H.B. 2299), Sec. 2.78, eff. January 1, 2017.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 352.111 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 352 - County Fire Protection|Subchapter E. Gated Communities and Multi-Unit Housing Projects|Section 352.111. Gated Community or Housing Project Subject to Subchapter

Sec. 352.111.  GATED COMMUNITY OR HOUSING PROJECT SUBJECT TO SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter applies only to a gated community, or to a multi-unit housing project that controls access to the project by a pedestrian or vehicular gate, located outside municipal boundaries in an area not already subject to municipal regulations regarding vehicular or pedestrian gates.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 111, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 681 (S.B. 200), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 352.112 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 352 - County Fire Protection|Subchapter E. Gated Communities and Multi-Unit Housing Projects|Section 352.112. Definitions

Sec. 352.112.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Gated community" means a residential subdivision or housing development with a vehicular or pedestrian gate that contains two or more dwellings not under common ownership.  The term does not include a multi-unit housing project.(2)  "Multi-unit housing project" means an apartment, condominium, or townhome project that contains two or more dwelling units.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 111, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 681 (S.B. 200), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 352.113 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 352 - County Fire Protection|Subchapter E. Gated Communities and Multi-Unit Housing Projects|Section 352.113. County Authority to Regulate Vehicular or Pedestrian Gates to Gated Communities and Multi-Unit Housing Projects

Sec. 352.113.  COUNTY AUTHORITY TO REGULATE VEHICULAR OR PEDESTRIAN GATES TO GATED COMMUNITIES AND MULTI-UNIT HOUSING PROJECTS.  To assure reasonable access for fire-fighting vehicles and equipment, emergency medical services vehicles, and law enforcement officers, a county may require the owner or the owners association of a gated community or multi-unit housing project to comply with this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 111, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 681 (S.B. 200), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 352.114 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 352 - County Fire Protection|Subchapter E. Gated Communities and Multi-Unit Housing Projects|Section 352.114. Lockbox Requirements

Sec. 352.114.  LOCKBOX REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  Each vehicular gate to the gated community or multi-unit housing project must have a lockbox within sight of the gate and in close proximity outside the gate.  The lockbox at all times must contain a key, card, or code to open the gate or a key switch or cable mechanism that overrides the key, card, or code that normally opens the gate and allows the gate to be opened manually.(b)  If there are one or more pedestrian gates, at least one pedestrian gate must have a lockbox within sight of the gate and in close proximity outside the gate.  The lockbox at all times must contain a key, card, code, key switch, or cable mechanism to open the gate.(c)  If different pedestrian gates are operated by different keys, cards, or codes, the lockbox must contain:(1)  each key, card, or code, properly labeled for its respective gate;  or(2)  a single master key, card, or code or a key switch or cable mechanism that will open every gate.(d)  Access to a lockbox required by this section shall be limited to a person or agency providing fire-fighting or emergency medical services or law enforcement for the county.(e)  If a gate is powered by electricity, it must be possible to open the gate without a key, card, code, or key switch if the gate loses electrical power.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 111, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 681 (S.B. 200), Sec. 5, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 352.1145 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 352 - County Fire Protection|Subchapter E. Gated Communities and Multi-Unit Housing Projects|Section 352.1145. Siren-Operated Sensor Systems for Electric Gates

Sec. 352.1145.  SIREN-OPERATED SENSOR SYSTEMS FOR ELECTRIC GATES.  The commissioners court of a county by order may require that each electric gate to a gated community or multiunit housing project be equipped with a gate-operating device that:(1)  is approved by the county fire marshal or other similar authority having jurisdiction over fire prevention; and(2)  will activate the electric gate on the sounding of an emergency vehicle siren.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 620 (H.B. 1063), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 352.115 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 352 - County Fire Protection|Subchapter E. Gated Communities and Multi-Unit Housing Projects|Section 352.115. Additional Accessibility Requirements

Sec. 352.115.  ADDITIONAL ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  In a gated community or multi-unit housing project that has one or more vehicular gates:(1)  at least one vehicular gate must be wide enough for fire-fighting vehicles, fire-fighting equipment, emergency medical services vehicles, or law enforcement vehicles to enter; and(2)  at least one driveway apron or entrance from the public right-of-way must be free of permanent obstacles that might impede entry by a vehicle or equipment listed in Subdivision (1).(b)  The county fire marshal or other authority shall waive the vehicular gate width requirements of Subsection (a) for a multi-unit housing project completed before January 1, 2002, if the requirements cannot readily be met because of space limitations or excessive cost.  For purposes of this subsection, $6,000 per entrance based on the value of the dollar on January 1, 2000, is considered an excessive cost for expanding gate width and achieving an obstacle-free driveway apron or entrance.(c)  A pedestrian gate in a gated community or multi-unit housing project must be located so as to provide firefighters, law enforcement officers, and other emergency personnel reasonable access to each building.(d)  This section does not require a multi-unit housing project to have a vehicular gate or a pedestrian gate.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 111, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 681 (S.B. 200), Sec. 6, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 352.116 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 352 - County Fire Protection|Subchapter E. Gated Communities and Multi-Unit Housing Projects|Section 352.116. Building Identification

Sec. 352.116.  BUILDING IDENTIFICATION.  A county may require each residential building in a multi-unit housing project to have a number or letter in a contrasting color on the side of the building and placed so that the number or letter can be seen from the vehicular driving areas by a responding emergency agency.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 111, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 352.117 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 352 - County Fire Protection|Subchapter E. Gated Communities and Multi-Unit Housing Projects|Section 352.117. County Authority to Require Permit

Sec. 352.117.  COUNTY AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE PERMIT.  (a)  A county may require the owner or the owners association of a gated community or multi-unit housing project to obtain a permit from the county fire marshal or other authority with fire-fighting jurisdiction in the county to ensure compliance with this subchapter.(b)  A permit may be issued under this subchapter only if the requirements of this subchapter and standards adopted under this subchapter are met.(c)  To pay for the cost of administering the permits, the county may collect a one-time fee not to exceed $50 from each person to whom a permit is issued under this section.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 111, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 681 (S.B. 200), Sec. 7, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 352.118 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 352 - County Fire Protection|Subchapter E. Gated Communities and Multi-Unit Housing Projects|Section 352.118. Suspension or Revocation of License

Sec. 352.118.  SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE.  (a)  A permit issued under this subchapter may be suspended or revoked for violation of this subchapter or a regulation adopted under this subchapter after notice and a hearing on a complaint by the county fire marshal or other authority having jurisdiction for fire fighting, emergency medical service, or law enforcement.  The hearing shall be held by the commissioners court of the county or by a person or entity designated by the commissioners court.(b)  A permit may be reinstated or a new permit issued if each violation that is a ground of the complaint is corrected within the time prescribed by the entity that holds the hearing.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 111, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 352.119 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 352 - County Fire Protection|Subchapter E. Gated Communities and Multi-Unit Housing Projects|Section 352.119. Limitation on Specific County Standards

Sec. 352.119.  LIMITATION ON SPECIFIC COUNTY STANDARDS.  (a)  A county may not impose under this subchapter specific standards relating to vehicular gate widths, obstacle-free driveway aprons or entrances, pedestrian gate locations, or building numbers that exceed the requirements for new gated communities or new multi-unit housing projects contained in the municipal ordinances of:(1)  the municipality within whose extraterritorial jurisdiction the gated community or multi-unit housing project is located; or(2)  the municipality nearest, on a straight line, to the boundary of the gated community or multi-unit housing project, if the community or project is not within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality.(b)  The county fire marshal or other authority with fire-fighting jurisdiction may adopt reasonable standards relating to vehicular gate width, obstacle-free driveway aprons or entrances, pedestrian gate locations, and building numbers if the appropriate municipality described by Subsection (a) has not adopted applicable standards.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 111, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 681 (S.B. 200), Sec. 8, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 352.120 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 352 - County Fire Protection|Subchapter E. Gated Communities and Multi-Unit Housing Projects|Section 352.120. Offense

Sec. 352.120.  OFFENSE.  A person who violates this subchapter or a regulation adopted under this subchapter in a county that requires compliance with this subchapter under Section 352.113 commits an offense.  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 111, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 361.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle C - Public Safety Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 361 - Municipal and County Authority Relating to Jails|Subchapter A. Criminal Justice Center in Certain Municipalities and Counties|Section 361.001. Municipalities and Counties Covered by Subchapter

Sec. 361.001.  MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES COVERED BY SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter applies only to:(1)  a municipality that has a population of more than 17,500 and is not the county seat;  and(2)  the county in which that municipality is located.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 361.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle C - Public Safety Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 361 - Municipal and County Authority Relating to Jails|Subchapter A. Criminal Justice Center in Certain Municipalities and Counties|Section 361.002. Criminal Justice Center; Office Restriction Inapplicable

Sec. 361.002.  CRIMINAL JUSTICE CENTER;  OFFICE RESTRICTION INAPPLICABLE.  (a)  The municipality and county jointly or severally may own, construct, equip, enlarge, and maintain as a criminal justice center one or more buildings located in the municipality.(b)  The criminal justice center must provide public facilities related or incidental to the administration of criminal justice and may include:(1)  accommodations for the handling, processing, and detention of prisoners;(2)  offices for state, county, and municipal administrative and judicial officials;(3)  courtrooms;  and(4)  parking facilities.(c)  A county officer may maintain office facilities in the criminal justice center in addition to any office facilities maintained at the county seat, notwithstanding Section 291.002 or any other law that restricts the location of county offices to the county seat of the county.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 361.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle C - Public Safety Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 361 - Municipal and County Authority Relating to Jails|Subchapter A. Criminal Justice Center in Certain Municipalities and Counties|Section 361.003. Contract Provisions Relating to Joint Center

Sec. 361.003.  CONTRACT PROVISIONS RELATING TO JOINT CENTER.  (a)  If the municipality and county agree to jointly provide a criminal justice center, they may specify by contract the purposes, terms, rights, and responsibilities of each of the parties, including the:(1)  amount of money to be contributed by each party for land acquisition costs, building acquisition costs, construction costs, and equipment costs, or the proportionate amount of those costs that each party is to pay;(2)  method or methods by which that money is to be provided;(3)  account or accounts in which the money is to be deposited;(4)  party that is to award construction contracts and other contracts, or that the contracts are to be awarded by action of both parties;  and(5)  manner by which disbursements of the money are to be authorized.(b)  The municipality and county may specify in the contract that the money required to meet the costs of providing the center shall be derived:(1)  from current income and funds on hand that are budgeted by the municipality and county for that purpose;(2)  through the issuance of bonds by either or both of them under the procedures prescribed for the issuance of general obligation bonds for other public buildings and purposes;(3)  by the issuance by either or both of them of certificates of obligation under the Certificate of Obligation Act of 1971 (Subchapter C, Chapter 271);  or(4)  through a combination of those methods.(c)  Instead of or in combination with the use of taxing power in the payment of bonds or certificates of obligation issued under Subsection (b), those bonds or certificates may be payable from and secured by income derived from the facilities of the criminal justice center, including income from leases and from the proceeds of parking or other fees.(d)  The contract may provide for the creation of an administrative agency or may designate one of the parties to supervise the accomplishment of the purposes of the contract and to operate and maintain the criminal justice center.  The administrative agency or designated party may employ personnel and may engage in other administrative activities as necessary to accomplish the purposes of the contract and to operate and maintain the criminal justice center.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 361.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle C - Public Safety Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 361 - Municipal and County Authority Relating to Jails|Subchapter A. Criminal Justice Center in Certain Municipalities and Counties|Section 361.004. Grants and Loans

Sec. 361.004.  GRANTS AND LOANS.  To finance the facilities of the criminal justice center, the municipality or county jointly or severally may accept grants, gratuities, advances, and loans from the United States, this state, an agency of this state, a private or public corporation, or any other person.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 361.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle C - Public Safety Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 361 - Municipal and County Authority Relating to Jails|Subchapter B. Justice Centers Located on State Line|Section 361.021. Definition

Sec. 361.021.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "law" means a state statute, a written opinion of a court of record, a municipal ordinance, an order of the commissioners court of a county, or a rule adopted under a statute.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 361.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle C - Public Safety Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 361 - Municipal and County Authority Relating to Jails|Subchapter B. Justice Centers Located on State Line|Section 361.022. Contract to Provide Justice Center

Sec. 361.022.  CONTRACT TO PROVIDE JUSTICE CENTER.  (a)  A county in this state and a municipality in that county, both of which are located on the state line, may contract with an adjoining county of the other state and any municipality in that county for the joint construction, financing, operation, and management of a justice center located on the state line.  The municipality in this state need not be the county seat of the county.(b)  The contract may provide that the justice center contain:(1)  courtrooms and office space needed by municipal, justice, county, district, and appellate courts;(2)  jail, lockup, jail annex, and other detention facilities;(3)  federal, county, precinct, and municipal offices for prosecuting attorneys and other personnel as needed;(4)  adult or juvenile probation offices;(5)  other offices that either county or either municipality is separately authorized or required to operate or provide;  or(6)  parking facilities, dining areas, and other facilities incidental to the operation of the center.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 17, Sec. 1, eff. April 2, 1993.|