Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 2A.065

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 2A.065 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Deputy Or Other Officer To Discharge Sheriff's Duties

(a) A sheriff's deputy may perform any duty imposed on the sheriff under this code.

(b) If there is no sheriff in a county, the duties of the sheriff's office relating to criminal law are conferred on the officer empowered under law to discharge the duties of that office when the office is vacant. (Code Crim. Proc., Art. 2.20.)

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 2A.065

Added by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 765,Sec. 1.001, eff. 1/1/2025.