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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 2A.008 — School marshals
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 2A: OFFICERS; POWERS AND DUTIES, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 2A.008
Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.
(a) In this article, "private school" means a school that: (1) offers a course of instruction for students in one or more grades from prekindergarten through grade 12; (2) is not operated by a governmental entity; and (3) is not a school whose students are home-schooled students as defined by Section 29.916 , Education Code. (b) A person may not serve as a school marshal unless the person is: (1) licensed under Section 1701.260 , Occupations Code; and (2) appointed by: (A) the board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of an open-enrollment charter school under Section 37.0811 , Education Code; (B) the governing body of a private school under Section 37.0813 , Education Code; or (C) the governing board of a public junior college under Section 51.220 , Education Code. (c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a school marshal may: (1) make arrests and exercise all authority given peace officers under this code, subject to written regulations adopted by, as applicable: (A) the board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of an open-enrollment charter school under Section 37.0811 , Education Code; (B) the governing body of a private school under Section 37.0813 , Education Code; or (C) the governing board of a public junior college under Section 51.220 , Education Code; and (2) act only as necessary to prevent or abate the commission of an offense that threatens serious bodily injury to or the death of a student, faculty member, or visitor on school premises. (d) A school marshal may not issue a traffic citation for a violation of Chapter 521 , Transportation Code, or Subtitle C, Title 7, Transportation Code. (e) A school marshal is not entitled to state benefits normally provided by the state to a peace officer.
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