Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2A.065
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2A.065, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 2A.065. DEPUTY OR OTHER OFFICER TO DISCHARGE SHERIFF'S DUTIES.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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.
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