Tex. Local Government Code § 341.021
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 341.021, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 341.021. MARSHAL OF TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.
Official statutory text
(a) The marshal of a Type A general-law municipality is the ex officio chief of police.
(b) The marshal may appoint one or more deputies. The appointment of a deputy must be approved by the governing body of the municipality.
(c) The marshal or a deputy marshal shall be available to the municipal court when it is in session and shall promptly and faithfully execute writs and process issued by the court. The marshal may execute writs and serve process within each county in which the municipality is located, both inside and outside the municipal boundaries.
(d) The marshal may take suitable and sufficient bail for the appearance before the municipal court of a person charged with a violation of an ordinance or law of the municipality.
(e) The marshal has the same power and jurisdiction as a peace officer has under the Code of Criminal Procedure to execute warrants, to prevent and suppress crime, and to arrest offenders. The marshal has other powers, not inconsistent with state law, that the governing body confers by ordinance.
(f) The marshal may close a theater, ballroom, or other place of public recreation or entertainment to prevent a breach of the peace or to preserve quiet and good order.
(g) The marshal shall:
(1) quell riots, disorder, and disturbance of the peace in the municipality;
(2) take into custody a person who disturbs the peace of the municipality;
(3) arrest, without warrant, a person who disturbs the peace, otherwise engages in disorderly conduct or a disturbance, or obstructs or interferes with the performance of the marshal's duties; and
(4) perform other duties, not inconsistent with state law, that the governing body prescribes by ordinance.
(b) The marshal may appoint one or more deputies. The appointment of a deputy must be approved by the governing body of the municipality.
(c) The marshal or a deputy marshal shall be available to the municipal court when it is in session and shall promptly and faithfully execute writs and process issued by the court. The marshal may execute writs and serve process within each county in which the municipality is located, both inside and outside the municipal boundaries.
(d) The marshal may take suitable and sufficient bail for the appearance before the municipal court of a person charged with a violation of an ordinance or law of the municipality.
(e) The marshal has the same power and jurisdiction as a peace officer has under the Code of Criminal Procedure to execute warrants, to prevent and suppress crime, and to arrest offenders. The marshal has other powers, not inconsistent with state law, that the governing body confers by ordinance.
(f) The marshal may close a theater, ballroom, or other place of public recreation or entertainment to prevent a breach of the peace or to preserve quiet and good order.
(g) The marshal shall:
(1) quell riots, disorder, and disturbance of the peace in the municipality;
(2) take into custody a person who disturbs the peace of the municipality;
(3) arrest, without warrant, a person who disturbs the peace, otherwise engages in disorderly conduct or a disturbance, or obstructs or interferes with the performance of the marshal's duties; and
(4) perform other duties, not inconsistent with state law, that the governing body prescribes by ordinance.
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