Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - County Public Safety
Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement

Section 351.0036. Housing of Correctional Program Participants - Sec. 351.0036. HOUSING OF CORRECTIONAL PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. (a) Notwithstanding the...

Section 351.004. Structural and Maintenance Requirements - Sec. 351.004. STRUCTURAL AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS. A county jail must...

Section 351.007. Space Requirements - Sec. 351.007. SPACE REQUIREMENTS. (a) A county jail cell designed...

Section 351.008. Access to Day Room - Sec. 351.008. ACCESS TO DAY ROOM. A cell, compartment, or...

Section 351.009. Safety Vestibule - Sec. 351.009. SAFETY VESTIBULE. (a) To provide safety to officers...

Section 351.010. Sanitation and Health Requirements - Sec. 351.010. SANITATION AND HEALTH REQUIREMENTS. A county jail must...

Section 351.011. Furnishings of Cells, Compartments, and Dormitories - Sec. 351.011. FURNISHINGS OF CELLS, COMPARTMENTS, AND DORMITORIES. (a) A...

Section 351.012. Furnishings of Day Rooms - Sec. 351.012. FURNISHINGS OF DAY ROOMS. (a) A day room...

Section 351.013. Bunks - Sec. 351.013. BUNKS. (a) A cell, compartment, or dormitory in...

Section 351.014. Holding Insane Persons - Sec. 351.014. HOLDING INSANE PERSONS. (a) A person suspected to...

Section 351.015. Enforcement - Sec. 351.015. ENFORCEMENT. This subchapter is enforceable by the Commission...

Subchapter B. Intercounty Cooperation for Jail Facilities

Section 351.031. Contract - Sec. 351.031. CONTRACT. (a) The commissioners courts of two or...

Section 351.032. Location of Facility - Sec. 351.032. LOCATION OF FACILITY. A joint facility is not...

Section 351.033. Financing - Sec. 351.033. FINANCING. A county whose share of capital expenditures...

Section 351.034. Administrator - Sec. 351.034. ADMINISTRATOR. (a) The sheriff of the county in...

Section 351.035. Duties - Sec. 351.035. DUTIES. The sheriff or jail administrator has all...

Subchapter C. Operation of County Jails

Section 351.041. Sheriff - Sec. 351.041. SHERIFF. (a) The sheriff of each county is...

Section 351.0415. Commissary Operation by Sheriff or Private Vendor - Sec. 351.0415. COMMISSARY OPERATION BY SHERIFF OR PRIVATE VENDOR. (a)...

Section 351.04155. Commissary Operation by Sheriff in Certain Counties - Sec. 351.04155. COMMISSARY OPERATION BY SHERIFF IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a)...

Section 351.042. Jail Administrator in Bexar County - Sec. 351.042. JAIL ADMINISTRATOR IN BEXAR COUNTY. The Commissioners Court...

Section 351.043. Federal Prisoners - Sec. 351.043. FEDERAL PRISONERS. (a) The sheriff or jailer may...

Section 351.044. Prisoner in Another County's Jail - Sec. 351.044. PRISONER IN ANOTHER COUNTY'S JAIL. A county to...

Section 351.045. Employment of Health Care Providers - Sec. 351.045. EMPLOYMENT OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. (a) The commissioners...

Section 351.046. Notice to Certain Governmental Entities - Sec. 351.046. NOTICE TO CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES. (a) In this...

Section 351.047. Assistance With Reinstatement of Benefits - Sec. 351.047. ASSISTANCE WITH REINSTATEMENT OF BENEFITS. The sheriff of...

Section 351.048. Duties Following Miscarriage or Physical or Sexual Assault of Pregnant Prisoner - Sec. 351.048. DUTIES FOLLOWING MISCARRIAGE OR PHYSICAL OR SEXUAL ASSAULT...

Subchapter D. Contracts for Law Enforcement Services on Fee Basis

Section 351.061. Authority to Contract - Sec. 351.061. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT. To protect the public interest,...

Section 351.062. Fees - Sec. 351.062. FEES. (a) The commissioners court shall determine the...

Section 351.063. Services by Sheriff or County Official - Sec. 351.063. SERVICES BY SHERIFF OR COUNTY OFFICIAL. The commissioners...

Section 351.064. Use of Deputies - Sec. 351.064. USE OF DEPUTIES. (a) If the sheriff or...

Section 351.065. Reports by Deputies - Sec. 351.065. REPORTS BY DEPUTIES. A deputy performing duties under...

Section 351.066. Duties in Area Served by Municipal Police - Sec. 351.066. DUTIES IN AREA SERVED BY MUNICIPAL POLICE. (a)...

Section 351.067. Municipal Approval of Contract Covering Area Within Municipality - Sec. 351.067. MUNICIPAL APPROVAL OF CONTRACT COVERING AREA WITHIN MUNICIPALITY....

Subchapter E. County Park Rangers

Section 351.081. Establishment in Populous Counties - Sec. 351.081. ESTABLISHMENT IN POPULOUS COUNTIES. The commissioners court of...

Section 351.082. Appointment of Chief - Sec. 351.082. APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF. The commissioners court shall appoint...

Section 351.083. Law Enforcement Services in County Parks - Sec. 351.083. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES IN COUNTY PARKS. The department...

Section 351.084. Staff; Authority as Peace Officers - Sec. 351.084. STAFF; AUTHORITY AS PEACE OFFICERS. (a) To carry...

Subchapter F. County Contract With Private Entity for Jail Facilities

Section 351.101. Authority to Contract - Sec. 351.101. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT. The commissioners court of a...

Section 351.102. Additional Authority to Contract - Sec. 351.102. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT. The commissioners court of...

Section 351.103. Contract Requirements - Sec. 351.103. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS. A contract made under Section 351.102...

Section 351.1035. Disadvantaged Businesses - Sec. 351.1035. DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES. (a) In this section, "disadvantaged business"...

Section 351.104. Sovereign Immunity Inapplicable - Sec. 351.104. SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY INAPPLICABLE. A private vendor operating under...

Subchapter G. Jail District

Section 351.121. Definitions - Sec. 351.121. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Board" means the...

Section 351.122. Eligible Counties; Purpose; Boundaries - Sec. 351.122. ELIGIBLE COUNTIES; PURPOSE; BOUNDARIES. (a) A jail district...

Section 351.123. Petition - Sec. 351.123. PETITION. (a) To create a district, a petition...

Section 351.124. Hearing - Sec. 351.124. HEARING. (a) The commissioners court of each county...

Section 351.125. Granting or Denying Petition - Sec. 351.125. GRANTING OR DENYING PETITION. (a) Within 10 days...

Section 351.126. Appointment of Temporary Directors - Sec. 351.126. APPOINTMENT OF TEMPORARY DIRECTORS. (a) If the commissioners...

Section 351.127. Confirmation Election - Sec. 351.127. CONFIRMATION ELECTION. (a) Within 30 days after the...

Section 351.128. Bond and Tax Proposition - Sec. 351.128. BOND AND TAX PROPOSITION. (a) At an election...

Section 351.129. Board of Directors - Sec. 351.129. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (a) The district is governed...

Section 351.130. Method of Election; Staggered Terms; Term of Office; Election Date - Sec. 351.130. METHOD OF ELECTION; STAGGERED TERMS; TERM OF OFFICE;...

Section 351.131. Oath; Compensation; Officers; Quorum - Sec. 351.131. OATH; COMPENSATION; OFFICERS; QUORUM. (a) Each director shall...

Section 351.132. General Manager; Employees - Sec. 351.132. GENERAL MANAGER; EMPLOYEES. (a) The board shall employ...

Section 351.133. District Office; Meetings; Minutes; Records; Seal - Sec. 351.133. DISTRICT OFFICE; MEETINGS; MINUTES; RECORDS; SEAL. (a) The...

Section 351.134. Contracts; Suits; Payment of Judgment; Insurance - Sec. 351.134. CONTRACTS; SUITS; PAYMENT OF JUDGMENT; INSURANCE. (a) The...

Section 351.135. General Powers - Sec. 351.135. GENERAL POWERS. To carry out this subchapter, the...

Section 351.136. Acquisition of Property for Site; Lease; Eminent Domain - Sec. 351.136. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY FOR SITE; LEASE; EMINENT DOMAIN....

Section 351.137. Construction Contracts - Sec. 351.137. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS. (a) The district may contract with...

Section 351.138. Contractor's Bond - Sec. 351.138. CONTRACTOR'S BOND. (a) A contractor shall execute a...

Section 351.139. Monitoring Construction Work - Sec. 351.139. MONITORING CONSTRUCTION WORK. (a) Until a jail facility...

Section 351.140. Payment for Construction Work - Sec. 351.140. PAYMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION WORK. (a) The district shall...

Section 351.141. Final Approval and Conveyance by Board - Sec. 351.141. FINAL APPROVAL AND CONVEYANCE BY BOARD. (a) On...

Section 351.142. Responsibilities of Receiving County - Sec. 351.142. RESPONSIBILITIES OF RECEIVING COUNTY. (a) On completion and...

Section 351.143. Changes and Additions to Facilities - Sec. 351.143. CHANGES AND ADDITIONS TO FACILITIES. (a) Before a...

Section 351.144. Contracts for Purchase of Vehicles, Equipment, and Supplies Over $5,000 - Sec. 351.144. CONTRACTS FOR PURCHASE OF VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES...

Section 351.145. Fiscal Year; Annual Audit; Annual Budget - Sec. 351.145. FISCAL YEAR; ANNUAL AUDIT; ANNUAL BUDGET. (a) The...

Section 351.146. Depository - Sec. 351.146. DEPOSITORY. (a) The board shall name one or...

Section 351.147. Investments - Sec. 351.147. INVESTMENTS. (a) Funds of the district may be...

Section 351.148. Repayment of Organizational Expenses - Sec. 351.148. REPAYMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL EXPENSES. (a) The board may...

Section 351.149. Issuance of Bonds - Sec. 351.149. ISSUANCE OF BONDS. The board may issue and...

Section 351.150. Manner of Repayment of Bonds - Sec. 351.150. MANNER OF REPAYMENT OF BONDS. The board may...

Section 351.151. Bond and Tax Election - Sec. 351.151. BOND AND TAX ELECTION. (a) Bonds secured in...

Section 351.152. Form of Bonds - Sec. 351.152. FORM OF BONDS. (a) A district may issue...

Section 351.153. Provisions of Bonds - Sec. 351.153. PROVISIONS OF BONDS. (a) In the orders or...

Section 351.154. Approval by Attorney General; Registration by Comptroller - Sec. 351.154. APPROVAL BY ATTORNEY GENERAL; REGISTRATION BY COMPTROLLER. (a)...

Section 351.155. Refunding Bonds - Sec. 351.155. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) A district may issue bonds...

Section 351.156. Bonds as Investments; Bonds as Security for Deposits - Sec. 351.156. BONDS AS INVESTMENTS; BONDS AS SECURITY FOR DEPOSITS....

Section 351.157. Tax Status of Bonds - Sec. 351.157. TAX STATUS OF BONDS. Bonds issued by a...

Section 351.158. Levy of Taxes - Sec. 351.158. LEVY OF TAXES. (a) The board may annually...

Section 351.159. Dissolution of District - Sec. 351.159. DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT. (a) After a district has...

Subchapter H. County Correctional Centers

Section 351.181. Establishment - Sec. 351.181. ESTABLISHMENT. The commissioners court of a county may...

Section 351.182. Powers and Duties of Sheriff - Sec. 351.182. POWERS AND DUTIES OF SHERIFF. The sheriff of...

Section 351.183. Programs - Sec. 351.183. PROGRAMS. The sheriff, through a county correctional center...

Section 351.184. Certification - Sec. 351.184. CERTIFICATION. (a) To certify county correctional centers as...

Section 351.185. Payment of State Aid - Sec. 351.185. PAYMENT OF STATE AID. (a) On or after...

Section 351.186. Reports - Sec. 351.186. REPORTS. The sheriff of a county receiving state...

Subchapter I. County Jail Industries Program

Section 351.201. County Jail Industries Program - Sec. 351.201. COUNTY JAIL INDUSTRIES PROGRAM. (a) A commissioners court...

Section 351.202. Revenue - Sec. 351.202. REVENUE. Money received from the operation of a...

Subchapter J. County Adult Sexual Assault Response Teams

Section 351.251. Definitions - Sec. 351.251. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Adult" means an...

Section 351.252. Establishment - Sec. 351.252. ESTABLISHMENT. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b),...

Section 351.253. Presiding Officer - Sec. 351.253. PRESIDING OFFICER. The response team shall elect a...

Section 351.254. Meetings - Sec. 351.254. MEETINGS. (a) A response team shall meet: (1)...

Section 351.255. Vacancies - Sec. 351.255. VACANCIES. The commissioners court of a county shall...

Section 351.256. Adult Sexual Assault Response Protocol - Sec. 351.256. ADULT SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE PROTOCOL. (a) A response...

Section 351.257. Report - Sec. 351.257. REPORT. Not later than December 1 of each...

Section 351.258. Meetings and Records; Confidentiality - Sec. 351.258. MEETINGS AND RECORDS; CONFIDENTIALITY. (a) A response team...

Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Law Enforcement Provisions

Section 351.901. Donation to Certain Crime Stoppers and Crime Prevention Organizations - Sec. 351.901. DONATION TO CERTAIN CRIME STOPPERS AND CRIME PREVENTION...

Section 351.902. Bureau of Criminal Identification - Sec. 351.902. BUREAU OF CRIMINAL IDENTIFICATION. (a) On written and...

Section 351.903. County Juvenile Curfew - Sec. 351.903. COUNTY JUVENILE CURFEW. (a) To provide for the...

Section 351.904. Electronic Monitoring Program - Sec. 351.904. ELECTRONIC MONITORING PROGRAM. (a) A commissioners court of...

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Texas Statutes Subtitle B - County Public Safety Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement

Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - County Public Safety
Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement