Sec. 1024.117. EMPLOYMENT OF DISTRICT PEACE OFFICERS. (a) The board may employ and commission peace officers for the district.
(b) The jurisdiction of a peace officer commissioned under this section includes the property owned or controlled by the district.
(c) In a district peace officer's jurisdiction, the peace officer has the authority granted by Chapter 14, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 584 (H.B. 3815), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.
Structure Texas Statutes
Special District Local Laws Code
Subtitle A - Hospital Districts
Chapter 1024 - Ector County Hospital District
Subchapter C. Powers and Duties
Section 1024.101. District Responsibility
Section 1024.102. Restriction on County Taxation and Debt
Section 1024.103. Management, Control, and Administration
Section 1024.105. Purchasing and Accounting Procedures
Section 1024.106. Mobile Emergency Medical Service
Section 1024.107. District Property, Facilities, and Equipment
Section 1024.108. Eminent Domain
Section 1024.109. Cost of Relocating or Altering Property
Section 1024.110. Gifts and Endowments
Section 1024.111. Construction Contracts
Section 1024.112. Operating and Management Contracts
Section 1024.113. Contracts With Governmental Entities for Services
Section 1024.114. Payment for Treatment; Procedures
Section 1024.115. Reimbursement for Services
Section 1024.116. Authority to Sue and Be Sued; Venue; Nonwaiver of Immunity