Sec. 411.0095. VEHICLE THEFT CHECKPOINTS AT BORDER CROSSING. (a) The department may establish a program for the purpose of establishing border crossing checkpoints to prevent stolen vehicles, farm tractors or implements, construction equipment, aircraft, or watercraft from entering Mexico.
(b) A checkpoint may be established under Subsection (a) if the checkpoint is:
(1) located within 250 yards of a federally designated crossing facility located at or near the actual boundary between this state and Mexico;
(2) located on a public highway or street leading directly to an international border crossing;
(3) designed to stop only traffic bound for Mexico; and
(4) operated in such a manner as to stop only vehicles, tractors or implements, equipment, aircraft, or watercraft for which law enforcement authorities have probable cause to believe is stolen and bound for Mexico.
(c) The department may establish the border crossing checkpoint program in conjunction with local law enforcement authorities. The department and local law enforcement authorities may share the cost of staffing the checkpoints.
(d) The department shall establish procedures governing the encounter between the driver and the peace officers operating the checkpoint that ensure that any intrusion on the driver is minimized and that the inquiries made are reasonably related to the purpose of the checkpoint. A peace officer at the checkpoint may not direct a driver or a passenger in a motor vehicle to leave the vehicle or move the vehicle off the roadway unless the officer has reasonable suspicion or probable cause to believe that the person committed or is committing an offense. However, a peace officer may require that each motor vehicle passing through the checkpoint be diverted to a location immediately adjacent to the roadway, if desirable, to ensure safety.
(e) In this section:
(1) "Motor vehicle" and "vehicle" have the meanings assigned to those terms by Section 541.201, Transportation Code.
(2) "Watercraft" has the meaning assigned by Section 49.01, Penal Code.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 497, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 184, Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.191, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 670, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection
Chapter 411 - Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas
Subchapter A. General Provisions and Administration
Section 411.002. Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas
Section 411.003. Public Safety Commission
Section 411.0031. Training for Commission Members
Section 411.0035. Member and General Counsel Restriction
Section 411.0036. Removal of Commission Member
Section 411.004. Duties and Powers of Commission
Section 411.0041. Open Meetings Exception: Criminal Investigations
Section 411.0042. Division of Responsibilities
Section 411.0043. Technology Policy; Review
Section 411.0044. Negotiated Rulemaking and Alternative Dispute Resolution
Section 411.0045. Physical Fitness Programs
Section 411.005. Director, Deputy Directors, and Assistant Directors
Section 411.006. Duties of Director
Section 411.007. Officers and Employees
Section 411.0071. Direct Appointment to Management Team Positions by Director
Section 411.0073. Mediation of Personnel Disputes
Section 411.0074. Polygraph Examinations for Certain Applicants
Section 411.00741. Polygraph Examinations for Certain Officers and Employees
Section 411.0075. Personnel Policies
Section 411.00755. Personnel Records of Commissioned Officers
Section 411.0076. Minority Recruiting
Section 411.0077. Limitation on Restrictions on Certain Off-Duty Activities
Section 411.0078. Use of Uniform While Performing Certain Off-Duty Activities
Section 411.0079. Working Conditions for Certain Pregnant Officers
Section 411.008. District Headquarters
Section 411.0085. Driver's License Facilities: Personnel
Section 411.009. Local Cooperation
Section 411.0091. Sex Offender Compliance Unit
Section 411.0095. Vehicle Theft Checkpoints at Border Crossing
Section 411.0097. Transportation and Inspections Meeting With Representatives of Mexican States
Section 411.0097. Multicounty Drug Task Forces
Section 411.0098. Coordination With Department of Transportation
Section 411.0099. Needs Assessment for Enforcement of Commercial Motor Vehicle Rules
Section 411.010. Assistance of State Agencies
Section 411.011. Assistance of State Educational Institutions
Section 411.0111. Provision of Certain Information to Comptroller
Section 411.012. Command by Governor
Section 411.013. Expenditures, Donations, and Appropriations
Section 411.0131. Use of Seized and Forfeited Assets
Section 411.0132. Use of Funds to Support Certain Persons
Section 411.0135. Method of Payment of Fees and Charges
Section 411.014. Buildings and Equipment
Section 411.0141. Multiuse Training and Operations Center Facility
Section 411.016. Compensatory Time; Overtime Pay
Section 411.0162. Salaries for Certain Troopers
Section 411.0163. Hiring Officers With Previous Law Enforcement Experience
Section 411.0164. 50-Hour Workweek for Commissioned Officers
Section 411.0165. Veteran Applicants for Trooper Training
Section 411.017. Unauthorized Acts Involving Department Name, Insignia, or Division Name
Section 411.018. Hazardous Materials
Section 411.019. Toll-Free Number
Section 411.0195. Public Complaints
Section 411.0196. Access to Programs
Section 411.020. Purchase of Firearm From Department by Officer
Section 411.0201. Reproduction of Records
Section 411.0202. Disposal of Records
Section 411.0206. Abatement or Deferral for Victims of Identity Theft
Section 411.0207. Public Corruption Unit
Section 411.0208. Reserve Officer Corps
Section 411.0209. Department Assistance at International Border Checkpoints
Section 411.02095. Statewide Program for the Prevention and Detection of Certain Criminal Offenses
Section 411.02096. Report Regarding Certain Firearm Statistics