IANAL, though I'd like to be. Here's all I could dig up:apostate wrote:What's the bill number? (and how does it impact the 82(R) SB 530 changes to Article 2.122, Code of Criminal Procedure?)gigag04 wrote:As of September fed's are now peace officers in Texas.
Handy site for finding bills that affect various sections of Texas law:
http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legis/isaf/
Penal Code defines peace officer in Section 1.07, which further references Criminal Procedure Code Section 2.12 and some education code.
Bills affecting PC Section 1.07:
HB 3423 http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82 ... 03423F.pdf
Bills affecting CPC 2.12:
HB 2702 http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82 ... 02702F.pdf
HB 3815 http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82 ... 03815F.pdf
SB 601 http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82 ... 00601F.pdf
SB 653 http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82 ... 00653F.pdf
I didn't bother looking up the education code.
As far as I can tell, none of these add "Feds" to the list of Peace Officers as defined in PC 1.07 or CPC 2.12, however, HB 3423 does add "Federal Investigators" to many of the Penal Code paragraphs that pertain to Peace Officers. For Example (new underlined):
I don't find any bills modifying GC411.205 (Require to display), GC411.206 (Seizure of Handgun or License), or GC411.207 (Authority to Disarm), however I am having difficulty finding where "Peace Officer" is defined pertaining to this section of the Government Code other than GC 614.001(3), which refers back to CPC 2.12.Sec.A38.14.AATAKING OR ATTEMPTING TO TAKE WEAPON FROM PEACE
OFFICER, FEDERAL SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR, EMPLOYEE OR OFFICIAL OF
CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, PAROLE OFFICER, COMMUNITY SUPERVISION AND
CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT OFFICER, OR COMMISSIONED SECURITY OFFICER.