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Enrolled Bill Summary

Enrolled Bill Summary

Legislative Session: 75(R)

HOUSE BILL 870  

HOUSE AUTHOR: Gutierrez et al.

EFFECTIVE: 05-26-97         

SENATE SPONSOR: West, Royce

House Bill 870 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to authorize United States custom inspectors, border patrolmen, and immigration officers, while on the premises of a port facility designated as a port of entry from Mexico into Texas, to detain a person pending transfer to a peace officer for offenses relating to driving while intoxicated.