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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of an investigator employed by a |
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prosecuting attorney. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 41.109(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) An investigator appointed by a prosecuting attorney has |
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the same authority as the sheriff of the county to make arrests |
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anywhere in the county and to serve anywhere in the state warrants, |
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capiases, subpoenas in criminal cases, and all other processes in |
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civil or criminal cases issued by a district court, county court, or |
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justice court of this state. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |