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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to agreements between certain municipalities and counties |
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to provide law enforcement services in unincorporated areas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 362, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 362.005 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 362.005. AGREEMENTS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES IN |
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UNINCORPORATED AREA OF CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) This section applies |
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only to a county with a population of one million or more in which |
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both the county and the largest municipality located in the county |
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have adopted Chapter 174. |
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(b) A county commissioners court by resolution may contract |
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with the largest municipality in the county to provide law |
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enforcement service to the unincorporated area of the county. A |
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police officer of the municipality has the same authority and |
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powers of arrest, search, and seizure as a deputy sheriff of the |
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county. |
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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. |