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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the appointment of a deputy constable. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 86.011(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) An elected constable who desires to appoint a deputy |
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must apply in writing to the commissioners court of the county and |
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show that it is necessary to appoint a deputy in order to properly |
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handle the business of the constable's office that originates in |
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the constable's precinct. [The application must state the name of
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the proposed deputy.] The commissioners court shall approve [and
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confirm] the appointment of a [the] deputy only if the |
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commissioners court determines that the constable needs a deputy to |
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handle the business originating in the precinct. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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86.011(a), Local Government Code, applies only to an application |
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submitted to a commissioners court on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. An application submitted to a commissioners court before |
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the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when |
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the application was submitted, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |