You can find your local office here: https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us Civil Enforcement If you would like to report a violation of the Police Misconduct Statute, Title VI, or the OJP Program Statute, contact the Justice Department at civilrights.justice.gov. (b) Construction contracts requiring an expenditure of more than $50,000 may be made only after competitive bidding as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 271. SUBCHAPTER B. INTERCOUNTY COOPERATION FOR JAIL FACILITIES. (C) forwards the information received from tips to the appropriate law enforcement agency, school district, or open-enrollment charter school as provided by Section 414.0015(b), Government Code. The commissioners court of a county shall fill a vacancy for a response team member not later than the 30th day after the date the vacancy occurs and in the same manner as the original appointment. (a) In this section, "disadvantaged business" means: (1) a corporation formed for the purpose of making a profit in which at least 51 percent of all classes of the shares of stock or other equitable securities are owned by one or more persons who are socially disadvantaged because of their identification as members of certain groups, including black Americans, Hispanic Americans, women, Asian Pacific Americans, and American Indians, who have suffered the effects of discriminatory practices or similar insidious circumstances over which they have no control; (2) a sole proprietorship for the purpose of making a profit that is 100 percent owned, operated, and controlled by a person described by Subdivision (1) of this subsection; (3) a partnership for the purpose of making a profit in which 51 percent of the assets and interest in the partnership is owned by one or more persons described by Subdivision (1) of this subsection. (d) The board may purchase insurance insuring the district and its employees against any liability incurred under this subchapter and may purchase insurance coverage to cover losses of district property. 2, eff. Sec. DUTIES IN AREA SERVED BY MUNICIPAL POLICE. 351.032. 351.013. 85.004. Sept. 1, 2001. The sheriff of a county may enter into an agreement with a third party with experience providing reintegration resources or services to former prisoners under which the third party assists a person who is released or discharged from the county jail with the reinstatement of the person's eligibility for, as appropriate: (1) medical assistance benefits under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code; (2) Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits under 42 U.S.C. (b) This section may not be construed as authorizing a commissioners court to supervise or control the practice of medicine as prohibited by Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code, or to supervise or control the practice of dentistry as prohibited by Subtitle D, Title 3, Occupations Code. (f) The county clerk of a county in which a petition is filed shall prepare notice of the hearing that includes a statement of the purpose for the hearing, a brief description of the location of the proposed district, and the date, time, and place of the hearing on the petition. Aug. 28, 1989. 3, eff. The FBI and USAOs have offices in most major cities and have publicly-listed phone numbers. (a) The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement may require each county sheriff who is not a commissioned peace officer to attend not more than 40 hours of instruction in law enforcement. (c) If the commissioners court adopts an order under this section, a person commits an offense if the person violates a restriction or prohibition imposed by the order. 351.102. An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $50 or more than $200. June 17, 2011. (c) At the conclusion of the hearing, if the board determines that the work on the jail facility is complete, the board shall pass a resolution to convey the jail facility to the receiving county subject to the requirements of this subchapter if the jail facility is not already owned by the receiving county. FURNISHINGS OF CELLS, COMPARTMENTS, AND DORMITORIES. 1, Sec. (a) The board may enter into contracts as provided by this subchapter and shall execute those contracts in the name of the district. 162. 2120), Sec. Sec. However, this section does not prohibit a county or municipal officer from performing any duties that are required of a peace officer. SUBCHAPTER B. MISCELLANEOUS POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) If the sheriff or county official agrees to provide the services, the sheriff or official may provide the services by using deputies. ENFORCEMENT. The sheriff or county official retains authority to supervise the deputies who provide the services and, in an emergency, may reassign the deputies to duties other than those to be performed under the contract. A group of sheriffs from Texas and other states claim the constitution gives them power to oppose some federal laws. Sept. 1, 1989. However, the sheriff must first comply with th: GA-0329: Sheriffs control over jail commissary fund: GA-0791 (A) faithfully perform the duties of office established by law; (B) account for and pay to the person authorized by law to receive them the fines, forfeitures, and penalties the sheriff collects for the use of the state or a county; (C) execute and return when due the process and precepts lawfully directed to the sheriff, and pay to the person to whom they are due or to the person's attorney the funds collected by virtue of the process or precept; and. (f) At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall act on the budget and may make changes in the proposed budget that in its judgment the interests of the taxpayers demand. (e) Immediately after the election, the presiding judge of each polling place shall make returns of the results to the board, and the board shall canvass the returns and declare the result. (c) A person charged with the responsibility of enforcing this section commits an offense if the person violates the section. Sec. (b) A person requiring restraint under this section may be held in a county jail for not more than 24 hours. September 1, 2021. 351.062. LOCATION OF FACILITY. METHOD OF ELECTION; STAGGERED TERMS; TERM OF OFFICE; ELECTION DATE. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. June 18, 1997. 1, Sec. Section 8331(20). The group has an advisory board with a host of constitutional sheriffs. 1, eff. Medication Abortion Remains a Battleground, This Time Over FDA Authority. (b) If the commissioners court is unable to make any one of the findings required by Subsection (a), the commissioners court shall refuse to grant the petition's request for creation of the district. DUTY TO PROVIDE JAILS; LOCATION. 1060 (H.B. FEDERAL PRISONERS. 18, eff. (b) The sheriff of a county may notify the Health and Human Services Commission on the confinement in the county jail of an individual who is receiving medical assistance benefits. (c) The county in which the sheriff serves shall pay for or reimburse the sheriff for the cost of the required hours of instruction received in this state. 351.084. Sec. A lawsuit in Texas threatens the use of mifepristone for the entire country as court cases pile on post-Roe. (g) The Health and Human Services Commission shall establish a means by which the sheriff of a county, or an employee of the county or sheriff, may determine whether an individual confined in the county jail is or was, as appropriate, receiving medical assistance benefits for purposes of this section. 351.132. (a) The sheriff shall execute all process and precepts directed to the sheriff by legal authority and shall return the process or precept to the proper court on or before the date the process or precept is returnable. (a) On request of the sheriff and the commissioners court of a county, the Commission on Jail Standards shall authorize a county to house a prisoner in a tent or other facility that is not a county jail. 351.143. 1, Sec. Sec. A contract made under Section 351.102 must: (1) if the contract includes operation or management of the facility by the private vendor, require the private vendor to operate the facility in compliance with minimum standards adopted by the Commission on Jail Standards and receive and retain a certification of compliance from the commission; (2) if the contract includes operation or management of the facility by the private vendor, provide for regular, on-site monitoring by the sheriff; (3) if the contract includes construction, require a performance bond approved by the commissioners court that is adequate and appropriate for the proposed construction contract; (4) provide for assumption of liability by the private vendor for all claims arising from the services performed under the contract by the private vendor; (5) if the contract includes operation or management of the facility by the private vendor, provide for an adequate plan of insurance for the private vendor and its officers, guards, employees, and agents against all claims, including claims based on violations of civil rights, arising from the services performed under the contract by the private vendor; (6) if the contract includes operation or management of the facility by the private vendor, provide for a plan for the purchase and assumption of operations by the county in the event of the bankruptcy of the private vendor; (7) if the contract includes operation or management of the facility by the private vendor and if the contract involves conversion of an existing county facility to private vendor operation, require the private vendor to give preferential consideration in hiring to employees at the existing facility who meet or exceed the company's qualifications and standards for employment in available positions; (8) if the contract includes operation or management of the facility by the private vendor, require the private vendor to provide health care benefits comparable to that of the county; (9) provide for an adequate plan of insurance to protect the county against all claims arising from the services performed under the contract by the private vendor and to protect the county from actions by a third party against the private vendor, its officers, guards, employees, and agents as a result of the contract; and. Sept. 1, 1991. Caption: Jaie Avila talks to Texas sheriffs who exert authority over federal laws. 2340), Sec. (a) A commissioners court of a county may establish and operate an electronic monitoring program for the purpose of monitoring defendants required by a court of the county to participate in an electronic monitoring program under: (1) Article 43.09, Code of Criminal Procedure, to discharge a fine or costs; or. Aug. 28, 1989. (B) nonprofit organizations that provide services to the general public and enhance social welfare and the general well-being of the community. The sheriff shall appoint one of the officers as chief of the county police. Section 401 et seq. 351.156. (a) On receiving the final construction inspection report, the board shall give notice and schedule a public hearing to determine whether the jail facility is complete as specified in the district's plans and in the contract. (b) The orders or resolutions of the board authorizing the issuance of bonds may also prohibit the further issuance of bonds payable from the pledged revenue or may reserve the right to issue additional bonds to be secured by a pledge of and payable from the revenue on a parity with or subordinate to the lien and pledge in support of the bonds being issued. Sec. (a) In the orders or resolutions authorizing the issuance of bonds, including refunding bonds, the board may provide for the flow of funds, the establishment and maintenance of the interest and sinking fund, the reserve fund, and other funds and may make additional covenants with respect to the bonds, the pledged revenues, and the operation and maintenance of those works, improvements, and facilities, the revenue of which is pledged. 351.142. 2, eff. 351.103. (a) To create a district, a petition requesting creation of the district must be filed with the county clerk's office of each county in the proposed district. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. (c) The district may acquire land for a jail facility by condemnation if the board determines, after notice and hearing, that it is necessary. Sec. They also help investigate criminal cases that stretch across local jurisdictions throughout the Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. Sept. 1, 1987. (a) Two directors shall be elected from each county in the district, except that three directors shall be elected from the county in the district with the greatest population. 10, eff. Constable and their Deputies, 3. REPORTS. (d) If, at the time a district is dissolved, the district has any surplus funds in any of its accounts, the board shall transfer those funds to the county entity that assumes jurisdiction over the facilities conveyed by the district, and the county receiving the funds shall use those funds to maintain the facilities conveyed. (f) The preservation, microfilming, destruction, or other disposition of the records of the district is subject to the requirements of Subtitle C, Title 6, Local Government Code, and rules adopted under that subtitle. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. Sec. The commissary must be operated in accordance with rules adopted by the Commission on Jail Standards. (1) approve course content, course credit, and standards for courses; and. 2283), Sec. 17, eff. (b) The commissioners court of a county by contract may donate money to one or more crime stoppers or crime prevention organizations for expenditure by the organizations to meet the goals identified in Subsection (a). (a) If the commissioners courts of all counties in the proposed district grant the petition's request for creation of the district, the commissioners court of the county with the greatest population shall appoint three temporary directors and the commissioners court of each other county in the proposed district shall appoint two temporary directors who shall serve until their successors are elected and have qualified for office. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. (e) If the board determines that the work on the jail facility has not been completed satisfactorily, the board shall take necessary actions to have the jail facility completed as required by the district's plans, the contract, and the receiving county. (c) The board shall publish the notice of the election at least once in a newspaper or newspapers of general circulation in the area of the proposed district. After the initial election of directors, an election shall be held in each county in the district on the third Saturday in May each year and successor directors shall be elected for a two-year term. OATH AND BOND. (3) at any other time at the call of the presiding officer. (c) The initial election of directors must be held on the third Saturday in May of the year following creation of the district. EMPLOYMENT OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. Sec. (c) The sheriff or the sheriff's designee may use commissary proceeds only to: (1) fund, staff, and equip a program addressing the social needs of the inmates, including an educational or recreational program and religious or rehabilitative counseling; (2) supply inmates with clothing, writing materials, and hygiene supplies; (3) establish, staff, and equip the commissary operation and fund the salaries of staff responsible for managing the inmates' commissary accounts; (4) fund, staff, and equip both an educational and a law library for the educational use of inmates; or. Those persons must have a proportionate interest in the control, operation, and management of the partnership's affairs; (4) a joint venture in which each entity in the joint venture is a disadvantaged business under this subsection; or. (4) "Survivor" means an individual who is a victim of a sexual assault or other sex offense, regardless of whether a police report is filed for the incident. Aug. 28, 1989. Sec. PAYMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION WORK. June 14, 1989. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. (5) "Jail facility" includes a juvenile detention facility. If a majority of the votes cast at the election favor the issuance of the bonds and levy of taxes, the bonds may be issued and taxes levied by the board, but if a majority of the votes cast at the election do not favor issuance of the bonds and levy of taxes, the bonds may not be issued and the taxes may not be levied. A list of the appointments shall be posted in a conspicuous place in that office. A county to which a prisoner is sent due to the lack of a safe jail in the sending county as determined by the Commission on Jail Standards may recover by suit from the sending county the reasonable cost of keeping the prisoner. Sec. Sec. 1568), Sec. The commissioners court shall appoint the county sheriff or other qualified person as chief of the department. Please note: Some duties performed by officials may vary within individual counties. Sec. Aug. 29, 1991; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. (b) In developing a protocol under this section, the response team: (1) shall consider Chapter 56A, Code of Criminal Procedure; (2) may provide different procedures for use within a particular municipality or area of the county served by the response team; and. 2, eff. 7.08, eff. 351.254. (4) maintained in a clean and sanitary condition in accordance with standards of sanitation and health. September 1, 2021. (d) Records of the district are subject to Chapter 552, Government Code. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. Medication Abortion Remains a Battleground, This Time Over FDA Authority. (3) "Director" means a member of the board. 85.023. 351.903. Until an individual is appointed and assumes the duties of jail administrator, the sheriff shall serve as administrator of the jail. (a) The sheriff or jailer may receive into the county jail a federal prisoner delivered by a federal law enforcement officer unless the sheriff or jailer determines that receipt of the prisoner may violate a state or federal court order, a statute, or a rule of the Commission on Jail Standards or the Texas Board of Criminal Justice. (a) A commissioners court by order may establish a county jail industries program. 19, eff. Caption: Jaie Avila talks to Texas sheriffs who exert authority over federal laws. (d) A majority of the directors constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business of the district, but no official act of the board is valid without the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors. (b) Two or more counties, each with a population of 250,000 or less, within a contiguous area may partner to form a multicounty response team. (11) procedures for addressing conflicts within the response team and for maintaining the confidentiality of information shared among response team members as required by law. 1544), Sec. (3) "Sexual assault program" means a program that: (A) operates independently from a law enforcement agency or prosecutor's office; (B) is operated by a local public or private nonprofit corporation either independently or as part of a municipal, county, or state agency; and. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. (7) establish exemptions to the curfew, including but not limited to exemptions for times when there are no classes being conducted, for holidays, and for persons going to or from work. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. (b) The board may levy taxes for the entire year in which the district is created. 4, 2023 at 2:10 PM PST | Updated: 21 minutes ago. Sept. 1, 1995. 351.083. The bond proceeds may be used to pay or establish a reasonable reserve to pay not more than three years' interest on the bonds and notes of the district and to pay expenses related to issuance and sale of bonds as provided by the bond orders or resolutions. COUNTY JAIL INDUSTRIES PROGRAM. 85.005. Sec. MEETINGS. (a) The board shall employ a general manager to serve as the chief administrative officer of the district. If the governing body of the municipality approves the contract or takes no action for the 30 days, the county may enter into the contract as provided in this subchapter. (a) In this section, "medical assistance benefits" means medical assistance benefits provided under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code. (a) If the estimated amount of a proposed contract for the purchase of vehicles, equipment, or supplies is more than $15,000, the board shall ask for competitive bids in accordance with the bidding procedures provided by the County Purchasing Act (Subchapter C, Chapter 262) except that the bids shall be presented to the board and the board shall award the contract. (a) The sheriff shall execute subpoenas and other process directed to the sheriff that are issued by the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, or the chairman of a committee of either house of the legislature. (e) When construction work is completed according to the terms of the contract, the board shall draw a warrant on the depository to pay any balance due on the contract. 351.003. (h) At the hearing, a person who owns land or resides in the proposed district may appear and present testimony and evidence to the commissioners court for or against the creation of the district. 10, Sec. Not later than December 1 of each odd-numbered year, a response team shall provide to the commissioners court of each county the response team serves a report that includes: (1) a list of response team members able to participate in the quarterly meetings required by Section 351.254(c); (2) a copy of the written protocol developed under Section 351.256; and.
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