# Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2A.051: GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF PEACE OFFICERS

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## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2A.051
- **Heading:** GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF PEACE OFFICERS
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.051

## Text

Each peace officer shall:

(1) preserve the peace within the officer's jurisdiction using all lawful means;

(2) in every case authorized by this code, interfere without a warrant to prevent or suppress crime;

(3) execute all lawful process issued to the officer by a magistrate or court;

(4) give notice to an appropriate magistrate of all offenses committed in the officer's jurisdiction, where the officer has good reason to believe there has been a violation of the penal law;

(5) when authorized by law, arrest an offender without a warrant so the offender may be taken before the proper magistrate or court and be tried;

(6) take possession of a child under Article 63.00905(g); and

(7) on a request made by the Texas Civil Commitment Office, execute an emergency detention order issued by that office under Section 841.0837, Health and Safety Code.

## Nearby sections

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