Section 86.0021 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Qualifications; Removal(a) A person is not eligible to serve as constable unless: (1) the person is eligible to be licensed under Sections 1701.309 and 1701.312, Occupations Code, and: (A) has at least an associate's degree conferred by an institution of higher education accredited by an accrediting organization recognized by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; (B) is a special investigator under Article 2A.002(a) , Code of Criminal Procedure; or (C) is an honorably retired peace officer or honorably retired federal criminal investigator who holds a certificate of proficiency issued under Section 1701.357, Occupations Code; or (2) the person is an active or inactive licensed peace officer under Chapter 1701, Occupations Code. (b) On or before the 270th day after the date a constable takes office, the constable shall provide, to the commissioners court of the county in which the constable serves, evidence that the constable has been issued a permanent peace officer license under Chapter 1701, Occupations Code. A constable who fails to provide evidence of licensure under this subsection or who fails to maintain a permanent license while serving in office forfeits the office and is subject to removal in a quo warranto proceeding under Chapter 66, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.(c) The license requirement of Subsection (b) supersedes the license requirement of Section 1701.302, Occupations Code.Tex. Loc. Gov't. Code § 86.0021
Amended by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 765,Sec. 2.134, eff. 1/1/2025.Amended By Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 954, Sec. 1, eff. 6/18/2005.Amended By Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.821, eff. 9/1/2001.Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 877, Sec. 1, eff. 8/30/1999Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 884, Sec. 3, eff. 1/1/1998.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.