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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain persons who are special investigators. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 2.122(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) An officer or agent [A person] designated by the |
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Secretary of Homeland Security [as a special policeman by the
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Federal Protective Services division of the General Services
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Administration] under 40 U.S.C. Section 1315 for duty in connection |
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with the protection of property owned or occupied by the federal |
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government and persons on the property [318 or 318d] is not a peace |
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officer but has the powers of arrest and search and seizure as to |
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any offense under the laws of this state. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2020. |