- (a) The governing body of a Type A general-law municipality may build and establish one or more jails inside or outside the municipality.
- (b) The governing body may adopt necessary rules and appoint necessary keepers or assistants for the jails.
- (c) Vagrants and disorderly persons may be confined in a jail on commitment by a municipal court judge. A person who fails or refuses to pay the fine or costs imposed for an offense may be confined in a jail.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 402, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.