(a) A county traffic officer:
- (1) must be deputized by the sheriff or a constable of the county in which the officer is employed;
- (2) must give a bond and take an oath of office as other deputy sheriffs;
- (3) must work under the direction of the sheriff; and
- (4) has the same right and duty as a deputy sheriff to arrest a person who violates a law.
- (b) The district engineer of a Texas Department of Transportation district in which an officer operates shall advise the officer on enforcement of the state laws that regulate traffic on highways.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.