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TEXAS POLICE ASSOCIATION

Founded March 6, 1895
(512) 458-3140

Fax (512) 458-1799
www.TexasPoliceAssociation.com

This is the Eighteenth Edition of, “A Peace Officer’s Guide to Texas Law.” The guide
is provided to members of the Texas Police Association as a benefit of membership. The

Peace Officer’s Guide and the Police Legal Digest contained in each issue of the Texas
Police Journal serve as vital sources of up-to-date information for our Texas Peace
Officers.

TPA is thankful to, appreciates, and acknowledges Joe C. Tooley, TPA General Counsel,
for his perseverance, hard work, dedication, and tireless effort in preparing the bi-monthly
Police Legal Digest, along with the monumental task of writing and assembling this
edition of the Peace Officer’s Guide as he has done after each legislative session. Mr.
Tooley is truly an advocate and supporter of our Texas Law Enforcement officers!

As a result, some departments provide their officers with membership in TPA so that each

officer will receive a copy of the Peace Officer’s Guide, a bi-monthly edition of the Police
Legal Digest, and other relative articles. This is a wise expenditure of training funds. Any
department interested in signing up their officers should contact the Texas Police
Association office for additional information. For individual membership, an application
can be found on our website at www.TexasPoliceAssociation.com, in the Texas Police
Journal, or in the Peace Officer’s Guide.

Erwin Ballarta
Executive Director

A Peace Officer’s Guide to Texas Law 2019 Edition