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<br />ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL
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<br />Sec. 26-1. Composition of department.
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<br />The police department of the City shall be
<br />composed ofthe chief of police and sixty-three (63)
<br />members classified as follows:
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<br />(1) One (1) assistant chief.
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<br />(2) Three (3) police lieutenants.
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<br />(3) Twelve (12) police sergeants.
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<br />(4) Four (4) police corporals.
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<br />(5) Forty-three (43) police privates.
<br />(Code 1970, ~ 25-1; Ord. No. 2027, ~ 1, 6-7-71;
<br />Ord. No. 2123, ~ 1, 12-21-72; Ord. No. 2237, ~ 1,
<br />8-11-75; Ord. No. 2392, ~ 1, 6-15-78; Ord. No.
<br />2453, ~ 1, 6-18-79; Ord. No. 84-068, ~ 2, 9-10-84;
<br />Ord. No. 90-047, ~ 1, 11-12-90; Ord. No. 92-030,
<br />~ 1, 7-13-92; Ord. No. 93-015, ~ 1, 4-12-93; Ord.
<br />No. 93-054, ~ 1, 10-28-93; Ord. No. 94-044; Ord.
<br />No. 94-045, ~ 1, 10-6-94; Ord. No. 95-039, ~ 1,
<br />9-14-95; Ord. No. 96-056, ~ 1, 9-23-96; Ord. No.
<br />98-029, ~ 1, 7-13-98; Ord. No. 99-041, ~ 1,6-14-99;
<br />Ord. No. 99-062, ~ 1, 9-9-99; Ord. No. 2001-044,
<br />~ 1, 7-0-01; Ord. No. 2002-008, ~ 1, 2-11-02; Ord.
<br />No. 2002-047, ~ 2, 9-26-02; Ord. No. 2003-005, ~ 2,
<br />2-10-03; Ord. No. 2004-003, ~ 2, 1-12-04; Ord. No.
<br />2004-045, ~ 2, 9-13-04; Ord. No. 2007-003, ~ 2,
<br />2-26-07)
<br />Charter reference-Department created, ~ 25.
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<br />Sec. 26-2. Appointment of assistant chief of
<br />police.
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<br />In accordance with V.T.C.A., Local Government
<br />Code, chapter 143, section 143.014, the chief of
<br />police of the city shall, in accordance with the
<br />aforesaid civil service law, appoint the individual
<br />within the police department to serve as assistant
<br />chief of police.
<br />(Ord. No. 2004-046, ~ 2, 9-13-04)
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<br />Sec. 26-3. Policemen to furnish transporta-
<br />tion to and from work; excep-
<br />tions.
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<br />Each member of the police department shall
<br />furnish his own transportation to and from work,
<br />except those policemen who are furnished with a
<br />city car that they keep overnight, and except that,
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<br />POLICE
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<br />~ 26-4
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<br />when any member of the police department is
<br />called out on an emergency, the regular patrol
<br />cars may transport him to and from his home.
<br />(Code 1970, ~ 25-3)
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<br />Sec. 26-4. Arrests without warrant.
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<br />(a) Any police officer of the City may arrest an
<br />offender, without a warrant, for any offense com-
<br />mitted in his presence or within his view. Such
<br />officer may also arrest, without warrant, when a
<br />felony or breach of the peace has been committed
<br />in the presence or within the view of a magistrate,
<br />and such magistrate verbally orders the arrest of
<br />the offender.
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<br />(b) In addition to the provisions of paragraph
<br />(a) ofthis section any police officer ofthe City may
<br />arrest without warrant:
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<br />(1) Persons found in suspicious places and
<br />under circumstances which reasonably
<br />show that such persons have been guilty
<br />of some felony or breach of peace, or
<br />threaten or are about to commit some
<br />offense against the laws;
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<br />(2) Persons who the officer has probable cause
<br />to believe have committed an assault re-
<br />sulting in bodily injury to another person
<br />and the officer has probable cause to be-
<br />lieve that there is danger of further bodily
<br />injury to that person; or
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<br />(3) Persons who the officer has probable cause
<br />to believe have committed the offense
<br />defined by V.T.C.A., Penal Code Section
<br />25.08 (violation of court order), whether of
<br />not the offense is committed in the pres-
<br />ence of the officer.
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<br />(c) If necessary to verify an allegation of a
<br />violation of a protective order, an officer shall
<br />follow the procedures established under V.T.C.A.,
<br />Family Code Section 71.18, without leaving the
<br />scene of the investigation if there is a possibility
<br />of the further commission of family violence.
<br />(Code 1970, ~ 25-4)
<br />State law reference-Similar provisions, V.A.C.C.P. arts.
<br />14.01(b)-14.03.
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