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We have a town in our county that does not have any city police officers. The city council has asked the Sheriff and/or the Deputy Sheriff to enforce the city ordinances. Does the Sheriff and/or the Deputy Sheriff have the authority to enforce the city ordinances? If not, who has the authority to enforce the ordinances?
 
Posts: 39 | Location: Haskell, Texas USA | Registered: January 30, 2001Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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It seems to me that the deputies and sheriff could enforce ordinances that had to do with traffic, peace, and other things that could be Class C misdemeanors. Ordinances dealing with number of pets, building standards and the like, probably not. Since cities have more power to "create" than counties, I think I would ask for an intergov agreement between the city and county requesting / allowing the service.

Next question - where do the violators go? Is there a city court or to your JP?
 
Posts: 736 | Location: Sweetwater TX | Registered: January 30, 2001Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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Ordinance cases must go to the Muni court, no muni court; no enforcable ordinances. Arrest and citations can be by any peace officer. I would still reccomend an interlocal agreement. The Sheriff is under no obligation to serve the municipality enforcing ordinances. Perhaps the Sheriff will suggest if the city wants a lot of local ordinance support a police department would be nice.
 
Posts: 293 | Location: Austin, TX, US | Registered: September 12, 2002Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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I don't thank the Sheriff or deputies can enforce city ordinances. walk across the hall an I will tell you about ordinances when I was a Sheriff.
 
Posts: 18 | Location: Haskell, Texas, USA | Registered: June 21, 2005Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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