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Tex. Transp. Code § 621.401 (2026)

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Sec. 621.401. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "weight enforcement officer" means:

(1) a license and weight inspector of the Department of Public Safety;

(2) a highway patrol officer;

(3) a sheriff or sheriff's deputy;

(4) a municipal police officer in a municipality with a population of:

(A) 100,000 or more; or

(B) 74,000 or more in a county with a population of more than 1.5 million;

(5) a police officer certified under Section 644.101; or

(6) a constable or deputy constable designated under Section 621.4015.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 364, Sec. 3, eff. May 27, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 17.09, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1523, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 931 (H.B. 602), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2018–2019 · leading case: Jefferson Cnty. v. Jefferson Cnty. Constables Ass'n, 546 S.W.3d 661 (Tex. 2018).
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Jefferson Cnty. v. Jefferson Cnty. Constables Ass'n, 546 S.W.3d 661 (Tex. 2018). “066(b) (referring separately to "police officer, constable, sheriff, or other law enforcement officer"), 362.001(2) (separately referring to "police officer" and "deputy constable" as two types of "law enforcement officer[s]"); Tex.”
Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion, No. KP-0189 (Tex. Att'y Gen. July 2, 2018). · cites it 2× “Poston - Page 3 (KP-0189) TEX. TRANSP. CODE§ 621.401(3), (6). Constables and deputy constables not mentioned in section 621.”
Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion: KP-0245, No. KP-0245 (Tex. Att'y Gen. Mar. 11, 2019). · cites it 2× “See Request Letter at 2; see also TEX. TRAN SP. CODE § 621.401 (defining "weight enforcement officer" to include a sheriff and deputy sheriff but excluding most constables and deputy constables).”
Jefferson Cnty. v. Jefferson Cnty. Constables Ass'n, No. 16-0498 (Tex. Apr. 13, 2018). “304(b) (same); TEX. TRANSP. CODE § 621.401(5), (6) (referring separately to “police officer” and “constable or deputy constable”).”
Tex. Transp. Code § 621.401(3): 1 case
Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion, No. KP-0189 (Tex. Att'y Gen. July 2, 2018). “Poston - Page 3 (KP-0189) TEX. TRANSP. CODE§ 621.401(3), (6). Constables and deputy constables not mentioned in section 621.”
Tex. Transp. Code § 621.401(5): 2 cases
Jefferson Cnty. v. Jefferson Cnty. Constables Ass'n, 546 S.W.3d 661 (Tex. 2018). “066(b) (referring separately to "police officer, constable, sheriff, or other law enforcement officer"), 362.001(2) (separately referring to "police officer" and "deputy constable" as two types of "law enforcement officer[s]"); Tex.”
Jefferson Cnty. v. Jefferson Cnty. Constables Ass'n, No. 16-0498 (Tex. Apr. 13, 2018). “304(b) (same); TEX. TRANSP. CODE § 621.401(5), (6) (referring separately to “police officer” and “constable or deputy constable”).”
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