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Local Government Code §351.101
In force on Sep 09, 2009 · this text took effect Sep 01, 1999 · same as today's text
AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT
The commissioners court of a county, with the approval of the sheriff of the county, may contract with a private organization to place inmates in a detention facility operated by the organization. The commissioners court may not contract with a private organization in which a member of the court or an elected or appointed peace officer who serves in the county has a financial interest or in which an employee or commissioner of the Commission on Jail Standards has a financial interest. A contract made in violation of this section is void.
History: Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 73(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 952, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Source: the Legislature's file server, seen Nov 08, 2026.
Every version on file
- Effective Sep 01, 1999 · seen Nov 2026–Nov 2026
Attorney General opinions that cite it
- GA-0760 (Sep 09, 2009): Authority of a sheriff to accept a fee from a private organization that contracts with the sheriffs county to operate the county jail
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