Note:
Any commissioned member of DPS can be a "Special Ranger" after
retiring, but only a retired Ranger can hold a "Special Texas
Ranger" commission.
Texas Government
Code
Sec. 411.023. Special Rangers.
(a) The commission
may appoint as special rangers honorably retired commissioned officers
of the department and not more than 300 other persons.
(b) A special
ranger is subject to the orders of the commission and the governor
for special duty to the same extent as other law enforcement officers
provided for by this chapter, except that a special ranger may not
enforce a law except one designed to protect life and property and
may not enforce a law regulating the use of a state highway by a motor
vehicle. A special ranger is not connected with a ranger company or
uniformed unit of the department.
(c) Before issuance
of a commission to a special ranger the person shall enter into a
good and sufficient bond executed by a surety company authorized to
do business in the state in the amount of $2,500, approved by the
director, and indemnifying all persons against damages resulting from
an unlawful act of the special ranger.
(d) A special
ranger is not entitled to compensation from the state for service
as a special ranger.
(e) A special
ranger commission expires January 1 of the first odd-numbered year
after appointment. The director may revoke a special ranger commission
at any time for cause.
Acts
1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
