§ 66-78. Authority of chief of police to authorize use of police outside corporate limits of city.

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The city authorizes its chief of police to make provision for its regularly employed law enforcement officers to assist any county, municipality or joint airport when, in the opinion of the chief of police, there exists in such county, municipality or joint airport a need for the services of additional law enforcement officers to protect the health, life and property of such county, municipality or joint airport, its inhabitants and visitors, by reason of riot, unlawful assembly characterized by the use of force and violence, or threat by three or more persons acting together or without lawful authority, or during time of natural disaster or manmade calamity. Nothing in this section shall authorize the chief of police to make such provision with respect to any county, municipality or joint airport unless such county, municipality or joint airport has adopted the provisions of V.T.C.A., Local Government Code ch. 362, by resolution or order of its governing body and has taken the actions required by such statute.

(Code 1976, § 18-42)

                    
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