Citizens in Action is a program
designed to allow volunteers to write handicap parking
citations, patrol city parks, identify illegally stored
vehicles, and conduct traffic radar surveys.
Participants wear unique uniforms and drive distinctly
marked vehicles. Attendance in the Citizens Police
Academy is a pre-requisite to becoming a Citizens in
Action volunteer. Click
HERE for a job description of a Handicap
Parking Enforcement Volunteer.
Citizens In Action
Application
Texas Transportation Code
Sec. 681.0101.
Enforcement By Certain Appointed Persons.
(a) A political subdivision may appoint a person to have authority to file a
charge against a person who commits an offense under this chapter.
(b) A person appointed under this section must:
(1) be a United States citizen of good moral character who has not been
convicted of a felony;
(2) take and subscribe to an oath of office that the political subdivision
prescribes; and
(3) successfully complete a training program of at least four hours in
length developed by the political subdivision.
(c) A person appointed under this section:
(1) is not a peace officer;
(2) has no authority other than the authority applicable to a citizen to
enforce a law other than this chapter; and
(3) may not carry a weapon while performing duties under this section.
(d) A person appointed under this section is not entitled to compensation for
performing duties under this section or to indemnification from the political
subdivision or the state for injury or property damage the person sustains or
liability the person incurs in performing duties under this section.
(e) The political subdivision and the state are not liable for any damage
arising from an act or omission of a person appointed under Subsection (a) in
performing duties under this section.
Leg.H. Stats. 1997 75th Leg. Sess. Chs. 165,
1353, effective September 1, 1997.
