Sec. 291.010. SECURITY SERVICES IDENTIFICATION CARD. (a) The commissioners court of a county by order may:
(1) authorize the issuance of an identification card to individuals permitting entrance into a county building that houses a justice court, county court, county court at law, or district court without passing through the security services provided under Article 102.017, Code of Criminal Procedure; and
(2) set a reasonable fee for the issuance of the identification card to individuals other than county employees.
(b) The commissioners court shall adopt standards for issuing an identification card described by this section to ensure public safety and security.
(c) This section does not authorize a person to possess a firearm, as that term is defined by Section 46.01, Penal Code, in a county building that houses a justice court, county court, county court at law, or district court. A person who possesses a firearm in any court described by this section or in any office used by the court without the court's written authorization or without complying with any written regulation of the court is subject to the penalties provided by Chapter 46, Penal Code.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 754, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 827 (H.B. 3003), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
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