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Smokey613 wrote:Just to clarify a point. In Texas, a commissioned peace officer has law emforcement / arrest authority 24X7 while within the state. It matters not if they are working an extra job.

That's clear; what I was wondering about was liability for gross incompetence behind those powers.

If employed by the business as a security guard, would the business be civilly liable for his actions outside the law? In his position, i would think he would reasonably be considered negligent in not knowing the laws that apply to the business he was hired to "guard".