Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0479

KEN PAXTON ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS January 27, 2025 Ms. Cindy Havelka Fayette County Auditor 143 North Main Street, Suite A La Grange, Texas 78945 Opinion No. KP-0479 Re: Authority of a sheriff to contract with other local governments and private entities for the off-duty work of sheriff deputies in certain circumstances (RQ-0538-KP) Dear Ms. Havelka: You present four scenarios involving security services performed by “off-duty” deputy sheriffs and ask about the authority of a sheriff’s department in connection with the provision of such services. 1 You first ask whether the sheriff’s…