Sec. 411.1991. PEACE OFFICERS.
(a) A person who is licensed as a peace officer under Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, and employed as a peace officer by a law enforcement agency, or who is a member of the Texas military forces, excluding Texas State Guard members who are serving in the Texas Legislature, may apply for a license under this subchapter.
(a-1) An applicant who is a peace officer shall submit to the department:
(1) the name and rank of the applicant; and
(2) a current copy of the applicant's peace officer license and evidence of employment as a peace officer.
(a-2) The department shall adopt rules regarding the information required to be included in an application submitted by a member of the Texas military forces under this section.
(b) The department may issue a license under this subchapter to an applicant under this section if the applicant complies with Subsection (a-1) or rules adopted under Subsection (a-2), as applicable.
(c) An applicant under this section shall pay a fee of $25 for a license issued under this subchapter.
(d) A license issued under this section expires as provided by Section 411.183.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 9.15(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 11.17, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 251 (H.B. 485), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 251 (H.B. 485), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 174 (H.B. 2604), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
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