SUBCHAPTER A LEGISLATIVE LEAVE FOR PEACE OFFICER OR FIRE FIGHTER
- Texas Section 614.001 - Definitions
In this subchapter: (1) "Employer" means the governmental entity that employs or appoints a peace officer or fire fighter or that the peace officer or...
- Texas Section 614.002 - Applicability Of Subchapter
This subchapter applies only to a peace officer or fire fighter employed by: (1) the state; (2) a municipality with a population of 50,000 or...
- Texas Section 614.003 - Entitlement To Legislative Leave
A peace officer or fire fighter is entitled as provided by this subchapter to legislative leave to serve in, appear before, or petition a governmental...
- Texas Section 614.004 - Eligibility For Legislative Leave
(a) To be eligible for legislative leave, a peace officer or fire fighter must submit a written application to the individual's employer on or before...
- Texas Section 614.005 - Money Required To Offset Costs Of Legislative Leave
(a) An employer may require reimbursement of all costs associated with legislative leave under this subchapter. (b) Within 30 days after the date an employer...
- Texas Section 614.006 - Employer To Grant Legislative Leave; Exceptions
An employer shall grant legislative leave to a peace officer or fire fighter who submits an application as prescribed by this subchapter and who complies...
- Texas Section 614.007 - Insufficiency In Number Of Employees; Exchange Of Time By Other Employees
(a) If an employer determines that granting a legislative leave will result in having an insufficient number of employees to carry out the normal functions...
- Texas Section 614.008 - Legislative Leave Not A Break In Service
Legislative leave under this subchapter is not a break in service for any purpose and is treated as any other paid leave, except as provided...
- Texas Section 614.009 - Legislative Leave To Attend Session Of Congress
Legislative leave granted under this subchapter to a peace officer or fire fighter to attend a session of the Congress of the United States shall...
SUBCHAPTER B COMPLAINT AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
- Texas Section 614.010 - Employees' Association May Not Reimburse Certain Costs
A peace officers' or fire fighters' association may not reimburse a member of the legislature or an employer of a peace officer or fire fighter...
- Texas Section 614.021 - Applicability Of Subchapter
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), this subchapter applies only to a complaint against: (1) a law enforcement officer of the State of Texas,...
- Texas Section 614.022 - Complaint To Be In Writing And Signed By Complainant
To be considered by the head of a state agency or by the head of a fire department or local law enforcement agency, the complaint...
SUBCHAPTER C PROHIBITION AGAINST COLLECTING DEBT FOR ANOTHER
- Texas Section 614.023 - Copy Of Complaint To Be Given To Officer Or Employee
(a) A copy of a signed complaint against a law enforcement officer of this state or a fire fighter, detention officer, county jailer, or peace...
- Texas Section 614.041 - Collecting Debt For Another; Offense
(a) A peace officer commits an offense if the officer: (1) accepts for collection or undertakes the collection of a claim for debt for another,...
- Texas Section 614.0505 - Definition
In this subchapter, "governmental entity" means a state agency, a county, a municipality, or a joint board for which the constituent agencies are populous home-rule...
- Texas Section 614.051 - Purchase Of Firearm By Honorably Retired Peace Officer
(a) An individual may purchase a firearm from a governmental entity if: (1) the individual was a peace officer commissioned by the entity; (2) the...
- Texas Section 614.052 - Purchase Of Firearm By Surviving Spouse, Child, Or Parent Of Deceased Peace Officer
(a) An individual listed under Subsection (b) may purchase a firearm from a governmental entity if: (1) the firearm had been previously issued by the...
- Texas Section 614.053 - Purchase Price Of Firearm
A governmental entity shall establish the amount, which may not exceed fair market value, for which a firearm may be purchased under this subchapter. Added...
SUBCHAPTER E POLYGRAPH EXAMINATIONS
- Texas Section 614.054 - When Firearm May Be Purchased; Delay Of Sale By Governmental Entity
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an individual must purchase a firearm under Section 614.051 before the second anniversary of the date of the...
- Texas Section 614.061 - Definition
In this subchapter, "peace officer" means a person who: (1) is elected, appointed, or employed by a governmental entity; and (2) is a peace officer...
- Texas Section 614.062 - Applicability Of Subchapter
This subchapter does not apply to a peace officer to whom Section 411.007 applies. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1303, Sec. 1, eff....
SUBCHAPTER F RURAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM
- Texas Section 614.063 - Polygraph Examination
(a) A peace officer may not be suspended, discharged, or subjected to any other form of employment discrimination by the organization employing or appointing the...
- Texas Section 614.071 - Definitions
In this subchapter: (1) "Director" means the director of the Texas Forest Service. (2) "Fund" means the rural volunteer fire department insurance fund. (3) "Partially...
- Texas Section 614.072 - Administration Of Program
(a) The Texas Forest Service shall administer the rural volunteer fire department insurance program established under this subchapter. (b) The director may adopt rules necessary...
- Texas Section 614.073 - Advisory Committee
(a) The director shall appoint an advisory committee to advise the director in regard to the administration of the program. (b) The advisory committee consists...
- Texas Section 614.074 - Requests For Assistance
(a) A request for assistance from the fund shall be submitted to the director. (b) On receiving a request for assistance, the director shall determine...
SUBCHAPTER G RURAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
- Texas Section 614.075 - Fund
(a) The rural volunteer fire department insurance fund is an account in the general revenue fund and is composed of money deposited as required by...
- Texas Section 614.101 - Definitions
In this subchapter: (1) "Director" means the director of the Texas Forest Service of The Texas A&M University System. (2) "Fund" means the volunteer fire...
- Texas Section 614.102 - Administration Of Program
(a) The Texas Forest Service shall administer the program established under this subchapter, and the director may adopt rules necessary to assist volunteer fire departments...
- Texas Section 614.103 - Requests For Assistance
(a) A request for assistance from the fund shall be submitted to the director. (b) On receiving a request for assistance, the director shall determine...
- Texas Section 614.104 - Fund
(a) The volunteer fire department assistance fund is an account in the general revenue fund and is composed of money collected under Chapter 2007, Insurance...
- Texas Section 614.105 - Separate Account For Money From Texas Commission On Fire Protection
(a) The service shall maintain a separate account within the volunteer fire department assistance fund. (b) The account shall contain money: (1) previously appropriated to...
SUBCHAPTER H PEACE OFFICER IDENTIFICATION CARDS
- Texas Section 614.106 - Rules; Applicability Of Administrative Procedure Act
The director shall adopt rules for the administration of the program authorized by this chapter in accordance with Chapter 2001. The rules must ensure public...
- Texas Section 614.121 - Definitions
In this subchapter: (1) "Full-time peace officer" means a person elected, employed, or appointed as a peace officer under Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure,...
- Texas Section 614.122 - Peace Officers
(a) The law enforcement agency or other governmental entity that appoints or employs a peace officer shall issue an identification card to its full-time or...
- Texas Section 614.123 - Reserve Law Enforcement Officer
(a) The law enforcement agency or other governmental entity that appoints or employs a reserve law enforcement officer shall issue an identification card to its...
- Texas Section 614.124 - Honorably Retired Peace Officer
(a) On request of an honorably retired peace officer who holds a certificate of proficiency under Section 1701.357, Occupations Code, the law enforcement agency or...
- Texas Section 614.1241 - Qualified Retired Law Enforcement Officer
(a) On request of a qualified retired law enforcement officer who holds a certificate of proficiency under Section 1701.357, Occupations Code, a law enforcement agency...
- Texas Section 614.125 - Expiration Date
An identification card issued under this subchapter expires on a date specified by the law enforcement agency or other governmental entity issuing the card. Added...
- Texas Section 614.126 - Tamper-proof Cards
An identification card issued under this subchapter must be, to the extent practicable, tamper-proof. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 938 (H.B. 3613),...
- Texas Section 614.127 - Lost Or Stolen Cards
If an identification card issued under this subchapter is lost or stolen, the law enforcement agency or other governmental entity that issued the card to...
- Texas Section 614.151 - Purposes Of Subchapter
The purposes of this subchapter are to: (1) develop a complete list of fire departments and firefighting resources within this state; (2) prepare for the...
- Texas Section 614.152 - Definitions
In this subchapter: (1) "Fire department" means an entity that provides fire protection to an area within the state that has 9-1-1 service as determined...
- Texas Section 614.153 - Administration Of Fire Department Listing
The service shall: (1) establish and maintain a listing of fire departments located in this state that is accessible to each state fire agency to...
- Texas Section 614.154 - Listing Required
(a) Each fire department in this state must be listed with the service. Each fire department shall provide to the service information described by Section...
- Texas Section 614.155 - Listing Components
The listing must contain for each fire department in this state: (1) the name of the fire department; (2) the physical address of the fire...
SUBCHAPTER J STANDARDS FOR CERTAIN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
- Texas Section 614.156 - Renewal Of Listing
The service shall renew a fire department's listing annually. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1215 (H.B. 1915), Sec. 1, eff. September 1,
- Texas Section 614.171 - Definitions
Sec. 614.171. DEFINITIONS.In this subchapter: (1) "Law enforcement agency" means the Department of Public Safety, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and...
SUBCHAPTER K INSURANCE COVERAGE REQUIRED FOR
- Texas Section 614.172 - Physical Fitness Programs And Standards
(a) Each law enforcement agency shall adopt physical fitness programs that a law enforcement officer must participate in and physical fitness standards that a law...
- Texas Section 614.191 - Definition
In this subchapter, "volunteer police force member" means: (1) a person summoned under Section 341.011, Local Government Code, to serve on a special police force;...
- Texas Section 614.192 - Insurance Coverage Required
(a) Each volunteer police force member must be insured or covered by the applicable state agency or political subdivision against any injury suffered by the...