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TX Occ Code § 1701.553 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1701 - Law Enforcement Officers|Subchapter L. Criminal Penalty|Section 1701.553. Criminal Penalty for Appointment or Retention of Persons With Certain Convictions

Sec. 1701.553.  CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR APPOINTMENT OR RETENTION OF PERSONS WITH CERTAIN CONVICTIONS.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person appoints, employs, or retains an individual as an officer, public security officer, telecommunicator, or county jailer in violation of Section 1701.312 or 1701.313.(b)  An offense under Subsection (a) is a state jail felony.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (H.B. 3823), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Occ Code § 1701.554 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1701 - Law Enforcement Officers|Subchapter L. Criminal Penalty|Section 1701.554. Venue

Sec. 1701.554.  VENUE.  Venue for the prosecution of an offense that arises from a violation of this chapter or in connection with the administration of this chapter lies in the county where the offense occurred or in Travis County.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1172 (H.B. 3389), Sec. 24, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Occ Code § 1701.601 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1701 - Law Enforcement Officers|Subchapter M. Visiting Resource Officer in Public School|Section 1701.601. Definition

Sec. 1701.601.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "school resource officer" means a peace officer who is assigned by the officer's employing political subdivision to provide a police presence at a public school, safety or drug education to students of a public school, or other similar services.  The term does not include a peace officer who provides law enforcement at:(1)  a public school only for extracurricular activities; or(2)  a public school event only for extracurricular activities.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 923, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 1191), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Occ Code § 1701.602 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1701 - Law Enforcement Officers|Subchapter M. Visiting Resource Officer in Public School|Section 1701.602. License Required

Sec. 1701.602.  LICENSE REQUIRED.  A peace officer who is a visiting school resource officer in a public school must be licensed as provided by this chapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 923, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 1701.603 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1701 - Law Enforcement Officers|Subchapter M. Visiting Resource Officer in Public School|Section 1701.603. Firearms Accident Prevention Program

Sec. 1701.603.  FIREARMS ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROGRAM.  (a)  A peace officer who is a visiting school resource officer in a public elementary school shall at least once each school year offer to provide instruction to students in a firearms accident prevention program, as determined by the school district.(b)  A firearms accident prevention program must include the safety message, "Stop!  Don't Touch.  Leave the Area.  Tell an Adult.", and may include instructional materials from the National Rifle Association Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program, including animated videos and activity books.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 923, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 1701.621 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1701 - Law Enforcement Officers|Subchapter M. -1. Peer Support Network for Law Enforcement Officers|Section 1701.621. Definitions

Sec. 1701.621.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Law enforcement officer" means a person identified as a peace officer under Article 2.12(1), (2), (3), or (4), Code of Criminal Procedure.(2)  "Peer" means a person who is a law enforcement officer or retired law enforcement officer.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 508 (S.B. 64), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2021.|
TX Occ Code § 1701.622 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1701 - Law Enforcement Officers|Subchapter M. -1. Peer Support Network for Law Enforcement Officers|Section 1701.622. General Powers and Duties

Sec. 1701.622.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.  (a)  The commission shall develop a peer support network for law enforcement officers.  The network must include:(1)  peer-to-peer support;(2)  training for peer service coordinators and peers that includes suicide prevention training;(3)  technical assistance for program development, peer service coordinators, licensed mental health professionals, and peers; and(4)  identification, retention, and screening of licensed mental health professionals.(b)  As part of the peer support network for law enforcement officers, the commission shall ensure law enforcement officers have support in both urban and rural jurisdictions.(c)  The commission shall solicit and ensure that specialized training is provided to persons who are peers and who want to provide peer-to-peer support and other peer-to-peer services under the network.(d)  The commission may adopt rules necessary to implement this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 508 (S.B. 64), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2021.|
TX Occ Code § 1701.623 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1701 - Law Enforcement Officers|Subchapter M. -1. Peer Support Network for Law Enforcement Officers|Section 1701.623. Contract With Institution of Higher Education

Sec. 1701.623.  CONTRACT WITH INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.  The commission may contract with an institution of higher education that has appropriate expertise in mental health or law enforcement to develop the peer support network under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 508 (S.B. 64), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2021.|
TX Occ Code § 1701.624 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1701 - Law Enforcement Officers|Subchapter M. -1. Peer Support Network for Law Enforcement Officers|Section 1701.624. Confidentiality of Participant Information

Sec. 1701.624.  CONFIDENTIALITY OF PARTICIPANT INFORMATION.  Information relating to a law enforcement officer's participation in peer-to-peer support and other peer-to-peer services under the network is confidential and may not be disclosed under Chapter 552, Government Code, by:(1)  the commission;(2)  a law enforcement agency that employs a law enforcement officer participant; or(3)  any other state agency or political subdivision in this state that employs a law enforcement officer participant.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 508 (S.B. 64), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2021.|
TX Occ Code § 1701.625 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1701 - Law Enforcement Officers|Subchapter M. -1. Peer Support Network for Law Enforcement Officers|Section 1701.625. Protections Related to Licensure

Sec. 1701.625.  PROTECTIONS RELATED TO LICENSURE.  A law enforcement officer's participation in peer-to-peer support and other peer-to-peer services under the network may not:(1)  serve as the basis for a revocation, suspension, or denial of a license issued under this chapter; or(2)  be considered in any proceeding related to the officer's licensure under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 508 (S.B. 64), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2021.|
TX Occ Code § 1701.626 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1701 - Law Enforcement Officers|Subchapter M. -1. Peer Support Network for Law Enforcement Officers|Section 1701.626. Annual Report

Sec. 1701.626.  ANNUAL REPORT.  Not later than December 1 of each year, the commission shall submit a report to the governor and the legislature that includes:(1)  the number of law enforcement officers who received peer support through the peer support network for law enforcement officers;(2)  the number of peers and peer service coordinators trained;(3)  an evaluation of the services provided under this subchapter; and(4)  recommendations for program improvements.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 508 (S.B. 64), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2021.|
TX Occ Code § 1701.651 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1701 - Law Enforcement Officers|Subchapter N. Body Worn Camera Program|Section 1701.651. Definitions

Sec. 1701.651.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Body worn camera" means a recording device that is:(A)  capable of recording, or transmitting to be recorded remotely, video or audio; and(B)  worn on the person of a peace officer, which includes being attached to the officer's clothing or worn as glasses.(2)  "Department" means the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas.(3)  "Private space" means a location in which a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy, including a person's home.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1134 (S.B. 158), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 1701.652 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1701 - Law Enforcement Officers|Subchapter N. Body Worn Camera Program|Section 1701.652. Grants for Body Worn Cameras

Sec. 1701.652.  GRANTS FOR BODY WORN CAMERAS.  (a)  A police department of a municipality in this state, a sheriff of a county in this state who has received the approval of the commissioners court for the purpose, or the department may apply to the office of the governor for a grant to defray the cost of implementing this subchapter and to equip peace officers with body worn cameras if that law enforcement agency employs officers who:(1)  are engaged in traffic or highway patrol or otherwise regularly detain or stop motor vehicles; or(2)  are primary responders who respond directly to calls for assistance from the public.(b)  The office of the governor shall set deadlines for applications for grants under this chapter.(c)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), the office of the governor shall create and implement a matching grant program under which matching funds from federal, state, local, and other funding sources may be required as a condition of the grant.  A law enforcement agency that receives a grant under this section is required to match 25 percent of the grant money.(d)  The department is eligible for grants under this subchapter but may not be made subject to any requirement for matching funds.(e)  The governor's office may conditionally award a grant to a law enforcement agency that has not adopted and implemented the policy under Section 1701.655 or implemented the training required under Section 1701.656, but money may not be disbursed to a law enforcement agency until the agency fully complies with those sections.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1134 (S.B. 158), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 1701.6521 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1701 - Law Enforcement Officers|Subchapter N. Body Worn Camera Program|Section 1701.6521. Grants for Body Worn Camera Data Storage

Sec. 1701.6521.  GRANTS FOR BODY WORN CAMERA DATA STORAGE.  (a)  A law enforcement agency in this state that provides body worn cameras to its peace officers may apply to the office of the governor for a grant to defray the cost of data storage for recordings created with the body worn cameras.(b)  The grant program established by this section may be funded by federal funds or by gifts, grants, and donations.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 327 (H.B. 1938), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Occ Code § 1701.653 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1701 - Law Enforcement Officers|Subchapter N. Body Worn Camera Program|Section 1701.653. Reporting

Sec. 1701.653.  REPORTING.  (a)  As a condition of receiving a grant under this subchapter, a law enforcement agency annually shall report to the commission regarding the costs of implementing a body worn camera program, including all known equipment costs and costs for data storage.(b)  The commission shall compile the information submitted under Subsection (a) into a report and submit the report to the office of the governor and the legislature not later than December 1 of each year.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1134 (S.B. 158), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 1701.654 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1701 - Law Enforcement Officers|Subchapter N. Body Worn Camera Program|Section 1701.654. Interagency or Interlocal Contracts

Sec. 1701.654.  INTERAGENCY OR INTERLOCAL CONTRACTS.  A law enforcement agency in this state may enter into an interagency or interlocal contract to receive body worn camera services and have the identified operations performed through a program established by the Department of Information Resources.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1134 (S.B. 158), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 1701.655 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1701 - Law Enforcement Officers|Subchapter N. Body Worn Camera Program|Section 1701.655. Body Worn Camera Policy

Sec. 1701.655.  BODY WORN CAMERA POLICY.  (a)  A law enforcement agency that receives a grant to provide body worn cameras to its peace officers or that otherwise operates a body worn camera program shall adopt a policy for the use of body worn cameras.(b)  A policy described by Subsection (a) must ensure that a body worn camera is activated only for a law enforcement purpose and must include:(1)  guidelines for when a peace officer should activate a camera or discontinue a recording currently in progress, considering the need for privacy in certain situations and at certain locations;(2)  provisions relating to data retention, including a provision requiring the retention of video for a minimum period of 90 days;(3)  provisions relating to storage of video and audio, creation of backup copies of the video and audio, and maintenance of data security;(4)  provisions relating to the collection of a body worn camera, including the applicable video and audio recorded by the camera, as evidence;(5)  guidelines for public access, through open records requests, to recordings that are public information;(6)  provisions entitling an officer to access any recording of an incident involving the officer before the officer is required to make a statement about the incident;(7)  procedures for supervisory or internal review; and(8)  the handling and documenting of equipment and malfunctions of equipment.(c)  A policy described by Subsection (a) may not require a peace officer to keep a body worn camera activated for the entire period of the officer's shift.(c-1)  A policy described by Subsection (a) must require a peace officer who is equipped with a body worn camera and actively participating in an investigation to keep the camera activated for the entirety of the officer's active participation in the investigation unless the camera has been deactivated in compliance with that policy.(d)  A policy adopted under this section must be consistent with the Federal Rules of Evidence and Texas Rules of Evidence.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1134 (S.B. 158), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 798 (H.B. 929), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Occ Code § 1701.656 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1701 - Law Enforcement Officers|Subchapter N. Body Worn Camera Program|Section 1701.656. Training

Sec. 1701.656.  TRAINING.  (a)  Before a law enforcement agency may operate a body worn camera program, the agency must provide training to:(1)  peace officers who will wear the body worn cameras; and(2)  any other personnel who will come into contact with video and audio data obtained from the use of body worn cameras.(b)  The commission, in consultation with the department, the Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas, the W. W. Caruth Jr. Police Institute at Dallas, and the Texas Police Chiefs Association, shall develop or approve a curriculum for a training program under this section.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1134 (S.B. 158), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 1701.657 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1701 - Law Enforcement Officers|Subchapter N. Body Worn Camera Program|Section 1701.657. Recording Interactions With the Public

Sec. 1701.657.  RECORDING INTERACTIONS WITH THE PUBLIC.  (a)  A peace officer equipped with a body worn camera shall act in a manner that is consistent with the policy of the law enforcement agency that employs the officer with respect to when and under what circumstances a body worn camera must be activated.(b)  A peace officer equipped with a body worn camera may choose not to activate a camera or may choose to discontinue a recording currently in progress for any encounter with a person that is not related to an investigation.(c)  A peace officer who does not activate a body worn camera in response to a call for assistance must include in the officer's incident report or otherwise note in the case file or record the reason for not activating the camera.(d)  Any justification for failing to activate the body worn camera because it is unsafe, unrealistic, or impracticable is based on whether a reasonable officer under the same or similar circumstances would have made the same decision.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1134 (S.B. 158), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 798 (H.B. 929), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Occ Code § 1701.658 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1701 - Law Enforcement Officers|Subchapter N. Body Worn Camera Program|Section 1701.658. Use of Personal Equipment

Sec. 1701.658.  USE OF PERSONAL EQUIPMENT.  (a)  If a law enforcement agency receives a grant under Section 1701.652, a peace officer who is employed by the agency and who is on duty may only use a body worn camera that is issued and maintained by that agency.(b)  Notwithstanding any previous policies, an agency may not allow its peace officers to use privately owned body worn cameras after receiving a grant described by this section.(c)  A peace officer who is employed by a law enforcement agency that has not received a grant described by this section or who has not otherwise been provided with a body worn camera by the agency that employs the officer may operate a body worn camera that is privately owned only if permitted by the employing agency.(d)  An agency that authorizes the use of privately owned body worn cameras under Subsection (c) must make provisions for the security and compatibility of the recordings made by those cameras.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1134 (S.B. 158), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 327 (H.B. 1938), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Occ Code § 1701.659 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1701 - Law Enforcement Officers|Subchapter N. Body Worn Camera Program|Section 1701.659. Offense

Sec. 1701.659.  OFFENSE.  (a)  A peace officer or other employee of a law enforcement agency commits an offense if the officer or employee releases a recording created with a body worn camera under this subchapter without permission of the applicable law enforcement agency.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1134 (S.B. 158), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 1701.660 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1701 - Law Enforcement Officers|Subchapter N. Body Worn Camera Program|Section 1701.660. Recordings as Evidence

Sec. 1701.660.  RECORDINGS AS EVIDENCE.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsections (a-1) and (b), a recording created with a body worn camera and documenting an incident that involves the use of deadly force by a peace officer or that is otherwise related to an administrative or criminal investigation of an officer may not be deleted, destroyed, or released to the public until all criminal matters have been finally adjudicated and all related administrative investigations have concluded.(a-1)  A law enforcement agency may permit a person who is depicted in a recording of an incident described by Subsection (a) or, if the person is deceased, the person's authorized representative, to view the recording, provided that the law enforcement agency determines that the viewing furthers a law enforcement purpose and provided that any authorized representative who is permitted to view the recording was not a witness to the incident.  A person viewing a recording may not duplicate the recording or capture video or audio from the recording.  A permitted viewing of a recording under this subsection is not considered to be a release of public information for purposes of Chapter 552, Government Code.(b)  A law enforcement agency may release to the public a recording described by Subsection (a) if the law enforcement agency determines that the release furthers a law enforcement purpose.(c)  This section does not affect the authority of a law enforcement agency to withhold under Section 552.108, Government Code, information related to a closed criminal investigation that did not result in a conviction or a grant of deferred adjudication community supervision.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1134 (S.B. 158), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 4236), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|