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TX Govt Code § 411.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 411 - Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas|Subchapter A. General Provisions and Administration|Section 411.011. Assistance of State Educational Institutions

Sec. 411.011.  ASSISTANCE OF STATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.  (a)  The University of Texas and all other state-supported educational institutions shall:(1)  cooperate with the department in carrying out this chapter;(2)  assist in the giving of instruction in the training schools conducted by the bureau of education;  and(3)  assist the bureau of identification and records in making necessary chemical tests and analyses and in making statistical analyses, charts, and reports of law enforcement and violations of law.(b)  The commission and the president of the educational institution called on for assistance shall agree on and arrange the nature and extent of the assistance.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Govt Code § 411.0111 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 411 - Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas|Subchapter A. General Provisions and Administration|Section 411.0111. Provision of Certain Information to Comptroller

Sec. 411.0111.  PROVISION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION TO COMPTROLLER.  (a)  Not later than June 1 of every fifth year, the department shall provide to the comptroller, for the purpose of assisting the comptroller in the identification of persons entitled to unclaimed property reported to the comptroller, the name, address, social security number, date of birth, and driver's license or state identification number of each person about whom the department has such information in its records.(b)  Information provided to the comptroller under this section is confidential and may not be disclosed to the public.(c)  The department shall provide the information in the format prescribed by rule of the comptroller.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 232 (S.B. 1589), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 47.01, eff. September 28, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 411.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 411 - Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas|Subchapter A. General Provisions and Administration|Section 411.012. Command by Governor

Sec. 411.012.  COMMAND BY GOVERNOR.  The governor may assume command and direct the activities of the commission and department during a public disaster, riot, insurrection, or formation of a dangerous resistance to enforcement of law, or to perform the governor's constitutional duty to enforce law.  The governor shall use the personnel of the Texas Highway Patrol only if the other personnel of the department are unable to cope with the emergency.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Govt Code § 411.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 411 - Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas|Subchapter A. General Provisions and Administration|Section 411.013. Expenditures, Donations, and Appropriations

Sec. 411.013.  EXPENDITURES, DONATIONS, AND APPROPRIATIONS.  (a)  Repealed by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1206, Sec. 28, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.(b)  The department may accept donations of money and other real or personal property from any individual, group, association, corporation, or governmental agency and may use those donations for any purpose designated by the donor that furthers the exercise of duties imposed by law on the department.(c)  Appropriations for the Texas Highway Patrol must be made from the state highway fund.(d)  Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083, Sec. 25(31), eff. June 17, 2011.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 4, Sec. 2.21(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 790, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1206, Sec. 28, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083 (S.B. 1179), Sec. 25(31), eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 411.0131 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 411 - Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas|Subchapter A. General Provisions and Administration|Section 411.0131. Use of Seized and Forfeited Assets

Sec. 411.0131.  USE OF SEIZED AND FORFEITED ASSETS.  (a)  The commission by rule shall establish a process under which the commission approves all of the department's dispositions of assets seized or forfeited under state or federal law and received by or appropriated to the department.  The commission shall adopt rules under this section in accordance with Chapter 2001.  Before approving a disposition, the commission shall consider how the disposition supports priorities established in the department's strategic plan and whether the disposition complies with applicable federal guidelines.(b)  The department shall file annually with the governor and the presiding officer of each house of the legislature a report on seized and forfeited assets.  The report must include:(1)  a summary of receipts, dispositions, and fund balances for the fiscal year derived from both federal and state sources;(2)  regarding receipts, the court in which each case involving seized or forfeited assets was adjudicated, the nature and value of the assets, and the specific intended use of the assets;(3)  regarding dispositions, the departmental control number and category, the division making the request, the specific item and amount requested, the amount the commission approved, and the actual amount expended per item;  and(4)  regarding planned dispositions, a description of the broad categories of anticipated dispositions and how they relate to the department's strategic plan.(c)  The department shall, within 30 days after the end of each quarter, report and justify any dispositions of seized or forfeited assets during the quarter that:(1)  differ from the planned dispositions reported under Subsection (b);  and(2)  were used for a purpose not considered a priority in the department's strategic plan or not required by law or applicable federal guidelines.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1189, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 411.0132 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 411 - Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas|Subchapter A. General Provisions and Administration|Section 411.0132. Use of Funds to Support Certain Persons

Sec. 411.0132.  USE OF FUNDS TO SUPPORT CERTAIN PERSONS.  The department may use appropriated funds to purchase food and beverages for:(1)  training functions required of peace officers of the department subject to director approval; and(2)  a person who is:(A)  activated to provide services in response to an emergency situation, incident, or disaster; and(B)  unable to leave or required to remain at the person's assignment area due to the emergency situation, incident, or disaster.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1270 (H.B. 78), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 341 (H.B. 2343), Sec. 1, eff. June 7, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 411.0135 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 411 - Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas|Subchapter A. General Provisions and Administration|Section 411.0135. Method of Payment of Fees and Charges

Sec. 411.0135.  METHOD OF PAYMENT OF FEES AND CHARGES.  (a)  The department may adopt rules regarding the method of payment of any fee or charge that is imposed or collected by the department.(b)  Rules adopted under Subsection (a) may authorize payment, under circumstances prescribed by the department:(1)  in person, by mail, by telephone, or over the Internet;(2)  by means of electronic funds transfer;  or(3)  by means of a valid credit card issued by a financial institution chartered by a state or the federal government or by a nationally recognized credit organization approved by the department.(c)  The department by rule may require, in addition to the amount of the fee or charge, the payment of:(1)  a discount, convenience, or service charge for a payment transaction;  or(2)  a service charge in connection with the payment of a payment transaction that is dishonored or refused for lack of funds or insufficient funds.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 866, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 411.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 411 - Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas|Subchapter A. General Provisions and Administration|Section 411.014. Buildings and Equipment

Sec. 411.014.  BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT.  (a)  The state shall provide the necessary buildings, offices, and quarters for the department and its officers and employees in Austin and other places in the state where district headquarters are located.  The state shall provide furniture, fixtures, automobiles, motorcycles, horses, firearms, ammunition, uniforms, appliances, and other materials necessary to the proper functioning and operation of the department.(b)  The department's physical plant in Austin is under the department's control and management for the use and benefit of the state in the discharge of the official duties of the department.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Govt Code § 411.0141 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 411 - Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas|Subchapter A. General Provisions and Administration|Section 411.0141. Multiuse Training and Operations Center Facility

Sec. 411.0141.  MULTIUSE TRAINING AND OPERATIONS CENTER FACILITY.  (a)  The Texas Facilities Commission shall construct a multiuse training and operations center facility to be used by the department, the Texas military forces, county and municipal law enforcement agencies, and any other military or law enforcement agency, including agencies of the federal government:(1)  for training purposes;(2)  to house law enforcement assets and equipment; and(3)  to support and initiate tactical operations and law enforcement missions.(b)  The Texas Facilities Commission, with the assistance of the department, shall locate and acquire real property for the purpose of constructing the training and operations center facility.  The governing body of a county, municipality, or navigation district, on behalf of the county, municipality, or navigation district, may donate real property to the department for the facility.  The donation may be in fee simple or otherwise.(c)  The department shall, with the assistance of the Texas Facilities Commission, design the training and operations center facility.(d)  On completion of the construction of the training and operations center facility, the Texas Facilities Commission shall transfer ownership of the facility, including the real property and buildings, to the department.(e)  The department shall manage the training and operations center facility and may adopt rules necessary to implement this section.  The department shall make the facility available for use by the department, the Texas military forces, county and municipal law enforcement agencies, and any other military or law enforcement agency, including agencies of the federal government.  The department may set and collect fees for the use of the facility.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 333 (H.B. 11), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 1805), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 411.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 411 - Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas|Subchapter A. General Provisions and Administration|Section 411.015. Organization

Sec. 411.015.  ORGANIZATION.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the designation by this chapter of certain divisions and division chiefs is not mandatory and this chapter does not prevent the commission from reorganization or consolidation within the department in the interest of more efficient and economical management and direction of the department.  The director, with the commission's approval, may organize and maintain within the department divisions of service considered necessary for the efficient conduct of the department's work.(b)   The division relating to the Texas Rangers may not be abolished.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 5.08, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 411.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 411 - Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas|Subchapter A. General Provisions and Administration|Section 411.016. Compensatory Time; Overtime Pay

Sec. 411.016.  COMPENSATORY TIME; OVERTIME PAY.  (a)  This section applies to an officer commissioned by the department who is not employed in a position that the director has declared to be administrative, executive, or professional.(b)  If, during a 24-hour period, the total number of hours worked by a commissioned officer equals more than eight hours, the excess is overtime. (b-1)  If, during a work week, the total number of hours worked by a commissioned officer equals more than 40 hours, the excess is overtime.(c)   This section applies only to the computation of overtime entitlements and does not apply to the method of compensating a commissioned officer for working on regularly scheduled state holidays.(d)  A commissioned officer may receive a supplement paid by the federal government earned while working on a project funded by the federal government, and that supplement may not be considered in determining a commissioned officer's entitlement under this section.(e)  The department may compensate an officer commissioned by the department for the overtime earned by the officer by:(1)  allowing or requiring the officer to take compensatory leave at the rate of 1-1/2 hours of leave for each hour of overtime earned; or(2)  paying the officer for the overtime hours earned at the rate equal to 1-1/2 times the officer's regular hourly pay rate.(f)  If a conflict exists between this section and Section 659.015, this section controls.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 293 (S.B. 297), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 293 (S.B. 297), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 411.0161 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 411 - Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas|Subchapter A. General Provisions and Administration|Section 411.0161. Donation of Accrued Compensatory Time or Accrued Annual Leave for Legislative Purposes

Sec. 411.0161.  DONATION OF ACCRUED COMPENSATORY TIME OR ACCRUED ANNUAL LEAVE FOR LEGISLATIVE PURPOSES.  (a)  The director shall allow a department employee to voluntarily transfer to a legislative leave pool up to eight hours of compensatory time or annual leave per year earned by the employee.(b)  The director or designee shall administer the legislative leave pool.(c)  The Public Safety Commission shall adopt rules and prescribe procedures relating to the operation of the legislative leave pool.(d)  The director or designee shall credit the legislative leave pool with the amount of time contributed by an employee and deduct a corresponding amount of time from the employee's earned compensatory time or annual leave as if the employee had used the time for personal purposes.(e)  An employee is entitled to use time contributed to the legislative leave pool if the employee uses the time for legislative leave on behalf of a law enforcement association of at least 1,000 active or retired members governed by a board of directors.(f)  The director of the pool administrator shall transfer time from the pool to the employee and credit the time to the employee.(g)  An employee may only withdraw time from the legislative leave pool in coordination and with the consent of the president or designee of the law enforcement association described in Subsection (e), and may not draw more than 80 hours of time from the pool in a 160-hours work cycle with the maximum time taken not to exceed 480 hours per fiscal year.(h)  In addition to Subsection (g), the use of any time from the legislative leave pool must also be in accordance with rules adopted by the Public Safety Commission.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 6.02, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 411.0162 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 411 - Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas|Subchapter A. General Provisions and Administration|Section 411.0162. Salaries for Certain Troopers

Sec. 411.0162.  SALARIES FOR CERTAIN TROOPERS.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to the availability of money appropriated for that purpose, the department may pay its employees classified as Trooper Trainee, Probationary Trooper, and Trooper I at rates that exceed the maximum rates designated in Salary Schedule C of the position classification schedule prescribed by the General Appropriations Act for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2013, for that position by up to 10 percent.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2100), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 411.0163 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 411 - Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas|Subchapter A. General Provisions and Administration|Section 411.0163. Hiring Officers With Previous Law Enforcement Experience

Sec. 411.0163.  HIRING OFFICERS WITH PREVIOUS LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department may, at the time a commissioned officer is hired, elect to credit up to four years of experience as a peace officer in the state as years of service for the purpose of calculating the officer's salary under Schedule C.  All officers are subject to the one-year probationary period under Section 411.007(g) notwithstanding the officer's rank or salary classification.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 333 (H.B. 11), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 411.0164 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 411 - Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas|Subchapter A. General Provisions and Administration|Section 411.0164. 50-Hour Workweek for Commissioned Officers

Sec. 411.0164.  50-HOUR WORKWEEK FOR COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.  Notwithstanding any other law, the department may implement a 10-hour workday and 50-hour workweek for commissioned officers of the department.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 333 (H.B. 11), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 411.0165 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 411 - Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas|Subchapter A. General Provisions and Administration|Section 411.0165. Veteran Applicants for Trooper Training

Sec. 411.0165.  VETERAN APPLICANTS FOR TROOPER TRAINING.  The department may accept a person applying to the department's trooper trainee academy if the person:(1)  has served four or more years in the United States armed forces as a member of the military police or other security force and received an honorable discharge; and(2)  meets all other department requirements for a commissioned officer.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 333 (H.B. 11), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 411.017 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 411 - Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas|Subchapter A. General Provisions and Administration|Section 411.017. Unauthorized Acts Involving Department Name, Insignia, or Division Name

Sec. 411.017.  UNAUTHORIZED ACTS INVOLVING DEPARTMENT NAME, INSIGNIA, OR DIVISION NAME.  (a)  A person commits an offense if, without the director's authorization, the person:(1)  manufactures, sells, or possesses a badge, identification card, or other item bearing a department insignia or an insignia deceptively similar to the department's;(2)  makes a copy or likeness of a badge, identification card, or department insignia, with intent to use or allow another to use the copy or likeness to produce an item bearing the department insignia or an insignia deceptively similar to the department's;  or(3)  uses the term "Texas Department of Public Safety," "Department of Public Safety," "Texas Ranger," or "Texas Highway Patrol" in connection with an object, with the intent to create the appearance that the object belongs to or is being used by the department.(b)  In this section, "department insignia" means an insignia or design prescribed by the director for use by officers and employees of the department in connection with their official activities.  An insignia is deceptively similar to the department's if it is not prescribed by the department but a reasonable person would presume that it was prescribed by the department.(c)  A district or county court, on application of the attorney general or of the district attorney or prosecuting attorney performing the duties of district attorney for the district in which the court is located, may enjoin a violation or threatened violation of this section on a showing that a violation has occurred or is likely to occur.(d)  It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this section that the object is used exclusively:(1)  for decorative purposes, maintained or preserved in a decorative state, and not offered for sale; or(2)  in an artistic or dramatic presentation, and before the use of the object the producer of the presentation notifies the director in writing of the intended use, the location where the use will occur, and the period during which the use will occur.(e)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor, unless the object is shipped by United States mail or by any type of commercial carrier from a point outside the State of Texas to a point inside the state if the shipper or his agent has been sent notification by registered United States mail of this section prior to the shipment, in which event the offense is a felony of the third degree.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 496, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|