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TX Govt Code § 613.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 613 - Reemployment Following Military Service|Subchapter B. Enforcement|Section 613.022. District Attorney

Sec. 613.022.  DISTRICT ATTORNEY.  On application to the district attorney of the appropriate district by an individual who the district attorney reasonably believes is entitled to the benefit of a provision of Subchapter A, the district attorney shall:(1)  appear and act as attorney for the individual in an amicable adjustment of the claim;  or(2)  file or prosecute a motion, petition, or other appropriate pleading to specifically require compliance with the provision.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 613.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 613 - Reemployment Following Military Service|Subchapter B. Enforcement|Section 613.023. Court Costs and Fees

Sec. 613.023.  COURT COSTS AND FEES.  A person applying for benefits under Subchapter A may not be charged court costs or fees for a claim, motion, petition, or other pleading filed under Section 613.021.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 614.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 614 - Peace Officers and Fire Fighters|Subchapter A. Legislative Leave for Peace Officer or Fire Fighter|Section 614.001. Definitions

Sec. 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 fire fighter is elected to serve.(2)  "Fire fighter" means a member of a fire department who performs a function listed in Section 143.003(4), Local Government Code, without regard to whether the individual is subject to a civil service system or program.(3)  "Peace officer" means an individual elected, appointed, or employed to serve as a peace officer for a governmental entity under Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, or other law.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 614.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 614 - Peace Officers and Fire Fighters|Subchapter A. Legislative Leave for Peace Officer or Fire Fighter|Section 614.002. Applicability of Subchapter

Sec. 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 more;  or(3)  a county with a population of 190,000 or more.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 352 (H.B. 1177), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 614.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 614 - Peace Officers and Fire Fighters|Subchapter A. Legislative Leave for Peace Officer or Fire Fighter|Section 614.003. Entitlement to Legislative Leave

Sec. 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 body during a regular or special session of the body.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 614.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 614 - Peace Officers and Fire Fighters|Subchapter A. Legislative Leave for Peace Officer or Fire Fighter|Section 614.004. Eligibility for Legislative Leave

Sec. 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 the 30th day before the date the individual intends to begin the legislative leave.(b)  The application must state the length of the requested leave and that the peace officer or fire fighter is willing to reimburse the employer for any wages, pension, or other costs the employer will incur as a result of the leave.(c)  The length of requested leave may not exceed the length of the session.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 614.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 614 - Peace Officers and Fire Fighters|Subchapter A. Legislative Leave for Peace Officer or Fire Fighter|Section 614.005. Money Required to Offset Costs of Legislative Leave

Sec. 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 receives an application, the employer shall notify the peace officer or fire fighter in writing of the actual amount of money required to offset the costs the employer will incur.(c)  An employer may require a peace officer or fire fighter to post the money before granting the leave.(d)  A peace officer or fire fighter shall give to the employer a sworn statement identifying the source of the money posted.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 614.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 614 - Peace Officers and Fire Fighters|Subchapter A. Legislative Leave for Peace Officer or Fire Fighter|Section 614.006. Employer to Grant Legislative Leave; Exceptions

Sec. 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 with any requirement relating to payment of costs:(1)  except in an emergency;  or(2)  unless granting the leave will result in having an insufficient number of employees to carry out the normal functions of the employer.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 614.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 614 - Peace Officers and Fire Fighters|Subchapter A. Legislative Leave for Peace Officer or Fire Fighter|Section 614.007. Insufficiency in Number of Employees; Exchange of Time by Other Employees

Sec. 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 of the employer, another peace officer or fire fighter of equal rank may volunteer to exchange time of work with the applicant if overtime does not result.(b)  The employer shall allow a volunteer under Subsection (a) to work for the applicant and shall grant the legislative leave, if overtime will not result and if the volunteer work will result in having a sufficient number of employees.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 614.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 614 - Peace Officers and Fire Fighters|Subchapter A. Legislative Leave for Peace Officer or Fire Fighter|Section 614.008. Legislative Leave Not a Break in Service

Sec. 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 by Section 614.005.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 614.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 614 - Peace Officers and Fire Fighters|Subchapter A. Legislative Leave for Peace Officer or Fire Fighter|Section 614.009. Legislative Leave to Attend Session of Congress

Sec. 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 be granted for not longer than 30 percent of the applicant's total annual working days during each year in which leave is requested.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 614.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 614 - Peace Officers and Fire Fighters|Subchapter A. Legislative Leave for Peace Officer or Fire Fighter|Section 614.010. Employees' Association May Not Reimburse Certain Costs

Sec. 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 who serves as a member of the legislature for wages, pension contributions, or other costs incurred as a result of legislative leave taken under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 614.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 614 - Peace Officers and Fire Fighters|Subchapter A. -1. Mental Health Leave|Section 614.015. Mental Health Leave for Peace Officers

Sec. 614.015.  MENTAL HEALTH LEAVE FOR PEACE OFFICERS.  (a)  In this section, "law enforcement agency" means an agency of the state or an agency of a political subdivision of the state authorized by law to employ peace officers.(b)  Each law enforcement agency shall develop and adopt a policy allowing the use of mental health leave by the peace officers employed by the agency who experience a traumatic event in the scope of that employment.(c)  The mental health leave policy adopted under this section must:(1)  provide clear and objective guidelines establishing the circumstances under which a peace officer is granted mental health leave and may use mental health leave;(2)  entitle a peace officer to mental health leave without a deduction in salary or other compensation;(3)  enumerate the number of mental health leave days available to a peace officer; and(4)  detail the level of anonymity for a peace officer who takes mental health leave.(d)  The mental health leave policy adopted under this section may provide a list of mental health services available to peace officers in the area of the law enforcement agency.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 396 (S.B. 1359), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 614.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 614 - Peace Officers and Fire Fighters|Subchapter B. Complaint Against Law Enforcement Officer|Section 614.021. Applicability of Subchapter

Sec. 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, including an officer of the Department of Public Safety or of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission;(2)  a fire fighter who is employed by this state or a political subdivision of this state;(3)  a peace officer under Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, or other law who is appointed or employed by a political subdivision of this state; or(4)  a detention officer or county jailer who is appointed or employed by a political subdivision of this state.(b)  This subchapter does not apply to a peace officer or fire fighter appointed or employed by a political subdivision that is covered by a meet and confer or collective bargaining agreement under Chapter 143 or 174, Local Government Code, if that agreement includes provisions relating to the investigation of, and disciplinary action resulting from, a complaint against a peace officer or fire fighter, as applicable.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 507 (H.B. 639), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 614.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 614 - Peace Officers and Fire Fighters|Subchapter B. Complaint Against Law Enforcement Officer|Section 614.022. Complaint to Be in Writing and Signed by Complainant

Sec. 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 must be:(1)  in writing; and(2)  signed by the person making the complaint.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 507 (H.B. 639), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 614.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 614 - Peace Officers and Fire Fighters|Subchapter B. Complaint Against Law Enforcement Officer|Section 614.023. Copy of Complaint to Be Given to Officer or Employee

Sec. 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 officer appointed or employed by a political subdivision of this state shall be given to the officer or employee within a reasonable time after the complaint is filed.(b)  Disciplinary action may not be taken against the officer or employee unless a copy of the signed complaint is given to the officer or employee.(c)  In addition to the requirement of Subsection (b), the officer or employee may not be indefinitely suspended or terminated from employment based on the subject matter of the complaint unless:(1)  the complaint is investigated; and(2)  there is evidence to prove the allegation of misconduct.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 507 (H.B. 639), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 614.041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 614 - Peace Officers and Fire Fighters|Subchapter C. Prohibition Against Collecting Debt for Another|Section 614.041. Collecting Debt for Another; Offense

Sec. 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, unless the officer acts under a law that prescribes the duties of the officer;  or(2)  accepts compensation not prescribed by law for accepting for collection or undertaking the collection of a claim for debt for another.(b)  An offense under Subsection (a) is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $200 or more than $500.(c)  In addition to the fine, the peace officer may be removed from office.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 614.0505 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 614 - Peace Officers and Fire Fighters|Subchapter D. Purchase of Firearm or Uniform of Honorably Retired, Medically Discharged, or Deceased Peace Officer|Section 614.0505. Definition

Sec. 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 municipalities.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (H.B. 2135), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 614.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 614 - Peace Officers and Fire Fighters|Subchapter D. Purchase of Firearm or Uniform of Honorably Retired, Medically Discharged, or Deceased Peace Officer|Section 614.051. Purchase of Firearm by Honorably Retired Peace Officer

Sec. 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 individual was honorably retired from the individual's commission by the entity;(3)  the firearm had been previously issued to the individual by the entity; and(4)  the firearm is not a prohibited weapon under Section 46.05, Penal Code.(b)  An individual may purchase only one firearm from a governmental entity under this section.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 14.37, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (H.B. 2135), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 614.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 614 - Peace Officers and Fire Fighters|Subchapter D. Purchase of Firearm or Uniform of Honorably Retired, Medically Discharged, or Deceased Peace Officer|Section 614.052. Purchase of Firearm by Surviving Spouse, Child, or Parent of Deceased Peace Officer

Sec. 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 entity to a peace officer commissioned by the entity who died while commissioned, without regard to whether the officer died while discharging the officer's official duties; and(2)  the firearm is not a prohibited weapon under Section 46.05, Penal Code.(b)  Individuals who may purchase the firearm under Subsection (a) are, in order of precedence:(1)  the surviving spouse of the deceased peace officer;(2)  a child of the deceased peace officer;  and(3)  a parent of the deceased peace officer.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 14.38, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (H.B. 2135), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 614.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 614 - Peace Officers and Fire Fighters|Subchapter D. Purchase of Firearm or Uniform of Honorably Retired, Medically Discharged, or Deceased Peace Officer|Section 614.053. Purchase Price of Firearm

Sec. 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 by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (H.B. 2135), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 614.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 614 - Peace Officers and Fire Fighters|Subchapter D. Purchase of Firearm or Uniform of Honorably Retired, Medically Discharged, or Deceased Peace Officer|Section 614.054. When Firearm May Be Purchased; Delay of Sale by Governmental Entity

Sec. 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 person's retirement or under Section 614.052 before the second anniversary of the date of the officer's death.(b)  A governmental entity that cannot immediately replace the firearm may delay the sale of the firearm until the entity can replace the firearm.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (H.B. 2135), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (H.B. 2135), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 614.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 614 - Peace Officers and Fire Fighters|Subchapter D. Purchase of Firearm or Uniform of Honorably Retired, Medically Discharged, or Deceased Peace Officer|Section 614.055. Purchase of Uniform Issued to Honorably Retired and Certain Medically Discharged State Peace Officers

Sec. 614.055.  PURCHASE OF UNIFORM ISSUED TO HONORABLY RETIRED AND CERTAIN MEDICALLY DISCHARGED STATE PEACE OFFICERS.  (a)  An individual may purchase a uniform from a state agency if:(1)  the individual was a peace officer commissioned by the agency;(2)  the individual was honorably retired or medically discharged under conditions other than dishonorable from the individual's commission by the agency; and(3)  the uniform had been previously issued to the individual by the agency.(b)  The nearest surviving relative of an individual described by Subsection (a) may purchase the individual's uniform from the state agency.(c)  A state agency shall establish the amount, which may not exceed fair market value, for which a uniform may be purchased under this section.(d)  An individual who purchases a uniform or on whose behalf a uniform is purchased under this section may be buried in the uniform.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 218 (H.B. 315), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 614.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 614 - Peace Officers and Fire Fighters|Subchapter E. Polygraph Examinations|Section 614.061. Definition

Sec. 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 under Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, or other law.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1303, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 614.062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 614 - Peace Officers and Fire Fighters|Subchapter E. Polygraph Examinations|Section 614.062. Applicability of Subchapter

Sec. 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. June 20, 1997.|