Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 1 - OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR › Chapter 3 - PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICE › Subchapter H - TEXAS CRIME STOPPERS PROGRAM › Division 1 - CRIME STOPPERS PROGRAM CERTIFICATION › Section 3.9021 - Addition of Geographic Territories or Jurisdictions to Certified Organizations

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) If
					 a geographic territory or jurisdiction wants to join an existing certified
					 crime stoppers organization, the organization must apply for continuing
					 certification, and the following procedures must be followed:
(1) The geographic territory or jurisdiction
					 seeking to join the organization must share contiguous borders with the
					 certified crime stoppers organization;
(2) The certified crime stoppers organization
					 and the geographical entity that is requesting to join the crime stoppers
					 organization must choose a new name for the organization unless both parties
					 agree to operate under the name of the existing organization;
(3) The certified crime stoppers organization
					 must file the following documents with the director of the Council requesting
					 certification under a new name (if applicable) and with an expanded geographic
					 territory or jurisdiction:
(A) United States
					 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) letter for a 501(c)(3) corporation authorizing
					 the organization to operate under a new name, if applicable;
(B) Texas Secretary of State letter for a
					 501(c)(3) corporation authorizing the organization to operate under a new name
					 (if applicable);
(C) Application
					 for Continuing Certification under the new name (if applicable) and with an
					 expanded geographic territory or jurisdiction;
(D) Copy of board of directors membership
					 list for the organization, to include contact information for board members,
					 the law enforcement coordinator, and executive director (if
					 applicable);
(E) The dates and
					 locations that at least one board member (if applicable), the law enforcement
					 coordinator, and an executive director (if applicable) received training as
					 authorized by the Council within the 24-month period preceding the new
					 Application for Continuing Certification;
(F) Copy of the minutes of the board of
					 directors meeting of the certified crime stoppers organization in which the
					 board voted to add the new geographical entity to the territory or jurisdiction
					 served by the crime stoppers organization;
(G) Written documentation from a law
					 enforcement agency serving the geographic territory or jurisdiction showing an
					 interest in joining an existing crime stoppers organization; and
(H) Additional information specified by a
					 vote of the Council for inclusion in the application for continued
					 certification that is necessary for the Council to make the determination for
					 certification required by §
													RSA
					 414.011(a) of the Texas
					 Government Code or to fulfill its duties under §
													RSA 414.005 of the
					 Texas Government Code. The director of the Council may request further
					 information needed to clarify a question raised in the examination of the
					 materials submitted as part of the application.
(4) If the director of the Council determines
					 that the newly expanded organization meets all requirements listed in
					 paragraphs (1) - (3) of this subsection, the expanded organization will be
					 presented to the Council for determination as to whether the expanded
					 organization meets the requirements for certification at the Council's next
					 regularly scheduled meeting.
(5)
					 Once the Council grants certification, the organization will be eligible to
					 apply to the CSCDs in the newly acquired geographic territory or jurisdiction
					 to receive court fees under the provisions of Articles 37.073 and 42.152 and
					 Chapter 42A, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
(6) The certification is valid for a period
					 of two years.