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Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 772.013. Grant Program to Equip Vehicles Used by Peace Officers With Bullet-Resistant Components

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

<Text of section as added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., ch. 734 (H.B. 2217), § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2025.  See, also, text of section as added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., ch. 361 (H.B. 33), § 13, eff. Sept. 1, 2025, and text of section as added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., ch. 653 (H.B. 4264), § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2025. >

(a) In this section:

(1) "Criminal justice division" means the criminal justice division established under Section 772.006.

(2) "Law enforcement agency" means an agency of the state or an agency of a political subdivision of the state that is authorized by law to employ peace officers.

(3) "Peace officer" means an individual elected, appointed, or employed to serve as a peace officer for a governmental entity under Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, or other law.

(b) The criminal justice division shall establish and administer a grant program to provide financial assistance to a law enforcement agency to purchase and install motor vehicles used by peace officers of the law enforcement agency in discharging the officers' official duties with bullet-resistant windshields, side windows, rear windows, and door panels.

(c) The criminal justice division shall establish:

(1) eligibility criteria for grant applicants;

(2) grant application procedures;

(3) guidelines relating to grant amounts;

(4) procedures for evaluating grant applications;  and

(5) procedures for monitoring the use of a grant awarded under the program and ensuring compliance with any conditions of a grant.

(d) A law enforcement agency receiving a grant under this section must, as soon as practicable after spending the grant money, provide to the criminal justice division proof of purchase and installation, as applicable, of bullet-resistant windshields, side windows, rear windows, or door panels.

(e) The criminal justice division may use any available money to implement this section.

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