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Texas Occupations Code - OCC § 1701.001. Definitions

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

In this chapter:

(1) “Commission” means the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.

(2) “County jailer” means a person employed as a county jail guard under Section 85.005, Local Government Code.

(2-a) “Misconduct” means:

(A) a violation of law;  or

(B) any of the following that have been sustained by a law enforcement agency employing a license holder:

(i) a violation of a law enforcement agency policy for which the agency may suspend, demote, or terminate a license holder's employment;  or

(ii) an allegation of untruthfulness against a license holder.

(3) “Officer” means a peace officer or reserve law enforcement officer.

(4) “Peace officer” means a person elected, employed, or appointed as a peace officer under Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, or other law.

(5) “Public security officer” means a person employed or appointed as an armed security officer by this state or a political subdivision of this state.  The term does not include a security officer employed by a private security company that contracts with this state or a political subdivision of this state to provide security services for the entity.

(6) "Reserve law enforcement officer" means a person designated as a reserve law enforcement officer under Section 37.0816, Education Code,Section 85.004, 86.012, or 341.012, Local Government Code, or Section 60.0775, Water Code.

(7) “Telecommunicator” means a person acknowledged by the commission and employed by or serving a law enforcement agency that performs law enforcement services on a 24-hour basis who receives, processes, and transmits public safety information and criminal justice data for the agency by using a base radio station on a public safety frequency regulated by the Federal Communications Commission or by another method of communication.

(8) “School marshal” means a person who:

(A) is appointed to serve as a school marshal by:

(i) the board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of an open-enrollment charter school under Section 37.0811, Education Code;

(ii) the governing body of a private school under Section 37.0813, Education Code;  or

(iii) the governing board of a public junior college under Section 51.220, Education Code;

(B) is licensed under Section 1701.260;  and

(C) has powers and duties described by Article 2A.008, Code of Criminal Procedure.

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