Section 1701.001 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Definitions 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 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. Tex. Occ. Code § 1701.001
Amended by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 765,Sec. 2.146, eff. 1/1/2025.Amended by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 1104,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2023.Amended by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 988,Sec. 6, eff. 6/15/2017.Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1144,Sec. 4, eff. 9/1/2015.Amended by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 655,Sec. 6, eff. 6/14/2013.Amended by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 93,Sec. 1.01, eff. 5/18/2013.Amended By Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 855, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2011.Amended By Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 173, Sec. 2, eff. 5/27/2005. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1999.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.