Tex.
Gov't Code Section 3105.003
Eligibility for Monument
(a)
A person is eligible to have the person’s name on the monument if the person was killed in the line of duty and was:(1)
a law enforcement officer or peace officer for this state or a political subdivision of this state under Article 2.12 (Who Are Peace Officers), Code of Criminal Procedure, or other law;(2)
a federal law enforcement officer or special agent performing duties in this state, including those officers under Article 2.122 (Special Investigators), Code of Criminal Procedure;(3)
a corrections or detention officer or county or municipal jailer employed or appointed by a municipal, county, or state penal institution in this state; or(4)
employed by this state or a political subdivision of this state and considered by the person’s employer to be a trainee for a position described by Subdivision (1), (2), or (3).(a)
A person is eligible to have the person’s name on the monument if the person was killed in the line of duty and was:(1)
a law enforcement officer or peace officer for this state or a political subdivision of this state under Article 2A.001 (Peace Officers Generally), Code of Criminal Procedure, or other law;(2)
a federal law enforcement officer or special agent performing duties in this state, including those officers under Article 2A.002 (Special Investigators), Code of Criminal Procedure;(3)
a corrections or detention officer or county or municipal jailer employed or appointed by a municipal, county, or state penal institution in this state; or(4)
employed by this state or a political subdivision of this state and considered by the person’s employer to be a trainee for a position described by Subdivision (1), (2), or (3).(b)
A person described by Subsection (a) is presumed to have been killed in the line of duty if the Employees Retirement System of Texas makes payments and provides benefits to the eligible survivors of the person as provided by Chapter 615 (Financial Assistance to Survivors of Certain Law Enforcement Officers, Fire Fighters, and Others).
Source:
Section 3105.003 — Eligibility for Monument, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.3105.htm#3105.003 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
