Tex.
Gov't Code Section 414.005
Duties
(1)
encourage, advise, and assist in the creation of crime stoppers organizations;(2)
foster the detection of crime and encourage persons to submit tips under Section 414.0015 (Crime Stoppers Tips)(a);(3)
encourage news and other media to inform the public of the functions of crime stoppers organizations’ operations and programs;(4)
promote the process of crime stoppers organizations to forward information from tips submitted under Section 414.0015 (Crime Stoppers Tips)(a) to the appropriate law enforcement agencies, school districts, and open-enrollment charter schools;(5)
help law enforcement agencies detect and combat crime by increasing the flow of information to and between law enforcement agencies;(6)
create specialized programs targeted at detecting specific crimes or types of crimes identified as priorities by the council, including at least one program that:(A)
encourages individuals to submit tips regarding sex offenders who have failed to register under Chapter 62 (Sex Offender Registration Program), Code of Criminal Procedure;(B)
encourages individuals to submit tips regarding criminal activity relating to the trafficking of persons, as described under Chapter 20A (Trafficking of Persons), Penal Code; and(C)
financially rewards each individual who submits a tip described by Paragraph (A) or (B) that leads or substantially contributes to the arrest or apprehension:(i)
of a sex offender who has failed to register under Chapter 62 (Sex Offender Registration Program), Code of Criminal Procedure; or(ii)
of a person suspected of engaging in conduct that constitutes an offense under Chapter 20A (Trafficking of Persons), Penal Code;(7)
encourage, advise, and assist crime stoppers organizations in implementing any programs created under Subdivision (6), including a program specifically described by Subdivision (6); and(8)
encourage, advise, and assist in the creation of campus-based crime stoppers organizations to increase the detection of criminal activity and other conduct or threatened conduct that may be submitted to a crime stoppers organization under Section 414.0015 (Crime Stoppers Tips)(a).
Source:
Section 414.005 — Duties, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.414.htm#414.005 (accessed May 4, 2024).
