Tex.
Human Resources Code Section 142.006
Authorization to Carry Firearm
(a)
A juvenile probation officer may carry a firearm in the course of the officer’s official duties if:(1)
the juvenile probation officer possesses a certificate of firearms proficiency issued by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement under Section 1701.259 (Firearms Training Program for Juvenile Probation Officers), Occupations Code;(2)
the chief juvenile probation officer of the juvenile probation department that employs the juvenile probation officer authorizes the juvenile probation officer to carry a firearm in the course of the officer’s official duties; and(3)
the juvenile probation officer has been employed for at least one year by the juvenile probation department described by Subdivision (2).(b)
A juvenile probation officer is disqualified from being authorized to carry a firearm under this section if the officer has been designated a perpetrator in a Texas Juvenile Justice Department abuse, neglect, or exploitation investigation.(c)
This section does not affect the sovereign immunity of the state, an agency of the state, or a political subdivision of the state.
Source:
Section 142.006 — Authorization to Carry Firearm, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.142.htm#142.006 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
