Tex.
Occ. Code Section 1701.001
Definitions
(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 (Guards; Penalty), 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 (Peace Officers Generally), 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 (Reserve Deputies), 86.012 (Reserve Deputy Constables), or 341.012 (Police Reserve Force), Local Government Code, or Section 60.0775 (Police Reserve Force), 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 (School Marshals: Public Schools), Education Code;(ii)
the governing body of a private school under Section 37.0813 (School Marshals: Private Schools), Education Code; or(iii)
the governing board of a public junior college under Section 51.220 (Public Junior College School Marshals), Education Code;(B)
is licensed under Section 1701.260 (Training for Holders of License to Carry a Handgun; Certification of Eligibility for Appointment as School Marshal); and(C)
has powers and duties described by Article 2A.008 (School Marshals), Code of Criminal Procedure.
Source:
Section 1701.001 — Definitions, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1701.htm#1701.001 (accessed May 26, 2025).
