Tex.
Occ. Code Section 1701.3161
Reactivation of Peace Officer License: Retired Peace Officers
(a)
In this section, “retired peace officer” means a person who served as a peace officer in this state who:(1)
is not currently serving as an elected, appointed, or employed peace officer under Article 2.12 (Who Are Peace Officers), Code of Criminal Procedure, or other law;(2)
was eligible to retire from a law enforcement agency in this state or was ineligible to retire only as a result of an injury received in the course of the officer’s employment with the law enforcement agency; and(3)
is eligible to receive a pension or annuity for service as a law enforcement officer in this state or is ineligible to receive a pension or annuity only because the law enforcement agency that employed the officer does not offer a pension or annuity to its employees.(a)
In this section, “retired peace officer” means a person who served as a peace officer in this state who:(1)
is not currently serving as an elected, appointed, or employed peace officer under Article 2A.001 (Peace Officers Generally), Code of Criminal Procedure, or other law;(2)
was eligible to retire from a law enforcement agency in this state or was ineligible to retire only as a result of an injury received in the course of the officer’s employment with the law enforcement agency; and(3)
is eligible to receive a pension or annuity for service as a law enforcement officer in this state or is ineligible to receive a pension or annuity only because the law enforcement agency that employed the officer does not offer a pension or annuity to its employees.(b)
The commission shall adopt rules for the reactivation of a retired peace officer’s license after a break in employment. The rules must allow a retired peace officer to reactivate the officer’s license by completing the continuing education requirements prescribed by Section 1701.351 (Continuing Education Required for Peace Officers) and completing any other continuing education requirement imposed by law in lieu of successfully completing any examination required by the commission for reactivation.(c)
The commission may waive the reinstatement fee established for the reactivation of a peace officer’s license for a retired peace officer who is eligible for reactivation as provided by Subsection (b).(1)
may not require an applicant to provide unchanged criminal history information already included in one or more of the applicant’s previous applications for licensure or for license renewal filed with the commission; and(2)
may require the applicant to provide only information relevant to the period occurring since the date of the applicant’s last application for licensure or for license renewal, as applicable, including information relevant to any new requirement applicable to the license held by the applicant.
Source:
Section 1701.3161 — Reactivation of Peace Officer License: Retired Peace Officers, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1701.htm#1701.3161 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
