Tex. Occ. Code § 1701.2561 · Subchapter F. TRAINING PROGRAMS, SCHOOLS, AND POLICIES
FIREARMS TRAINING FOR COUNTY JAILERS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The commission shall develop a basic training program in the use of firearms by county jailers. The program must provide instruction in:
(1) legal limitations on the use of firearms and on the powers and authority of jailers;
(2) range firing and procedure;
(3) firearms safety and maintenance; and
(4) other topics determined by the commission to be necessary for the responsible use of firearms by jailers.
(b) The commission shall administer the training program and shall issue a certificate of firearms proficiency to each county jailer the commission determines has successfully completed the program.
(c) A county jailer who is issued a certificate of firearms proficiency and who maintains weapons proficiency in accordance with Section 1701.355 may carry a firearm:
(1) during the course of performing duties as a county jailer, including while transporting persons confined in the county jail; and
(2) while traveling to or from the jailer's place of assignment.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1234 (H.B. 1552), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1368 (H.B. 3503), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2019.
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