Tex. Occ. Code § 1701.303 · Subchapter G. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS; DISQUALIFICATIONS AND EXEMPTIONS
LICENSE APPLICATION; DUTIES OF APPOINTING ENTITY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Before a law enforcement agency or governmental entity hires a person for whom a license is sought, the agency or entity must:
(1) review any information relating to the person available:
(A) in a database established under Section 1701.168;
(B) in a database designated under Section 1701.169; and
(C) if applicable, in a file provided to the commission under Section 1701.3035; and
(2) file an application with the commission as provided by commission rule.
(b) A person who appoints an officer or county jailer licensed by the commission shall notify the commission not later than the 30th day after the date of the appointment. If the person appoints an individual who previously served as an officer or county jailer and the appointment occurs after the 180th day after the last date of service as an officer or county jailer, the person must have on file for the license holder in a form readily accessible to the commission:
(1) new criminal history record information;
(2) a new declaration of psychological and emotional health and lack of drug dependency or illegal drug use; and
(3) new documentation that the license holder has been fingerprinted and subjected to a search of local, state, and national records and fingerprint files to disclose any criminal record of the license holder.
(c) A person who appoints or employs a telecommunicator licensed by the commission shall notify the commission not later than the 30th day after the date of the appointment or employment. If the person appoints or employs an individual who previously served as a telecommunicator and the appointment or employment occurs after the 180th day after the last date of service as a telecommunicator, the person must have on file in a form readily accessible to the commission:
(1) new criminal history record information; and
(2) new documentation that the license holder has been fingerprinted and subjected to a search of local, state, and national records and fingerprint files to disclose any criminal record of the license holder.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 968 (H.B. 1951), Sec. 4, eff. January 1, 2014.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1104 (S.B. 1445), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2023.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1701.htm
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Occupations Code
- Tex. Occ. Code § 1701.162RECORDS AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS.Printed as Sections 1701.303, 1701.306, and 1701.310
- Tex. Occ. Code § 1701.168LICENSING STATUS DATABASE.Printed as Sections 1701.303 and 1701.451(a)
- Tex. Occ. Code § 1701.169LAW ENFORCEMENT DATABASE.Printed as Sections 1701.303(a), 1701.3035, and 1701.451(a)
- Tex. Occ. Code § 1701.551CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR APPOINTMENT OR RETENTION OF CERTAIN PERSONS.Printed as Section 1701.301, 1701.303, 1701.306, or 1701.405
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