Tex. Occ. Code § 1701.306 · Subchapter G. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS; DISQUALIFICATIONS AND EXEMPTIONS
PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The commission may not issue a license to a person unless the person is examined by:
(1) a licensed psychologist or by a psychiatrist who declares in writing that the person is in satisfactory psychological and emotional health to serve as the type of officer for which a license is sought; and
(2) a licensed physician who declares in writing that the person does not show any trace of drug dependency or illegal drug use after a blood test or other medical test.
(b) An agency hiring a person for whom a license is sought shall select the examining physician and the examining psychologist or psychiatrist. The agency shall prepare a report of each declaration required by Subsection (a) and shall maintain a copy of the report on file in a format readily accessible to the commission. A declaration is not public information.
(c) The commission shall adopt rules that:
(1) relate to appropriate standards and measures to be used by a law enforcement agency in reporting the declarations made under Subsection (a); and
(2) provide for exceptional circumstances in the administration of the examination of the applicant's psychological and emotional health, including permitting the examination to be made by a qualified licensed physician instead of a psychologist or psychiatrist.
(d) The commission may order an applicant to submit to an examination described by Subsection (a) by a psychologist, psychiatrist, or physician appointed by the commission if the commission:
(1) has cause to believe that a law enforcement agency failed to follow commission rules relating to an examination; or
(2) discovers that the applicant has submitted a false declaration.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1224 (S.B. 542), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1701.htm
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Cited by 4 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Occ. Code § 1701.306. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Occupations Code
- Tex. Occ. Code § 1701.162RECORDS AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS.Printed as Sections 1701.303, 1701.306, and 1701.310
- Tex. Occ. Code § 1701.167POLICY REGARDING EXAMINATION OF LICENSE HOLDER OR APPLICANT.Printed as Section 1701.306
- Tex. Occ. Code § 1701.310APPOINTMENT OF COUNTY JAILER; TRAINING REQUIRED.Printed as Section 1701.306
- 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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