Tex. Occ. Code § 1701.316 · Subchapter G. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS; DISQUALIFICATIONS AND EXEMPTIONS
REACTIVATION OF PEACE OFFICER LICENSE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The commission shall adopt rules establishing requirements for reactivation of a peace officer's license after a break in employment.
(b) The commission may consider employment as a peace officer in another state in determining whether the person is required to obtain additional training or testing.
(c) The commission shall reactivate a peace officer's license after a break in employment if the former license holder:
(1) completed at least 10 years of full-time service as a peace officer in good standing before the break in employment;
(2) meets current licensing standards;
(3) successfully completes:
(A) an online or in-person supplemental peace officer course of not more than 120 hours; and
(B) other in-person training requirements of not more than 40 hours;
(4) passes a peace officer reactivation examination;
(5) files an application; and
(6) pays any required fees.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 347 (H.B. 872), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
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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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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