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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to peace officer identification cards for certain retired |
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peace officers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 614.121, Government Code, as added by |
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Chapter 938 (H.B. 3613), Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2007, is amended by adding Subdivision (3-a) to read as |
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follows: |
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(3-a) "Qualified retired law enforcement officer" has |
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the meaning assigned by 18 U.S.C. Section 926C. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter H, Chapter 614, Government Code, as |
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added by Chapter 938 (H.B. 3613), Acts of the 80th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2007, is amended by adding Section 614.1241 to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 614.1241. QUALIFIED RETIRED PEACE OFFICER. (a) On |
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request of a qualified retired law enforcement officer who holds a |
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certificate of proficiency under Section 1701.357, Occupations |
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Code, the law enforcement agency or other governmental entity in |
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this state that was the last entity to appoint or employ the |
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qualified retired law enforcement officer as a peace officer shall |
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issue an identification card to the qualified retired law |
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enforcement officer. |
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(b) The identification card must include: |
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(1) the full name of the qualified retired law |
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enforcement officer; |
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(2) a photograph of the qualified retired law |
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enforcement officer consistent with the qualified retired law |
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enforcement officer's appearance; |
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(3) the name of the law enforcement agency or other |
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governmental entity that issued the card to the qualified retired |
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law enforcement officer; |
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(4) if applicable, the signature of the person |
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authorizing the issuance of the card on behalf of the law |
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enforcement agency or other governmental entity to the qualified |
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retired law enforcement officer; |
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(5) a brief description of the qualified retired law |
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enforcement officer, including the qualified retired law |
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enforcement officer's height, weight, and eye color; |
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(6) the thumbprint of the qualified retired law |
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enforcement officer or a bar code with a unique identification |
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label for the qualified retired law enforcement officer; |
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(7) the date the qualified retired law enforcement |
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officer last served as a peace officer for the law enforcement |
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agency or other governmental entity; |
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(8) the date the law enforcement agency or other |
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governmental entity issued the card to the qualified retired law |
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enforcement officer; and |
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(9) a phone number operational 24 hours a day, seven |
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days a week, that a person may call to verify the validity of the |
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identification card. |
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(c) On the identification card, the law enforcement agency |
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or other governmental entity that issues the card shall print: |
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(1) "State of Texas" and the state seal; and |
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(2) "This identification card certifies that (insert |
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name of qualified retired law enforcement officer) is a qualified |
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retired law enforcement officer of (insert name of law enforcement |
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agency or other governmental entity that last appointed or employed |
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the qualified retired law enforcement officer)." |
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(d) The head of a law enforcement agency or other |
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governmental entity that issued the identification card shall |
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recover the identification card on the date the identification card |
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expires. |
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SECTION 3. Section 614.127, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 614.127. LOST OR STOLEN CARDS. If an identification |
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card issued under this subchapter is lost or stolen, the law |
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enforcement agency or other governmental entity issuing the card |
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may: |
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(1) require a peace officer, reserve law enforcement |
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officer, [or] honorably retired peace officer, or qualified retired |
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law enforcement officer to submit an affidavit executed by the |
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peace officer, reserve law enforcement officer, [or] honorably |
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retired peace officer, or qualified retired law enforcement officer |
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to the law enforcement agency or other governmental entity issuing |
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the card stating that the identification card was lost or stolen; |
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and |
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(2) issue a duplicate identification card to the peace |
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officer, reserve law enforcement officer, [or] honorably retired |
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peace officer, or qualified retired law enforcement officer. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |