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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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OCCUPATIONS CODE |
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Title 10. OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY |
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Chapter 1701. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS |
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Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
Sec. 1701.001. DEFINITIONS
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In this chapter:
(1) "Commission" means the Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education.
(2) "County jailer" means a person employed as a county jail guard under Section 85.005, Local Government Code.
(3) "Officer" means a peace officer or reserve law enforcement officer.
(4) "Peace officer" means a person elected, employed, or appointed as a peace officer under Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, or other law.
(5) "Public security officer" means a person employed or appointed as an armed security officer by this state or a political subdivision of this state. The term does not include a security officer employed by a private security company that contracts with this state or a political subdivision of this state to provide security services for the entity.
(6) "Reserve law enforcement officer" means a person designated as a reserve law enforcement officer under Section 85.004, 86.012, or 341.012, Local Government Code, or Section 60.0775, Water Code.
(7) "Telecommunicator" means a person acknowledged by the commission and employed by or serving a law enforcement agency that performs law enforcement services on a 24-hour basis who receives, processes, and transmits public safety information and criminal justice data for the agency by using a base radio station on a public safety frequency regulated by the Federal Communications Commission or by another method of communication.