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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 H. CONTINUING EDUCATION AND YEARLY WEAPONS PROFICIENCY |
Sec. 1701.355. CONTINUING DEMONSTRATION OF WEAPONS PROFICIENCY
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(a) An agency that employs one or more peace officers shall designate a firearms proficiency officer and require each peace officer the agency employs to demonstrate weapons proficiency to the firearms proficiency officer at least annually. The agency shall maintain records of the weapons proficiency of the agency's peace officers.
(b) On request, the commission may waive the requirement that a peace officer demonstrate weapons proficiency on a determination by the commission that the requirement causes a hardship.
(c) The commission by rule shall define weapons proficiency for purposes of this section.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 222 , Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1172 , Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2009.