Bill Text: TX HB1189 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to certain prohibited acts by reserve law enforcement officers.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-02-21 - Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety [HB1189 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HB1189-Introduced.html

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85R3443 TSR-D
By: Wray H.B. No. 1189

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to certain prohibited acts by reserve law enforcement
officers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 2, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended by adding Article 2.32 to read as follows:
Art. 2.32. PROHIBITED ACTS BY RESERVE LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS. (a) In this section:
(1) "Private patrol vehicle" means a privately owned
motor vehicle that is:
(A) marked with the word "police," "sheriff," or
"constable"; or
(B) equipped with a red, white, or blue beacon,
flashing, or alternating light.
(2) "Reserve law enforcement officer" has the meaning
assigned by Section 1701.001, Occupations Code.
(b) A reserve law enforcement officer may not, for
compensation from a private business, use or operate a private
patrol vehicle, direct traffic on a public highway, or provide
motor vehicle escort services:
(1) outside the jurisdiction in which the reserve
officer is appointed or employed; or
(2) inside the jurisdiction in which the reserve
officer is appointed or employed, unless the reserve officer
receives permission from the reserve officer's appointing law
enforcement agency.
SECTION 2. Section 1701.501(a), Occupations Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the commission
shall revoke or suspend a license, place on probation a person whose
license has been suspended, or reprimand a license holder for a
violation of:
(1) this chapter;
(2) the reporting requirements provided by Articles
2.132 and 2.134, Code of Criminal Procedure; [or]
(3) Article 2.32, Code of Criminal Procedure; or
(4) a commission rule.
SECTION 3. Section 1702.130, Occupations Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) While performing duties as a commissioned or
noncommissioned security officer, a reserve law enforcement
officer, as defined by Section 1701.001, may not:
(1) wear the official uniform of the reserve officer's
appointing law enforcement agency; or
(2) use any title, insignia, or identification card or
make any statement with the intent to give an impression that the
officer is a law enforcement officer.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.