Texas Human Resources Code 142.006 – Authorization to Carry Firearm
(a) A juvenile probation officer may carry a firearm in the course of the officer’s official duties if:
(1) the juvenile probation officer possesses a certificate of firearms proficiency issued by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement under Section 1701.259, Occupations Code;
(2) the chief juvenile probation officer of the juvenile probation department that employs the juvenile probation officer authorizes the juvenile probation officer to carry a firearm in the course of the officer’s official duties; and
(3) the juvenile probation officer has been employed for at least one year by the juvenile probation department described by Subdivision (2).
(b) A juvenile probation officer is disqualified from being authorized to carry a firearm under this section if the officer has been designated a perpetrator in a Texas Juvenile Justice Department abuse, neglect, or exploitation investigation.
Terms Used In Texas Human Resources Code 142.006
- Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) This section does not affect the sovereign immunity of the state, an agency of the state, or a political subdivision of the state.