Sections
Subchapter A General Provisions 1701.001 – 1701.004
Subchapter B Texas Commission On Law Enforcement 1701.051 – 1701.060
Subchapter C Executive Director and Personnel 1701.101 – 1701.106
Subchapter D Powers and Duties of Commission 1701.151 – 1701.164
Subchapter E Public Interest Information and Complaint Procedures 1701.201 – 1701.204
Subchapter F Training Programs and Schools 1701.251 – 1701.268
Subchapter G License Requirements; Disqualifications and Exemptions 1701.301 – 1701.317
Subchapter H Continuing Education and Yearly Weapons Proficiency 1701.351 – 1701.358
Subchapter I Professional Training and Recognition 1701.401 – 1701.405
Subchapter J Employment Records 1701.451 – 1701.458
Subchapter K Disciplinary Procedures 1701.501 – 1701.507
Subchapter L Criminal Penalty 1701.551 – 1701.554
Subchapter M Visiting Resource Officer in Public School 1701.601 – 1701.603
Subchapter N Body Worn Camera Program 1701.651 – 1701.663
Subchapter O Emergency Administration of Epinephrine 1701.701 – 1701.709

Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code Chapter 1701

  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Asset forfeiture: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Home-rule municipality: means a municipality designated by Chapter Texas Local Government Code 1.005
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Probation officers: Screen applicants for pretrial release and monitor convicted offenders released under court supervision.
  • Swear: includes affirm. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.