Except as provided by Sections 1701.310, 1701.311, and 1701.405, a person may not appoint or employ a person to serve as an officer, county jailer, school marshal, public security officer, or telecommunicator unless the person holds an appropriate license issued by the commission.
Tex. Occ. Code § 1701.301
LICENSE REQUIRED
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case University of the Incarnate Word v. Redus (2017)
Most recently applied in Jefferson County, Texas v. Jefferson County Constables Association (April 2018)
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.