(a) In this section, "law enforcement agency" means:
- (1) the Department of Public Safety;
- (2) the police department of a municipality;
- (3) the sheriff's office of a county; or
- (4) a constable's office of a county.
- (b) The agency shall refer to an appropriate law enforcement agency any allegation of misconduct that results in the inclusion of a person in the registry that has not already been referred to a law enforcement agency.
- (c) The agency shall refer any allegation of misconduct to an appropriate law enforcement agency if the agency believes the allegation includes evidence of criminal conduct.
- (d) The agency shall maintain a record of each allegation of misconduct referred to a law enforcement agency under this section.
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S.B. 571), Sec. 1.18, eff. June 20, 2025.