(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 Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education under Section 1701.258, 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 Probation Commission abuse, neglect, or exploitation investigation.
- (c) This section does not affect the sovereign immunity of the state, an agency of the state, or a political subdivision of the state.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 794 (S.B. 1237), Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.