(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 1701.259, 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 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.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 27.002(12), eff. September 1, 2011.