1. (a) During the two-year certification period, the Texas Crime Stoppers Council (Council) may, in its discretion, decertify a crime stoppers organization if it determines that the organization no longer meets the certification requirements described in §3.9000 of this chapter, which may include a violation of state law, federal law, or Subchapter H of this chapter.
2. (b) If a crime stoppers organization is decertified by the Council, the organization is not eligible to receive repayments of rewards under Articles 37.073 and 42.152 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, or payments from a defendant under Article 42.12 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

3. (c) The Council shall send written notification to the crime stoppers organization no later than 45 calendar days prior to the meeting at which the Council will consider the decertification of the organization. The written notification shall include the following:

   1. (1) Any noncompliance with the certification requirements described in §3.9000(b) of this chapter; and
   2. (2) The date, time, and location of the meeting at which the Council will consider the decertification of the organization.
4. (d) The crime stoppers organization shall submit a written response, which shall include an explanation and specific reasons why the organization believes that it should not be decertified. The written response must be received by the director of the Council at least 10 calendar days prior to the meeting at which the Council will consider the decertification of the organization.
5. (e) The Council shall render a decision regarding the decertification of the crime stoppers organization and shall notify the organization in writing of its decision.
6. (f) If a crime stoppers organization is decertified, the director of the Council shall notify the state comptroller, and the relevant courts, county auditors and community supervision and corrections departments in the organization's region, that the organization is decertified and is not eligible to receive repayments of rewards under Articles 37.073 and 42.152 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, or payments from a defendant under Article 42.12 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
7. (g) Not later than the 60th day after the date of decertification of the organization, the decertified organization shall forward all unexpended money received under this section to the state comptroller.

Source Note:The provisions of this §3.9005 adopted to be effective August 26, 2003, 28 TexReg 6805; amended to be effective June 9, 2004, 29 TexReg 5591; amended to be effective July 11, 2010, 35 TexReg 5803; amended to be effective June 12, 2011, 36 TexReg 3407.