1. (a) A governmental letter of authority shall be:

   1. (1) obtained by a governmental entity that employs commissioned security officers;
   2. (2) issued a number with each governmental letter of authority approved by the board and this number shall be used on all applications submitted to the board;
   3. (3) valid for one year and may be renewed upon receipt of an acceptable renewal application; and
   4. (4) renewed during the calendar month preceding the month of expiration.
2. (b) Holders of a letter of authority shall be subject to all rules of the Act and board, unless specifically exempted by the manager, and subject to review by the board at the next regular meetings.

Source Note:The provisions of this §35.172 adopted to be effective October 21, 2004, 29 TexReg 9686.