The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

1. (1) Agency--means a criminal justice agency, including the Department of Public Safety (DPS) when submitting a Threat Against Peace Officer (TAPO) report.
2. (2) 28 CFR--means 28 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 23.1 et seq., as promulgated by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs.

3. (3) Consensual citizen encounter--means the approach of a citizen by an officer under limited circumstances that are neither mandatory nor coercive and that do not rise to the level of a detention or arrest, where:

   1. (A) the citizen is objectively aware of the freedom to leave; and
   2. (B) the officer engages in casual conversation not interrogation.
4. (4) Criminal justice agency--has the meaning assigned by the Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 60.01.
5. (5) Department or DPS--means the Texas Department of Public Safety.
6. (6) Director--means the director of the department.
7. (7) Officer--means a peace officer.
8. (8) Peace officer--has the meaning assigned by the Penal Code, §1.07(a).
9. (9) Serious threat against an officer--means an individual's expression of intent to inflict serious bodily injury or death on a peace officer.
10. (10) TAPO--means the Threat Against Peace Officer index managed by the department.
11. (11) TCIC--means the Texas Crime Information Center managed by the department.
12. (12) Texas User Specifications--means the latest draft of the DPS publication by that name and any cross-referenced material.
13. (13) TLETS--means the Texas Law Enforcement Telecommunication System managed by the department.

Source Note:The provisions of this §5.31 adopted to be effective February 24, 2002, 27 TexReg 1179.