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 when submitting a Threat Against Peace Officer (TAPO) report.

2. (2) 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 rather than interrogation.
3. (3) Criminal justice agency--has the meaning assigned by the Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 60.01.
4. (4) Officer--means a peace officer.
5. (5) Peace officer--has the meaning assigned by Penal Code, §1.07(a).
6. (6) Serious threat against an officer--means an individual's expression of intent to inflict serious bodily injury or death on a peace officer.
7. (7) TAPO--means the Threat Against Peace Officer index managed by the department.
8. (8) TCIC--means the Texas Crime Information Center managed by the department.
9. (9) Texas User Specifications--means the latest draft of the department publication by that name and any cross-referenced material.
10. (10) 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; amended to be effective March 11, 2008, 33 TexReg 2036.