1. (a) Non-applicability. This subchapter does not apply to every threat or offense targeting an officer or threats made by a group rather than an individual.

2. (b) Applicability. This subchapter applies to a threat determined by a Texas criminal justice agency:

   1. (1) to be a serious threat against an officer, directed specifically against an individual officer or generally against some or all officers; and
   2. (2) not to be from an anonymous source.

3. (c) Background and purpose. After an individual makes a serious threat against an officer, an appropriately disseminated alert about that threat may provide critical tactical information to an officer in the field.

   1. (1) The timely sharing of centrally-collected threat information will help protect officers.
   2. (2) TAPO is a pointer system designed to provide rapid, statewide access to information about these threats.
   3. (3) This subchapter governs the submission, query, dissemination, use, and retention of an electronic record in the TAPO and the information supporting that record.

Source Note:The provisions of this §5.32 adopted to be effective February 24, 2002, 27 TexReg 1179; amended to be effective March 11, 2008, 33 TexReg 2036.