- (a) A Texas peace officer whose death is attributed to natural causes, is not eligible for inclusion, except when a medical condition arises out of a specific response to a violation of the law or an emergency situation causing a Texas peace officer's death, or causing the Texas peace officer's death during or after a period of hospitalization following the specific response to the violation of the law or emergency situation.
(b) A Texas peace officer whose death is attributed to any of the following is not eligible for inclusion.
- (1) when caused as a result of or during the Texas peace officer's commission of a crime;
- (2) as a direct result of the Texas peace officer's voluntary alcohol or controlled substance abuse; or
- (3) when caused by the Texas peace officer's intention to bring about the Texas peace officer's own death.
- (c) The effective date of this section shall be March 1, 2001.
Source Note:The provisions of this §229.7 adopted to be effective March 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 242.