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TITLE 37 PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS
PART 13TEXAS COMMISSION ON FIRE PROTECTION
CHAPTER 431FIRE INVESTIGATION
SUBCHAPTER AMINIMUM STANDARDS FOR ARSON INVESTIGATOR CERTIFICATION
RULE §431.11Minimum Standards for Arson Investigator Certification for Law Enforcement Personnel
ISSUE 05/26/2017
ACTION Proposed
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule

(a)A law enforcement officer employed or commissioned by a law enforcement agency as a peace officer who is designated as an arson investigator by an appropriate local authority is eligible for certification on a voluntary basis by complying with this chapter.

(b)An individual holding commission certification as a fire investigator who becomes a law enforcement officer employed or commissioned by a law enforcement agency as a peace officer, and who is designated as an arson investigator by an appropriate local authority will qualify for a similar level arson investigator certification. [certificate.] To obtain an arson investigator certification [a printed certificate] the individual must make application to the commission to include confirmation of commission.

The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's legal authority to adopt.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on May 9, 2017

TRD-201701908

Tim Rutland

Executive Director

Texas Commission on Fire Protection

Earliest possible date of adoption: June 25, 2017

For further information, please call: (512) 936-3812



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