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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 08/18/2017
ACTION Final/Adopted
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. To obtain an arson investigator certification the individual must make application to the commission to include confirmation of commission.

The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on August 3, 2017

TRD-201702912

Tim Rutland

Executive Director

Texas Commission on Fire Protection

Effective date: August 23, 2017

Proposal publication date: May 26, 2017

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



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