(a) The Texas Crime Stoppers Council (Council) shall,
on application by a crime stoppers organization as defined by §414.001(2)
of the Texas Government Code (organization), determine whether the
organization meets the requirements to be certified to receive repayments
of rewards under Articles 37.073 and 42.152 of the Texas Code of Criminal
Procedure, or payments from a defendant under Chapter 42A of the Texas
Code of Criminal Procedure.
(b) The Council shall certify a crime stoppers organization
to receive those repayments or payments if, considering the organization,
continuity, leadership, community support, and general conduct of
the organization, the Council determines that the repayments or payments
will be spent to further the crime prevention purposes of the organization.
(c) Certification is valid for two years from the date
of issuance or, if applicable, the effective date of continued certification.
The Council may take action on a crime stoppers organization's Application
for Continuing Certification prior to the expiration of the organization's
current certification, and specify the effective date of the continued
certification, provided that the effective date is no later than the
expiration date of the current certification. If a crime stoppers
organization's certification expires, the organization is not eligible
to receive repayments of rewards under Articles 37.073 and 42.152
of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, or payments from a defendant
under Chapter 42A of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, until the
organization obtains certification.
(d) A private, nonprofit crime stoppers organization
must submit the following information to the director of the Council
in order to obtain initial certification:
(1) Documentation from the Internal Revenue Service
granting the organization tax-exempt status;
(2) The dates and locations that the following persons
completed a training course provided by the Criminal Justice Division
of the Office of the Governor (CJD) and the Council, or their designee,
within the year prior to submission of the organization's application
for certification:
(A) one member of the organization's board of directors;
and
(B) one of the organization's law enforcement/civilian
coordinators; and
(C) the executive director of the organization (if
applicable);
(3) A completed and signed Conditions of Certification
Form;
(4) The name, mailing address, email address, telephone
number, occupation, and board position of each member of the organization's
board of directors;
(5) The name, mailing address, email address, and telephone
number of each of the organization's law enforcement/civilian coordinators;
(6) The name, mailing address, email address, telephone
number, and occupation of the executive director (if applicable);
(7) The description of the geographic territory or
jurisdiction to which the organization desires to provide services;
and
(8) Additional information specified by a vote of the
Council for inclusion in the application for certification that is
necessary for the Council to make the determination for certification
required by §414.011(a) of the Texas Government Code or to fulfill
its duties under §414.005 of the Texas Government Code. The director
of the Council may request further information needed to clarify a
question raised in the examination of the materials submitted as part
of the application.
(e) A public crime stoppers organization must submit
the following information to the director of the Council in order
to obtain initial certification:
(1) Proof that one of the organization's law enforcement/civilian
coordinators completed a training course provided by CJD and the Council,
or their designee, within the year prior to submission of the organization's
application for certification;
(2) A completed and signed Conditions of Certification
Form;
(3) The name, mailing address, email address, telephone
number, occupation, and board position of each member of the organization's
governing board;
(4) The name, mailing address, email address, and telephone
number of each of the organization's law enforcement/civilian coordinators;
(5) The name, mailing address, email address, telephone
number, and occupation of the organization's executive director (if
applicable);
(6) The description of the geographic territory or
jurisdiction to which the organization desires to provide services;
and
(7) Additional information specified by a vote of the
Council for inclusion in the application for certification that is
necessary for the Council to make the determination for certification
required by §414.011(a) of the Texas Government Code or to fulfill
its duties under §414.005 of the Texas Government Code. The director
of the Council may request further information needed to clarify a
question raised in the examination of the materials submitted as part
of the application.
(f) If the organization is currently certified by the
Council, the organization must submit the documentation described
in subsection (d) or (e) of this section, as applicable, with the
exception of the training documentation required by subsections (d)(2)
and (e)(1), and the following additional information as part of its
Application for Continuing Certification, in each case no more than
240 days and no less than 180 days prior to the expiration of the
current certification:
(1) any Crime Stoppers Program Annual Reports that
have not been submitted to the director of the Council as required
by §3.9011 of this chapter;
(2) any Statistical Reports that have not been submitted
to the director of the Council or the Council's designee as required
by §3.9011 of this chapter;
(3) the dates and locations that the following persons
completed, or plan to complete, a training course provided by CJD
and the Council, or their designee, after the date of issuance or
the effective date, as applicable, of the current certification:
(A) one member of a private, nonprofit organization's
board of directors (if applicable);
(B) one of the organization's law enforcement/civilian
coordinators; and
(C) the executive director of a private, nonprofit
organization (if applicable); and
(4) additional information specified by a vote of the
Council for inclusion in the Application for Continuing Certification
that is necessary for the Council to make the determination for certification
required by §414.011(a) of the Texas Government Code or to fulfill
its duties under §414.005 of the Texas Government Code. The director
of the Council may request further information needed to clarify a
question raised in the examination of the materials submitted as part
of the application.
(g) Certification awarded to an organization is awarded
only as to the specific geographic territory or jurisdiction described
in the certification award.
(h) Decisions regarding the certification of crime
stoppers organizations shall be made by the Council.
(i) If an organization's certification is set to expire
before the next anticipated Council meeting, subjecting the organization
to the liquidation requirements of §414.010(c), Texas Government
Code, and the Council determines that extraordinary circumstances
have prevented an organization from submitting a completed Application
for Continuing Certification, the Council may consider and take action
to renew the organization's certification if it determines that the
organization meets the certification requirements described in §414.011,
Texas Government Code.
(j) The director of the Council will notify certified
organizations of their requirements for continuing certification no
less than 90 days prior to the deadline to submit the Application
for Continuing Certification under subsection (f) of this section.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §3.9000 adopted to be effective August 26, 1999, 24 TexReg 6467; amended to be effective August 26, 2003, 28 TexReg 6805; amended to be effective June 9, 2004, 29 TexReg 5591; amended to be effective February 22, 2007, 32 TexReg 613; amended to be effective July 11, 2010, 35 TexReg 5803; amended to be effective June 12, 2011, 36 TexReg 3407; amended to be effective March 26, 2020, 45 TexReg 1975 |