| (a) Any of the major infractions listed as follows may be deemed sufficient cause for the discharge, suspension, demotion, or removal of any employee of the department of public safety: (1) failure to abide by the Code and Canons of Ethics or the standards of ethical conduct for state employees; (2) violation of one or more of the 10 general orders; (3) violation of any rule, order, requirement, or failure to follow instructions contained in department manuals; (4) willful disobedience to any legal order properly issued to him by any superior officer to the department; (5) willful neglect of duty; (6) making public any investigation or proposed movement or business of the department to any unauthorized person; (7) unnecessary and unwarranted violence to a citizen or person under arrest; (8) use of indecent, profane, or harsh language while on duty or in uniform; (9) unauthorized attendance while on duty at official legislative sessions; (10) willful or inexcusable destruction or loss of state property; (11) violations of law which are willful or inexcusable; (12) acceptance of fees, gifts, or money contrary to the rules of the department and/or laws of the state; (13) any act on or off duty which reflects discredit to the department of public safety; or (14) racial profiling. (b) The terms contained herein are those which appear in §§1.111 - 1.113 of this title (relating to Professional Conduct) and are intended by the public safety commission to reflect and refer to those provisions. |
| Source Note: The provisions of this §1.114 adopted to be effective November 20, 1987, 12 TexReg 4123; amended to be effective January 11, 2001, 26 TexReg 214; amended to be effective June 12, 2002, 27 TexReg 4990; amended to be effective May 20, 2008, 33 TexReg 4007 |
