| (a) Department of Public Safety aircraft shall be used only for official state business. (b) No person except department personnel may be transported unless specifically authorized by designated department personnel. (c) All aircraft shall be operated in compliance with all state and federal laws and all applicable federal, state, and department regulations. (d) The pilot shall have the sole responsibility for determining whether a flight is safe or not in terms of weather, condition of aircraft, and other relevant criteria known by the pilot at the time the decision is made. (e) All Department of Public Safety pilots are required to hold a current second class medical certificate. (f) Department pilots have blanket authorization to proceed immediately, if appropriate, to the scenes of major crimes, searches, jailbreaks, or disaster scenes, and to establish surveillance and communications and provide aerial support as the situation dictates. |
| Source Note: The provisions of this §1.141 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976; amended to be effective April 4, 1980, 5 TexReg 1148; amended to be effective June 10, 1987, 12 TexReg 1748; amended to be effective February 8, 1990, 15 TexReg 440 |
