The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter,
have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise.
(1) Agency--A criminal justice agency, including the
department when submitting a Threat Against Peace Officer (TAPO) report.
(2) Consensual citizen encounter--The approach of a
citizen by an officer under limited circumstances that are neither
mandatory nor coercive and that do not rise to the level of a detention
or arrest, where:
(A) the citizen is objectively aware of the freedom
to leave; and
(B) the officer engages in casual conversation rather
than interrogation.
(3) Criminal justice agency--Has the meaning assigned
by the Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 66.001.
(4) Peace officer--Has the meaning assigned by Penal
Code, §1.07(a).
(5) Detention officer--A person who is employed to
ensure the safekeeping of prisoners and the security of a municipal
or county jail.
(6) Serious threat against a peace officer or detention
officer--An individual's expression of intent to inflict serious bodily
injury or death on a peace officer or detention officer.
(7) TAPO--The Threat Against Peace Officer index managed
by the department. This is a statewide Texas only index and facilitates
in state alerts only.
(8) TCIC--The Texas Crime Information Center managed
by the department.
(9) TLETS--The Texas Law Enforcement Telecommunication
System managed by the department.
(10) VPF--The Violent Persons File managed by the FBI
and contained within the National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
database. The file was created to alert law enforcement officers that
an individual they may be encountering may have the propensity for
violence against law enforcement. Entry of officer threat information
into the VPF will facilitate a nationwide alert.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §5.31 adopted to be effective February 24, 2002, 27 TexReg 1179; amended to be effective March 11, 2008, 33 TexReg 2036; amended to be effective March 17, 2019, 44 TexReg 1359 |
