| (a) The chief administrative officer or his/her designee
must notify TJJD within 24 hours if:
(1) the department rescinds its authorization for a
juvenile probation officer to carry a firearm; or
(2) an officer who is authorized to carry a firearm
separates from the department.
(b) An internal investigation must be conducted for
all incidents in which a juvenile probation officer, during the course
of his/her official duties:
(1) uses an empty-hand defense tactic in an incident
involving another person;
(2) draws or uses an intermediate weapon in an incident
involving another person; or
(3) draws or discharges a firearm in any incident.
(c) The investigation described in subsection (b) of
this section must be conducted by:
(1) the chief administrative officer or his/her designee;
or
(2) the juvenile board or the board's designee in cases
where the chief administrative officer is the subject of the investigation.
(d) A juvenile probation officer must be immediately
placed on administrative leave or reassigned to a position having
no contact with juveniles or the relatives of a juvenile involved
in the incident if the juvenile probation officer, while in the course
of his/her official duties:
(1) draws or uses an intermediate weapon in an incident
involving another person; or
(2) draws or discharges a firearm in any incident.
(e) The administrative leave or reassignment described
in subsection (d) of this section must remain in effect until the
conclusion of the internal investigation.
(f) The chief administrative officer must ensure that
TJJD is notified if an officer who is authorized to carry a firearm
is arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any criminal offense.
This notification is required within 24 hours after the chief administrative
officer learns of the arrest, charge, or conviction.
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