Sec. 614.124. HONORABLY RETIRED PEACE OFFICER. (a) On request of an honorably retired peace officer who holds a certificate of proficiency under Section 1701.357, Occupations Code, the law enforcement agency or other governmental entity that was the last entity to appoint or employ the honorably retired peace officer as a peace officer shall issue an identification card to the honorably retired peace officer.
(b) The identification card must include:
(1) the full name of the honorably retired peace officer;
(2) a photograph of the honorably retired peace officer consistent with the honorably retired peace officer's appearance;
(3) the name of the law enforcement agency or other governmental entity that issued the card to the honorably retired peace officer;
(4) if applicable, the signature of the person authorizing the issuance of the card on behalf of the law enforcement agency or other governmental entity to the honorably retired peace officer;
(5) a brief description of the honorably retired peace officer, including the honorably retired peace officer's height, weight, and eye color;
(6) the thumbprint of the honorably retired peace officer or a bar code with a unique identification label for the honorably retired peace officer;
(7) the date the honorably retired peace officer last served as a peace officer for the law enforcement agency or other governmental entity;
(8) the date the law enforcement agency or other governmental entity issued the card to the honorably retired peace officer; and
(9) a phone number operational 24 hours a day, seven days a week that a person may call to verify the validity of the identification card.
(c) On the identification card, the law enforcement agency or other governmental entity that issues the card shall print:
(1) "State of Texas" and the state seal; and
(2) "This identification card certifies that (insert name of honorably retired peace officer) is an honorably retired peace officer of (insert name of law enforcement agency or other governmental entity that last appointed or employed the honorably retired peace officer)."
(d) The head of a law enforcement agency or other governmental entity that issued the identification card shall recover the identification card on the date the identification card expires.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 938 (H.B. 3613), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 738 (H.B. 1083), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.
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