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Tex. Government Code § 614.122

PEACE OFFICERS

Texas · Texas Government Code · Status: effective

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Tex. Government Code § 614.122, PEACE OFFICERS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/657807
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(a) The law enforcement agency or other governmental entity that appoints or employs a peace officer shall issue an identification card to its full-time or part-time peace officers. (b) The identification card must include: (1) the full name of the peace officer; (2) a photograph of the peace officer consistent with the peace officer's appearance; (3) the name of the law enforcement agency or other governmental entity that appointed or employs the peace officer or that the peace officer was elected to serve; (4) if applicable, the signature of the person appointing or employing the person as a peace officer on behalf of the law enforcement agency or other governmental entity; (5) a brief description of the peace officer, including the peace officer's height, weight, and eye color; (6) the thumbprint of the peace officer or a bar code with a unique identification label for the peace officer; (7) the date the law enforcement agency or other governmental entity appointed or employed the peace officer; (8) the date the law enforcement agency or other governmental entity issued the card to the 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 peace officer) is commissioned by (insert name of law enforcement agency or other governmental entity that appoints or employs the peace officer) as a (insert "full-time peace officer" or "part-time peace officer")." (d) The head of a law enforcement agency or other governmental entity that appoints or employs a peace officer shall recover the identification card at the time of the peace officer's resignation or termination.