{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-411.1992","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 411.1992","heading":"FORMER RESERVE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.","body":"(a) A person who served as a reserve law enforcement officer, as defined by Section 1701.001, Occupations Code, not less than a total of 10 years of cumulative service with one or more state or local law enforcement agencies may apply for a license under this subchapter at any time.\n(b) The applicant shall submit to the department two complete sets of legible and classifiable fingerprints and a sworn statement from the head of the law enforcement agency at which the applicant last served as a reserve law enforcement officer. A head of a law enforcement agency may not refuse to issue a statement under this subsection. If the applicant alleges that the statement is untrue, the department shall investigate the validity of the statement. The statement must include:\n(1) the name and rank of the applicant;\n(2) the status of the applicant;\n(3) whether the applicant was accused of misconduct at any time during the applicant's term of service and the disposition of that accusation;\n(4) a description of the physical and mental condition of the applicant;\n(5) a list of the types of weapons the applicant demonstrated proficiency with during the applicant's term of service; and\n(6) a recommendation from the agency head regarding the issuance of a license under this subchapter.\n(c) The department may issue a license under this subchapter to an applicant under this section if the applicant was a reserve law enforcement officer for not less than a total of 10 years of cumulative service with one or more state or local law enforcement agencies and is physically and emotionally fit to possess a handgun.\n(d) An applicant under this section must pay a fee of $25 for a license issued under this subchapter.\n(e) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1234 (H.B. 1552), Sec. 7(1), eff. September 1, 2019.\n(f) A license issued under this section expires as provided by Section 411.183.\nAdded by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1080 (H.B. 3370), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.\nAmended by:\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1234 (H.B. 1552), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2019.\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1234 (H.B. 1552), Sec. 7(1), eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE B. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC PROTECTION","CHAPTER 411. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS","SUBCHAPTER H. LICENSE TO CARRY A HANDGUN"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.411.htm#411.1992","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"ea63b87b62dedeae914e5bcc75bb9bd25bbc0c3c3024463ae7187186fbd862f7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-411.1991","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-411.1993"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}