{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-414.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 414.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"Council\" means the Texas Crime Stoppers Council.\n(2) \"Crime stoppers organization\" means:\n(A) a private, nonprofit organization that is operated on a local or statewide level, that accepts donations and expends funds for rewards to persons who submit tips under Section 414.0015(a), and that forwards the information received from tips to the appropriate law enforcement agency, school district, or open-enrollment charter school as provided by Section 414.0015(b); or\n(B) a public organization that is operated on a local or statewide level, that pays rewards to persons who submit tips under Section 414.0015(a), and that forwards the information received from tips to the appropriate law enforcement agency, school district, or open-enrollment charter school as provided by Section 414.0015(b).\n(3) \"Open-enrollment charter school\" means a school that has been granted a charter under Subchapter D, Chapter 12, Education Code.\n(4) \"School district\" means a public school district created under the laws of this state.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 700, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1560, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 168 (H.B. 590), Sec. 2, eff. May 27, 2009.\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1172 (H.B. 3316), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE B. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC PROTECTION","CHAPTER 414. TEXAS CRIME STOPPERS COUNCIL"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.414.htm#414.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"b1ccd6e7f6fbb34ea802386878d25a782edbabf6aa325bfab5fe3dc5e35387b7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-413.022","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-414.0015"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}