{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1701.301","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.301","heading":"LICENSE REQUIRED.","body":"Except as provided by Sections 1701.310, 1701.311, and 1701.405, a person may not appoint or employ a person to serve as an officer, county jailer, school marshal, public security officer, or telecommunicator unless the person holds an appropriate license issued by the commission.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 655 (H.B. 1009), Sec. 7, eff. June 14, 2013.\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 968 (H.B. 1951), Sec. 3, eff. January 1, 2014.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 10. OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY","CHAPTER 1701. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS","SUBCHAPTER G. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS; DISQUALIFICATIONS AND EXEMPTIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1701.htm#1701.301","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"f8c56aee29aa883f07bb23f54279a1a45d224f1623fc58aee2d604c288bc34e6","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1701.273-2","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1701.302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}