{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1701.306","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.306","heading":"PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION.","body":"(a) The commission may not issue a license to a person unless the person is examined by:\n(1) a licensed psychologist or by a psychiatrist who declares in writing that the person is in satisfactory psychological and emotional health to serve as the type of officer for which a license is sought; and\n(2) a licensed physician who declares in writing that the person does not show any trace of drug dependency or illegal drug use after a blood test or other medical test.\n(b) An agency hiring a person for whom a license is sought shall select the examining physician and the examining psychologist or psychiatrist. The agency shall prepare a report of each declaration required by Subsection (a) and shall maintain a copy of the report on file in a format readily accessible to the commission. A declaration is not public information.\n(c) The commission shall adopt rules that:\n(1) relate to appropriate standards and measures to be used by a law enforcement agency in reporting the declarations made under Subsection (a); and\n(2) provide for exceptional circumstances in the administration of the examination of the applicant's psychological and emotional health, including permitting the examination to be made by a qualified licensed physician instead of a psychologist or psychiatrist.\n(d) The commission may order an applicant to submit to an examination described by Subsection (a) by a psychologist, psychiatrist, or physician appointed by the commission if the commission:\n(1) has cause to believe that a law enforcement agency failed to follow commission rules relating to an examination; or\n(2) discovers that the applicant has submitted a false declaration.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1224 (S.B. 542), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.","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#1701.306","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"21a4aa29a678e73f7c55fa1fe5728b7c4382cf414a2c486bcb0f6dd224135498","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1701.305","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1701.307"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}