{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1701.316","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.316","heading":"REACTIVATION OF PEACE OFFICER LICENSE.","body":"(a) The commission shall adopt rules establishing requirements for reactivation of a peace officer's license after a break in employment.\n(b) The commission may consider employment as a peace officer in another state in determining whether the person is required to obtain additional training or testing.\n(c) The commission shall reactivate a peace officer's license after a break in employment if the former license holder:\n(1) completed at least 10 years of full-time service as a peace officer in good standing before the break in employment;\n(2) meets current licensing standards;\n(3) successfully completes:\n(A) an online or in-person supplemental peace officer course of not more than 120 hours; and\n(B) other in-person training requirements of not more than 40 hours;\n(4) passes a peace officer reactivation examination;\n(5) files an application; and\n(6) pays any required fees.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 347 (H.B. 872), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.","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#1701.316","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"c71c42afeb9228c02db9c92fdba859981ad1a17c49e8a831c0e07825f88ec56d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1701.315","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1701.3161"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}