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Subjects
Fire Fighters & Police--General
Law Enforcement
Retirement Systems--Police & Firefighters
State Agencies, Boards & Commissions
IDENTIFICATION CARDS
PEACE OFFICERS
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The text as introduced · 538 words
89R13399 GP-F
By: Harless
H.B. No. 3686
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the information included on an identification card
issued to certain retired peace and law enforcement officers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 614.124(b), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) The identification card must include:
(1) the full name of the honorably retired peace
officer;
(2) a photograph of the honorably retired peace
officer consistent with the honorably retired peace officer's
appearance;
(3) the name of the law enforcement agency or other
governmental entity that issued the card to the honorably retired
peace officer;
(4) if applicable, the signature of the person
authorizing the issuance of the card on behalf of the law
enforcement agency or other governmental entity to the honorably
retired peace officer;
(5) a brief description of the honorably retired peace
officer, including the honorably retired peace officer's height,
weight, and eye color;
(6) the thumbprint of the honorably retired peace
officer or a bar code with a unique identification label for the
honorably retired peace officer;
(7) the date the honorably retired peace officer last
served as a peace officer for the law enforcement agency or other
governmental entity;
(8) the date the law enforcement agency or other
governmental entity issued the card to the honorably retired peace
officer; [ and ]
(9) a phone number operational 24 hours a day, seven
days a week that a person may call to verify the validity of the
identification card ; and
(10) the position or rank held by the honorably
retired peace officer at the time of the officer's retirement .
SECTION 2. Section 614.1241(b), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) The identification card must include:
(1) the full name of the qualified retired law
enforcement officer;
(2) a photograph of the qualified retired law
enforcement officer consistent with the qualified retired law
enforcement officer's appearance;
(3) the name of the law enforcement agency or other
governmental entity that issued the card to the qualified retired
law enforcement officer;
(4) if applicable, the signature of the person
authorizing the issuance of the card on behalf of the law
enforcement agency or other governmental entity to the qualified
retired law enforcement officer;
(5) a brief description of the qualified retired law
enforcement officer, including the qualified retired law
enforcement officer's height, weight, and eye color;
(6) the thumbprint of the qualified retired law
enforcement officer or a bar code with a unique identification
label for the qualified retired law enforcement officer;
(7) the date the qualified retired law enforcement
officer last served as a peace officer for the law enforcement
agency or other governmental entity;
(8) the date the law enforcement agency or other
governmental entity issued the card to the qualified retired law
enforcement officer; [ and ]
(9) a phone number operational 24 hours a day, seven
days a week, that a person may call to verify the validity of the
identification card ; and
(10) the position or rank held by the qualified
retired law enforcement officer at the time of the officer's
retirement .
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
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