Definitions

Art. 18A.201. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Immediate life-threatening situation" means a hostage, barricade, or other emergency situation in which a person unlawfully and directly: (A) threatens another with death; or (B) exposes another to a substantial risk of serious bodily injury. (2) "Member of a law enforcement unit specially trained to respond to and deal with life-threatening situations" means a peace officer who, as evidenced by the submission of appropriate documentation to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement: (A) receives each year a minimum of 40 hours of training in hostage and barricade suspect situations; or (B) has received a minimum of 24 hours of training on kidnapping investigations and is: (i) the sheriff of a county with a population of 3.3 million or more or the sheriff's designee; or (ii) the police chief of a police department in a municipality with a population of 500,000 or more or the chief's designee. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.01, eff. January 1, 2019.