Title GV, Government Code

Sec. 411.263. ASSISTANCE ON REQUEST. On the request of an attorney representing the state and with the approval of the director, employees of the unsolved crimes investigation program of the department may assist local law enforcement in the investigation of crime. Added by Acts …

Sec. 411.281. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "museum" means the nonprofit organization, known as the Department of Public Safety Historical Museum and Research Center, established by employees and former employees of the department for the purposes of creating and operating a mu…

Sec. 411.282. GENERAL PROVISIONS. The commission may: (1) establish a support staff in the department to assist the museum; (2) use department property to fulfill the purposes of this subchapter; and (3) enter into a contract with the museum. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 46…

Sec. 411.283. PERSONNEL. (a) The director may appoint and assign duties to department personnel to serve as paid support staff for the museum. (b) The support staff may consist of a historian, a librarian, and other personnel as needed to administer the museum. (c) The department…

Sec. 411.284. FUNDING. (a) The Department of Public Safety Historical Museum and Research Center account is created as a special account outside the state treasury to be held at the Department of Public Safety Credit Union and to be administered by the commission. The money in th…

Sec. 411.301. POWER OUTAGE ALERT. (a) With the cooperation of the Texas Department of Transportation, the Texas Division of Emergency Management, the office of the governor, and the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the department shall develop and implement an alert to be acti…

Sec. 411.302. ADMINISTRATION. (a) The director is the statewide coordinator of the power outage alert. (b) The director shall adopt rules and issue directives as necessary to ensure proper implementation of the power outage alert. The rules and directives must include the procedu…

Sec. 411.303. DEPARTMENT TO RECRUIT PARTICIPANTS. The department shall recruit public and commercial television and radio broadcasters, private commercial entities, state or local governmental entities, the public, and other appropriate persons to assist in developing and impleme…

Sec. 411.304. STATE AGENCIES. (a) A state agency participating in the power outage alert system shall: (1) cooperate with the department and assist in developing and implementing the alert system; and (2) establish a plan for providing relevant information to its officers, invest…

Sec. 411.305. ACTIVATION OF POWER OUTAGE ALERT. (a) When the Public Utility Commission of Texas or an independent organization certified under Section 39.151, Utilities Code, notifies the department that the criteria adopted under Section 411.301(b) for the activation of the aler…

Sec. 411.306. CONTENT OF POWER OUTAGE ALERT. The power outage alert must include a statement that electricity customers may experience a power outage. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 426 (S.B. 3), Sec. 1, eff. June 8, 2021.

Sec. 411.307. TERMINATION OF POWER OUTAGE ALERT. The director shall terminate any activation of the power outage alert as soon as practicable after the Public Utility Commission of Texas or the Electric Reliability Council of Texas notifies the department that the criteria adopte…

Sec. 411.308. LIMITATION ON PARTICIPATION BY TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. Notwithstanding Section 411.304(b), the Texas Department of Transportation is not required to use any existing system of dynamic message signs in a statewide alert system created under this subchapte…

Sec. 411.351. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Abducted child" means a child 17 years of age or younger whose whereabouts are unknown and whose disappearance poses a credible threat to the safety and health of the child, as determined by a local law enforcement agency. (2) "…

Sec. 411.352. STATEWIDE AMERICA'S MISSING: BROADCAST EMERGENCY RESPONSE (AMBER) ALERT SYSTEM FOR ABDUCTED CHILDREN AND MISSING PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES. With the cooperation of the Texas Department of Transportation, the office of the governor, and other appropriate…

Sec. 411.353. ADMINISTRATION. (a) The director is the statewide coordinator of the alert system. (b) The director shall adopt rules and issue directives as necessary to ensure proper implementation of the alert system. The rules and directives must include instructions on the pro…

Sec. 411.354. DEPARTMENT TO RECRUIT PARTICIPANTS. (a) The department shall recruit public and commercial television and radio broadcasters, private commercial entities, state or local governmental entities, the public, and other appropriate persons to assist in developing and imp…

Sec. 411.355. ACTIVATION. (a) On the request of a local law enforcement agency regarding an abducted child, the department shall activate the alert system and notify appropriate participants in the alert system, as established by rule, if: (1) the local law enforcement agency bel…

Sec. 411.3555. LOCAL AREA ACTIVATION FOR CERTAIN MISSING CHILDREN. On the request of a local law enforcement agency that knows a child is missing but has not verified the criteria described by Section 411.355(a), and if the chief law enforcement officer of the local law enforceme…

Sec. 411.356. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. Before requesting activation of the alert system, a local law enforcement agency must verify that the criteria described by Section 411.355(a) or (b) or 411.3555, as applicable, have been satisfied. On verification of the applicable c…

Sec. 411.357. STATE AGENCIES. (a) A state agency participating in the alert system shall: (1) cooperate with the department and assist in developing and implementing the alert system; and (2) establish a plan for providing relevant information to its officers, investigators, or e…

Sec. 411.358. TERMINATION. The director shall terminate any activation of the alert system with respect to a particular abducted child or a particular missing person with an intellectual disability if: (1) the abducted child or missing person is recovered or the situation is othe…

Sec. 411.359. SYSTEM NAME. The director by rule may assign a name other than America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response (AMBER) to the alert system when the system is activated regarding a missing person with an intellectual disability. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., C…

Sec. 411.371. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "alert system" means the Texas Active Shooter Alert System established under this subchapter. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 125 (H.B. 103), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.

Sec. 411.372. DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ALERT SYSTEM. With the cooperation of the Texas Department of Transportation, the office of the governor, and other appropriate law enforcement agencies in this state, the department shall develop and implement an alert system to be…

Sec. 411.373. ADMINISTRATION. (a) The director is the statewide coordinator of the alert system. (b) The director shall adopt rules and issue directives as necessary to ensure proper implementation of the alert system. The rules and directives must include instructions on the pro…

Sec. 411.3735. CERTIFICATION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERS. (a) In this section: (1) "Division" means the Texas Division of Emergency Management. (2) "Public information officer" means an individual who is employed or appointed by a sta…

Sec. 411.374. DEPARTMENT TO RECRUIT PARTICIPANTS. (a) The department shall recruit public and commercial television and radio broadcasters, mobile telephone service providers by use of the federal Wireless Emergency Alert system, private commercial entities, state or local govern…

Sec. 411.375. ACTIVATION. (a) On the request of a local law enforcement agency or as the department determines appropriate to assist a local law enforcement agency regarding an active shooter, the department shall activate the alert system and notify appropriate participants in t…

Sec. 411.376. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. Before requesting activation of the alert system, a local law enforcement agency must verify that the criteria described by Section 411.375(a) have been satisfied. On verification of the applicable criteria, the local law enforcement …

Sec. 411.377. STATE AGENCIES. (a) A state agency participating in the alert system shall: (1) cooperate with the department and assist in developing and implementing the alert system; and (2) establish a plan for providing relevant information to its officers, investigators, or e…

Sec. 411.378. LIMITATION ON PARTICIPATION BY TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. Notwithstanding Section 411.377(b), the Texas Department of Transportation is not required to use any existing system of dynamic message signs in a statewide alert system created under this subchapte…

Sec. 411.379. TERMINATION. The director shall terminate any activation of the alert system for a particular active shooter if: (1) the active shooter situation is resolved; or (2) the director or a local law enforcement agency determines the alert system is no longer an effective…

Sec. 411.380. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. The department or a local law enforcement agency is not liable for failure to activate the alert system. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 125 (H.B. 103), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021. SUBCHAPTER M. SILVER ALERT FOR MISSING SENIOR C…

Sec. 411.381. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Alert" means the statewide silver alert for missing senior citizens and persons with Alzheimer's disease, as developed and implemented under this subchapter. (2) "Local law enforcement agency" means a local law enforcement agenc…

Sec. 411.382. SILVER ALERT FOR MISSING SENIOR CITIZENS AND PERSONS WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. With the cooperation of the Texas Department of Transportation, the office of the governor, and other appropriate law enforcement agencies in this state, the department shall develop and …

Sec. 411.383. ADMINISTRATION. (a) The director is the statewide coordinator of the alert. (b) The director shall adopt rules and issue directives as necessary to ensure proper implementation of the alert. The rules and directives must include: (1) the procedures to be used by a l…

Sec. 411.384. DEPARTMENT TO RECRUIT PARTICIPANTS. The department shall recruit public and commercial television and radio broadcasters, private commercial entities, state or local governmental entities, the public, and other appropriate persons to assist in developing and impleme…

Sec. 411.385. DUTIES OF TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. The Texas Department of Transportation shall: (1) cooperate with the department and assist in developing and implementing the alert; and (2) establish a plan for providing relevant information to the public through an ex…

Sec. 411.386. NOTIFICATION TO DEPARTMENT OF MISSING SENIOR CITIZEN OR PERSON WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. (a) A local law enforcement agency may notify the department if the agency: (1) receives notice of a missing senior citizen or person with Alzheimer's disease; (2) verifies that…

Sec. 411.387. ACTIVATION OF SILVER ALERT. (a) When a local law enforcement agency notifies the department under Section 411.386, the department shall confirm the accuracy of the information and, if confirmed, immediately issue an alert under this subchapter in accordance with dep…

Sec. 411.388. CONTENT OF SILVER ALERT. The alert must include: (1) all appropriate information that is provided by the local law enforcement agency and that may lead to the safe recovery of the missing senior citizen or person with Alzheimer's disease; and (2) a statement instruc…

Sec. 411.389. TERMINATION OF SILVER ALERT. (a) The director shall terminate any activation of the alert with respect to a particular missing senior citizen or person with Alzheimer's disease not later than the earlier of the date on which: (1) the missing person is located or the…

Sec. 411.401. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "emergency radio infrastructure" means radio frequency hardware, software, or auxiliary equipment that: (1) provides dispatch communications for this state and local governments to public safety agencies; and (2) allows interoperable …

Sec. 411.4015. GRANTS TO FINANCE INTEROPERABLE STATEWIDE EMERGENCY RADIO INFRASTRUCTURE. (a) The office of the governor shall establish a program to provide grants as provided by Section 411.402. (b) The office of the governor shall establish procedures to administer the grant pr…

Sec. 411.402. USE OF GRANTS. (a) A grant provided under Section 411.4015 may only: (1) be used for the planning, development, provision, enhancement, or ongoing maintenance of an interoperable statewide emergency radio infrastructure; (2) be used in accordance with the statewide …