Government Code § 426.053

Sec. 426.053. OPERATION AGREEMENTS AUTHORIZED; DIRECTOR. (a) The department: (1) may enter into agreements with law enforcement agencies or other governmental agencies for the operation of the center; and (2) shall enter into an agreement with a law enforcement agency or other governmental agency for the appointment of a director to supervise and manage the operation of the center. (b) The director appointed under the agreement required by Subsection (a)(2) may be a licensed peace officer. The agreement must provide that the commission of a director who is a licensed peace officer will be carried by the agency with which the department enters into the agreement under that subdivision. (c) Information a law enforcement agency or other governmental agency collects and maintains under an agreement entered into with the department under this chapter is the intellectual property of the center. On termination of the agreement, the contracting agency shall transfer the information to the department in accordance with the terms of the agreement. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863 (H.B. 2945), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019. Transferred, redesignated and amended by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 336 (H.B. 2106), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2021. Transferred, redesignated and amended from Occupations Code, Chapter 2312 by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 17 (S.B. 1499), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.