Some former reserve law enforcement officers may apply for a license, but they must submit fingerprints and a sworn statement, and applicants must pay a $25 fee.
Sec. 411.1992. FORMER RESERVE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. (a) A person who served as a reserve law enforcement officer, as defined by Section 1701.001, Occupations Code, not less than a total of 10 years of cumulative service with one or more state or local law enforcement agencies may apply for a license under this subchapter at any time. (b) The applicant shall submit to the department two complete sets of legible and classifiable fingerprints and a sworn statement from the head of the law enforcement agency at which the applicant last served as a reserve law enforcement officer. A head of a law enforcement agency may not refuse to issue a statement under this subsection. If the applicant alleges that the statement is untrue, the department shall investigate the validity of the statement. The statement must include: (1) the name and rank of the applicant; (2) the status of the applicant; (3) whether the applicant was accused of misconduct at any time during the applicant's term of service and the disposition of that accusation; (4) a description of the physical and mental condition of the applicant; (5) a list of the types of weapons the applicant demonstrated proficiency with during the applicant's term of service; and (6) a recommendation from the agency head regarding the issuance of a license under this subchapter. (c) The department may issue a license under this subchapter to an applicant under this section if the applicant was a reserve law enforcement officer for not less than a total of 10 years of cumulative service with one or more state or local law enforcement agencies and is physically and emotionally fit to possess a handgun. (d) An applicant under this section must pay a fee of $25 for a license issued under this subchapter. (e) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1234 (H.B. 1552), Sec. 7(1), eff. September 1, 2019. (f) A license issued under this section expires as provided by Section 411.183. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1080 (H.B. 3370), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013. Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1234 (H.B. 1552), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1234 (H.B. 1552), Sec. 7(1), eff. September 1, 2019.