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(e)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1234 (H.B. 1552), Sec. 7(1), eff.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.