(a) This subchapter does not apply to every threat or offense targeting a peace officer or detention officer or threats made by a group rather than an individual.
(b) This subchapter applies to a threat determined by a Texas criminal justice agency:
  (1) to be a serious threat directed specifically against an individual peace officer or detention officer or generally against some or all peace officers or detention officers; and
  (2) not to be from an anonymous source.
(c) After an individual makes a serious threat against a peace officer or detention officer, an appropriately disseminated alert about that threat may provide critical tactical information to a peace officer or detention officer in the field.
  (1) The timely sharing of centrally-collected threat information will help protect peace officers or detention officers.
  (2) TAPO is a pointer system designed to provide rapid, statewide access to information about these threats.
  (3) This subchapter governs the submission, query, dissemination, use, and retention of an electronic record in the TAPO and the information supporting that record.
  (4) In addition to making an entry into the TAPO to comply with this subchapter, agencies with threat information that meet the requirement for entry into the NCIC VPF shall make an entry into the NCIC VPF to facilitate a nationwide alert to law enforcement that may encounter the individual.

Source Note: The provisions of this §5.32 adopted to be effective February 24, 2002, 27 TexReg 1179; amended to be effective March 11, 2008, 33 TexReg 2036; amended to be effective March 17, 2019, 44 TexReg 1359