Sec. 411.02095. STATEWIDE PROGRAM FOR THE PREVENTION AND DETECTION OF CERTAIN CRIMINAL OFFENSES. (a) The department may establish a program throughout this state for preventing and detecting:
(1) the unlawful possession or the unlawful and imminent movement or transfer between this state and an adjacent state or the United Mexican States of:
(A) firearms, in violation of Section 46.14, Penal Code;
(B) controlled substances, in violation of Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code; or
(C) currency, in violation of Section 34.02, Penal Code; and
(2) the commission or imminent commission of the offenses of smuggling of persons under Section 20.05, Penal Code, and trafficking of persons under Section 20A.02, Penal Code, occurring in this state or involving travel between this state and an adjacent state or the United Mexican States.
(b) A peace officer participating in a program established under this section must have reasonable suspicion or probable cause to believe that firearms, controlled substances, or currency are unlawfully possessed or being unlawfully and imminently moved or transferred between this state and an adjacent state or the United Mexican States or that an offense described by Subsection (a)(2) has been committed or imminently will be committed, as applicable, before exercising the officer's authority under the program, including stopping a person or vehicle or coming into contact with a person.
(c) In developing the program, the department shall establish:
(1) clear guidelines and procedures to mitigate any unnecessary negative impact on the flow of trade, commerce, or daily business activities in locations where the program is implemented; and
(2) protocols, standards, and guidelines to minimize any intrusion on a person in an encounter with a peace officer exercising the officer's authority under the program.
(d) The department shall implement the program established under this section in conjunction with federal and local law enforcement agencies.
(e) The director shall adopt rules as necessary to implement and administer a program established under this section.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1221 (S.B. 1853), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.
Redesignated from Government Code, Section 411.0208 by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 24.001(12), eff. September 1, 2017.
For expiration of this section, see Subsection (d).
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection
Chapter 411 - Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas
Subchapter A. General Provisions and Administration
Section 411.002. Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas
Section 411.003. Public Safety Commission
Section 411.0031. Training for Commission Members
Section 411.0035. Member and General Counsel Restriction
Section 411.0036. Removal of Commission Member
Section 411.004. Duties and Powers of Commission
Section 411.0041. Open Meetings Exception: Criminal Investigations
Section 411.0042. Division of Responsibilities
Section 411.0043. Technology Policy; Review
Section 411.0044. Negotiated Rulemaking and Alternative Dispute Resolution
Section 411.0045. Physical Fitness Programs
Section 411.005. Director, Deputy Directors, and Assistant Directors
Section 411.006. Duties of Director
Section 411.007. Officers and Employees
Section 411.0071. Direct Appointment to Management Team Positions by Director
Section 411.0073. Mediation of Personnel Disputes
Section 411.0074. Polygraph Examinations for Certain Applicants
Section 411.00741. Polygraph Examinations for Certain Officers and Employees
Section 411.0075. Personnel Policies
Section 411.00755. Personnel Records of Commissioned Officers
Section 411.0076. Minority Recruiting
Section 411.0077. Limitation on Restrictions on Certain Off-Duty Activities
Section 411.0078. Use of Uniform While Performing Certain Off-Duty Activities
Section 411.0079. Working Conditions for Certain Pregnant Officers
Section 411.008. District Headquarters
Section 411.0085. Driver's License Facilities: Personnel
Section 411.009. Local Cooperation
Section 411.0091. Sex Offender Compliance Unit
Section 411.0095. Vehicle Theft Checkpoints at Border Crossing
Section 411.0097. Transportation and Inspections Meeting With Representatives of Mexican States
Section 411.0097. Multicounty Drug Task Forces
Section 411.0098. Coordination With Department of Transportation
Section 411.0099. Needs Assessment for Enforcement of Commercial Motor Vehicle Rules
Section 411.010. Assistance of State Agencies
Section 411.011. Assistance of State Educational Institutions
Section 411.0111. Provision of Certain Information to Comptroller
Section 411.012. Command by Governor
Section 411.013. Expenditures, Donations, and Appropriations
Section 411.0131. Use of Seized and Forfeited Assets
Section 411.0132. Use of Funds to Support Certain Persons
Section 411.0135. Method of Payment of Fees and Charges
Section 411.014. Buildings and Equipment
Section 411.0141. Multiuse Training and Operations Center Facility
Section 411.016. Compensatory Time; Overtime Pay
Section 411.0162. Salaries for Certain Troopers
Section 411.0163. Hiring Officers With Previous Law Enforcement Experience
Section 411.0164. 50-Hour Workweek for Commissioned Officers
Section 411.0165. Veteran Applicants for Trooper Training
Section 411.017. Unauthorized Acts Involving Department Name, Insignia, or Division Name
Section 411.018. Hazardous Materials
Section 411.019. Toll-Free Number
Section 411.0195. Public Complaints
Section 411.0196. Access to Programs
Section 411.020. Purchase of Firearm From Department by Officer
Section 411.0201. Reproduction of Records
Section 411.0202. Disposal of Records
Section 411.0206. Abatement or Deferral for Victims of Identity Theft
Section 411.0207. Public Corruption Unit
Section 411.0208. Reserve Officer Corps
Section 411.0209. Department Assistance at International Border Checkpoints
Section 411.02095. Statewide Program for the Prevention and Detection of Certain Criminal Offenses
Section 411.02096. Report Regarding Certain Firearm Statistics