Texas § GV.3105.003 - ELIGIBILITY FOR MONUMENT
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§ GV.3105.003. ELIGIBILITY FOR MONUMENT
ELIGIBILITY FOR MONUMENT. (a) A person is eligible to have the person's name on the monument if the person was killed in the line of duty and was: (1) a law enforcement officer or peace officer for this state or a political subdivision of this state under Article 2A.001 , Code of Criminal Procedure, or other law; (2) a federal law enforcement officer or special agent performing duties in this state, including those officers under Article 2A.002 , Code of Criminal Procedure; (3) a corrections or detention officer or county or municipal jailer employed or appointed by a municipal, county, or state penal institution in this state; or (4) employed by this state or a political subdivision of this state and considered by the person's employer to be a trainee for a position described by Subdivision (1), (2), or (3). (b) A person described by Subsection (a) is presumed to have been killed in the line of duty if the Employees Retirement System of Texas makes payments and provides benefits to the eligible survivors of the person as provided by Chapter 615 . Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 378, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 379 (H.B. 3559 ), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1090 (H.B. 3647 ), Sec. 3, eff. June 15, 2017. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 213 (H.B. 381 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504 ), Sec. 2.119, eff. January 1, 2025.
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