Tex. Government Code § 158.002
This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 158.002, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.
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§ 158.002. COURT SECURITY CERTIFICATION.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person may not serve as a court security officer for an appellate, district, statutory county, county, municipal, or justice court in this state unless the person holds a court security certification issued by a training program approved by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.
(b) A court security officer is not required to hold a court security certification to provide security to a court described by Subsection (a) before the first anniversary of the date the officer begins providing security for the court.
(b) A court security officer is not required to hold a court security certification to provide security to a court described by Subsection (a) before the first anniversary of the date the officer begins providing security for the court.
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