37 Tex. Admin. Code § 341.810 - Reporting Use of Force Incidents to TJJD and Law Enforcement

(a) The chief administrative officer or his/her designee must report to TJJD each incident in which a juvenile probation officer, during the course of his/her official duties:

(1) uses an empty-hand defense tactic in an incident involving another person;

(2) draws or uses an intermediate weapon in an incident involving another person; or

(3) draws or discharges a firearm in any incident.

(b) The initial report must be made to TJJD immediately, but no later than four hours after the conclusion of the use of force incident.

(c) The initial report must be made using the toll-free number designated by TJJD.

(d) Within 24 hours after the report by phone, the Juvenile Probation Officer Use of Force Incident Report form must be submitted to TJJD via fax or e-mail.

(e) The chief administrative officer or his/her designee must report to local law enforcement any discharge of a firearm by a juvenile probation officer immediately, but no later than one hour after the time of discharge.

Notes

37 Tex. Admin. Code § 341.810

Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 30, July 22, 2016, TexReg 5443, eff. 1/1/2017