Texas Government Code 661.918 – Injury Leave for Certain Peace Officers
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Text of subsection effective until January 01, 2025
(a) This section applies to a peace officer under Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, who is commissioned as a law enforcement officer or agent, including a ranger, by:
(1) the Public Safety Commission and the director of the Department of Public Safety;
(2) the Parks and Wildlife Commission;
(3) the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission;
(4) the attorney general;
(5) the insurance fraud unit of the Texas Department of Insurance; or
(6) the comptroller.
Text of subsection effective on January 01, 2025
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 661.918
- Comptroller: means the state comptroller of public accounts. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(a) This section applies to a peace officer under Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, who is commissioned as a law enforcement officer or agent, including a ranger, by:
(1) the Public Safety Commission and the director of the Department of Public Safety;
(2) the Parks and Wildlife Commission;
(3) the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission;
(4) the attorney general; or
(5) the insurance fraud unit of the Texas Department of Insurance; or
(6) the comptroller.
(b) A peace officer to whom this section applies is entitled to injury leave, without a deduction in salary, without being required to use compensatory time off accrued under Chapter 659, and without being required to use any other type of leave allowable under this chapter, for an injury sustained due to the nature of the officer’s duties and that occurs during the course of the officer’s performance of duty, except an officer is not entitled to injury leave under this subsection if:
(1) the officer’s own gross negligence contributed to the officer’s injury; or
(2) the injury was related to the performance of routine office duties.
(c) To be eligible for injury leave under this section, a person must submit to the person’s employer evidence of a medical examination and a recommendation for a specific period of leave from a physician licensed to practice in this state.
(d) The maximum amount of leave available under this section for all injuries occurring at one time is one year.
(e) A person may simultaneously be on injury leave under this section and receive workers’ compensation medical benefits under Title 5, Labor Code, but is not eligible for disability retirement benefits under Chapter 814 during the leave period. A person is entitled to workers’ compensation indemnity benefits which accrue pursuant to Title 5, Labor Code, after the discontinuation or exhaustion of injury leave under this section.