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TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
TITLE 1. ADMINISTRATION
PART 1. OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
CHAPTER 3. CRIMINAL JUSTICE DIVISION
SUBCHAPTER H. CRIME STOPPERS PROGRAM CERTIFICATION
DIVISION 1. CRIME STOPPERS PROGRAM CERTIFICATION
Date:
08/31/2009
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§ 3.9000. Certification
(a) The Texas Crime Stoppers Council (Council) shall, on application by a crime stoppers organization as defined by § 414.001(2) of the Texas Government Code, determine whether the organization meets the requirements to be certified to receive repayments of rewards under Articles 37.073 and 42.152 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, or payments from a defendant under Article 42.12 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
(b) The Council shall, in its discretion, certify a crime stoppers organization to receive those repayments or payments if, considering the organization, continuity, leadership, community support, and general conduct of the organization, the Council determines that the repayments or payments will be spent to further the crime prevention purposes of the organization.
(c) Certification is valid for two years from the date of issuance. If a crime stoppers organization's certification expires, the organization is not eligible to receive repayments of rewards under Articles 37.073 and 42.152 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, or payments from a defendant under Article 42.12 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, until the organization obtains certification. The two-year certification period may be extended under the following circumstances:
(1) If an organization's application to renew its certification is received by the director of the Council before the two-year certification period expires, the organization's certification shall continue in effect until the Council makes a decision regarding the renewal of its certification.
(2) The chairman of the Council may extend the two-year certification period for a period of time not to exceed 90 days if:
(A) one of the following extenuating circumstances occurs before the two-year certification period expires: (i) natural or man-made disaster; (ii) serious illness, incapacity, or death of the chairman, treasurer, or secretary of the organization's board of directors; (iii) serious illness, incapacity, or death of one of the organization's law enforcement/civilian coordinators; or (iv) death of a member of the immediate family of one of the officials listed in clauses (ii) and (iii) of this subparagraph;
(B) one of the extenuating circumstances listed in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph has a detrimental effect on the organization's ability to submit an application for certification before the two-year certification period expires; and
(C) the director of the Council receives the organization's written request to extend the certification period no later than 20 calendar days after one of the extenuating circumstances listed in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph occurs.
(d) A private, nonprofit crime stoppers organization must submit the following information to the director of the Council in order to obtain initial certification:
(1) Documentation from the Internal Revenue Service granting the organization tax-exempt status;
(2) Proof that the following persons completed a training course provided by CJD and the Council, or their designee, within the year prior to submission of its application for certification:
(A) one member of the organization's board of directors, and
(B) one of the organization's law enforcement/civilian coordinators; and
(C) the executive director of the organization (if applicable);
(3) A completed and signed Conditions of Certification Form;
(4) The name, mailing address, email address, telephone number, occupation, and board position of each member of the organization's board of directors;
(5) The name, mailing address, email address, and telephone number of each of the organization's law enforcement/civilian coordinators;
(6) The name, mailing address, email address, telephone number, and occupation of the executive director (if applicable); and
(7) The description of the geographic territory or jurisdiction to which the organization desires to provide services.
(e) A public crime stoppers organization must submit the following information to the director of the Council in order to obtain initial certification:
(1) Proof that one of the organization's law enforcement/civilian coordinators completed a training course provided by CJD and the Texas Crime Stoppers Council, or their designee, within the year prior to submission of its application for certification;
(2) A completed and signed Conditions of Certification Form;
(3) The name, mailing address, email address, telephone number, occupation, and board position of each member of the organization's governing board;
(4) The name, mailing address, email address, and telephone number of each of the organization's law enforcement/civilian coordinators;
(5) The name, mailing address, email address, telephone number, and occupation of the organization's executive director (if applicable); and
(6) The description of the geographic territory or jurisdiction to which the organization desires to provide services.
(f) If the organization is currently certified by the Council, the organization must submit the documentation described in subsection (d) or (e) of this section, as applicable, and the following additional information every two years as part of its Application for Continued Certification:
(1) financial statements covering the two-year certification period on a form prescribed by the Council;
(2) documentation from the relevant courts or government agencies stating the amount of probation fees disbursed to the organization during the two-year certification period;
(3) any Annual Probation Fee and Repayment Reports that have not been submitted to the director of the Council as required by § 3.9010 of this chapter; and
(4) any Quarterly Statistical Reports that have not been submitted to the director of the Council as required by § 3.9013 of this chapter.
(g) Certification awarded to an organization is awarded only as to the specific geographic territory or jurisdiction described in the certification award.
(h) Decisions regarding the certification of crime stoppers organizations shall be made by the Council.
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