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Can't be that since many departments, like San Antonio, are using civilians as evidence technicians to process scenes. Well, more I think of it, it may be something along those lines int eh federal drug laws that I am not aware of.

More interesting to me was the one for officers commissioned by the Pharmacy Board (CCP says under chapter 554 of Occupations Code).

The Occupations Code specifically says they are peace officers but have no authority to arrest or carry a gun. So my question then is why make them peace officers? It is for the search authority is the only reason i could come up with.

For a listing of all of the peace officers, check the law here:

http://tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/statutes/do ... tm#2.12.00


Some college campuses (and high schools) use peace officers, some use security guards, and some use a mixture of both. Many malls or other areas hire off duty peace officers to work security too.

If I recall the laws correctly (and I don't want to dig through DPS rules right now) the security guard uniform MUST use the word security on it clearly. If you see that word, they are not peace officers and you do not need to give them the CHL. If you see almost anything else, they probably are peace officers. Other words to watch for include police, sheriff, or marshal (and many fire marshals are peace officers while not all are).

Some words like warden or trooper or patrolman are ambiguous and can be used by either peace officers or security.