Use of Force & Arrest · §1701.355

Annual Weapons Proficiency

Annual Weapons Proficiency (§1701.355): key points and worked practice questions for Texas peace officer exam preparation.

Key points

  • Agency designates a firearms proficiency officer
  • Each peace officer demonstrates weapons proficiency at least annually
  • Agency keeps proficiency records
  • TCOLE may waive for hardship; defines proficiency by rule

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Worked examples

Worked example 1

Under Tex. Occ. Code §1701.355, how often must an agency require each peace officer it employs to demonstrate weapons proficiency?

  1. Only once, at the licensing exam
  2. At least annually, to the agency's designated firearms proficiency officer Correct
  3. Every five years, at license renewal
  4. Only after a use-of-force incident
Why: §1701.355(a): an agency that employs peace officers shall designate a firearms proficiency officer and require each peace officer it employs to demonstrate weapons proficiency to that officer at least annually, and shall keep records of each officer's weapons proficiency. TCOLE may waive the requirement on a finding of hardship (§1701.355(b)) and defines weapons proficiency by rule (§1701.355(c)).
Statute: Tex. Occ. Code §1701.355