Section 431.201 - Minimum Standards for Fire Investigation Personnel(a) Fire protection personnel who receive temporary or probationary appointment to fire investigation duties must be certified as a fire investigator by the Commission within one year of appointment to such duties.(b) Prior to being appointed to fire investigation duties, personnel must: (1) complete a commission approved basic fire investigator training program and successfully pass the commission examination pertaining to that curriculum; or(2) hold current certification as structure fire protection personnel.(c) Individuals holding a Fire Investigator certification shall be required to comply with the continuing education requirements in § 441.15 of this title (relating to Continuing Education for Arson Investigator or Fire Investigator).(d) Individuals certified under this subchapter shall limit their investigation to determining fire cause and origin. If evidence of a crime is discovered, custody and control of the investigation shall be immediately transferred to a certified arson investigator or licensed peace officer.(e) Individuals who previously held arson investigator certification, who no longer hold a current commission as a peace officer, will qualify for certification as a fire investigator of similar level upon notice to the commission. To obtain a fire investigator certification the individual will be required to make application to the commission.37 Tex. Admin. Code § 431.201
The provisions of this §431.201 adopted to be effective November 1, 1998, 23 TexReg 10898; amended to be effective December 27, 2001, 26 TexReg 10619; amended to be effective December 24, 2002, 27 TexReg 12007; amended to be effective May 21, 2006, 31 TexReg 3903; amended to be effective March 10, 2011, 36 TexReg 1689; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 33, August 18, 2017, TexReg 4141, eff. 8/23/2017