SECTION 3.9011. Crime Stoppers Program Reporting

(a) A crime stoppers organization that is certified by the Council must submit to the director of the Council a Crime Stoppers Program Annual Report no later than January 31 of each calendar year.

(b) A Crime Stoppers Program Annual Report must include the following information:

(1) The name, mailing address, email address, and telephone number of the crime stoppers organization, and the internet address of any website operated by the organization;

(2) The name, mailing address, email address, telephone number, occupation, and board position of each member of the organization's governing board;

(3) The name, mailing address, email address, telephone number, and occupation of the organization's executive director (if applicable);

(4) The name, mailing address, email address, and telephone number of each of the organization's law enforcement/civilian coordinators;

(5) A Probation Fee and Repayment Report for the prior calendar year. This report must include statements for all financial accounts containing funds originally obtained from repayments of rewards under Articles 37.073 and 42.152, Code of Criminal Procedure, or payments from a defendant under Chapter 42A of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, and documentation from the relevant courts or government agencies stating the amount of probation fees disbursed to the organization; and

(6) The Council will prescribe the specific or additional information to be included in reporting under this subsection that is necessary for the Council to make the determination for certification required by §414.011(a) of the Texas Government Code or to fulfill its duties under §414.005 of the Texas Government Code. The director of the Council may request further information needed to clarify a question raised in the examination of the materials submitted as part of the reporting under this subsection. The director of the Council will follow the records retention policies of the Office of the Governor and will publish a schedule by which the Criminal Justice Division will retain records and will publish procedures for organizations to submit updates or corrections to submitted information.

(c) A crime stoppers organization that is certified by the Council must submit to the director of the Council an information update form prescribed by the director of the Council or the Council within 30 days if the organization has a change in the composition of its executive board or its executive director (if applicable) or law enforcement coordinator.

(d) A crime stoppers organization that is certified by the Council shall submit to the director of the Council, or the Council's designee, a Statistical Report on a form prescribed by the Council no later than January 31 and July 31 of each calendar year.

Source Note: The provisions of this §3.9011 adopted to be effective February 22, 2007, 32 TexReg 613; amended to be effective July 11, 2010, 35 TexReg 5803; amended to be effective June 12, 2011, 36 TexReg 3407; amended to be effective March 26, 2020, 45 TexReg 1975