MHOP definition
Examples of MHOP in a sentence
A law enforcement officer assigned by a participating law enforcement agency to the MHOP shall be empowered to enforce all laws and ordinances applicable in the jurisdictions of the cities and counties having executed an individual agreement with TTBH, including the power to make arrests and execute warrants outside the city or county from which he is assigned, but within the catchment area of TTBH.
In cases of misconduct or poor performance, TTBH will make notification to the participating law enforcement agency and request that a replacement officer be assigned to the MHOP.
Participating agencies will also ensure that their respective officers assigned to MHOP demonstrate weapons proficiency with all issued duty weapons as required in Section 1701.355.
Each participating law enforcement department will be responsible for ensuring that their respective officer assigned to MHOP receives 40 hours of training every 24 months as required by Section 1701.351 and 1701.352 of the Texas Occupations Code.
While functioning as a law enforcement officer assigned to the MHOP in a jurisdiction other than the jurisdiction from which he is assigned, all such officers shall have all the law enforcement powers of a regular law enforcement officer of such other city or county, while within the catchment area of TTBH.
TTBH will provide a vehicle for Official use by Officers assigned to the MHOP while on duty.
Each officer assigned to the MHOP must become certified as a Mental Health Officer as described in Section 1701.404 of the Texas Occupations Code.
TTBH reserves the right to discontinue utilization of any individual officer assigned to the MHOP with or without cause.
The MHOP will recruit new/additional officers employed by the respective participating law enforcement agencies to serve in the program.
Oversight of day to day duties of the Officers will be the responsibility of the MHOP supervisor.