GearBag - Texas Edition

Jayware

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About this app

GearBag – Texas Edition is a third-party reference app created by a Texas law enforcement officer. It is designed for law enforcement professionals, attorneys, corrections officers, and anyone who wants a convenient way to reference and study Texas laws.

This app compiles and organizes publicly available legal texts into a mobile-friendly format so you can bookmark, search, and read them offline (useful in rural areas). It also includes tools that are helpful for daily reference in the field.

Important: This app is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any government entity. It does not provide or facilitate government services. All information is drawn from publicly available sources such as the Texas Legislature website and is presented for reference and educational purposes only.

Free Features
• Favorites (statutes & offense codes)
• Searchable offense code index
• Miranda warnings (English & Spanish)
• Basic Texas statutes (Penal Code, Family Code, Education Code)
• Daily law-related news (third-party sources)
• Conversion calculator

Subscription Features
• Expanded favorites (statutes & offense codes)
• Offense code index with links to statutes for reference
• Expanded Texas statutes (CCP, Transportation, Health & Safety, Water, Alcoholic Beverage, Parks & Wildlife, Local Government, Government, Occupations, Tax, and more)
• References from the Texas Administrative Code (DPS, TCOLE, Jail Standards, Juvenile Justice, etc.)
• Summarized case law examples (use of force, search & seizure, liability)
• Narcotics reference tools (weight conversion, pill identifier, penalty groups, slang index)
• Corrections references (Texas Jail Standards, PREA)
• Daily law-related news (PoliceOne)

Disclaimer: This is a third-party reference tool. It is not an official source and should not be considered legal advice. For authoritative and current information, consult official government publications at https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/

Ratings and reviews

Awesome app that is feature rich. Overall its my go-to for looking up codes quickly. The favorites tab is great for storing those weird offenses that you occasionally enforce but are virtually impossible to google. The one thing I would like is to add a "title" to anything marked favorites. The app defaults to just putting the associated legal title, which can be quite long and unreadable for quick references.

This app was great until they removed the majority of the features held hostage for $9.99 yearly subscription, up from $4.99 per year. Seems a bit money hungry. Edit-- At the time of my earlier review, the app was showing most of the apps content locked out. It has since allowed me access again so I have altered my review.

It's pretty good. I wish there was a better search function for pills. For instance instead of going through all the lists it would be cool to have a search bar in that section. Also would be nice to have pics. Other than that, so far so good. Hope they keep it updated.