TFM08 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

TFM08 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS



Fire Protection Sprinkler System - ans-
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an assembly of underground or overhead piping or conduits that conveys water with or with
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out other agents to dispersal openings or devices to: (A) extinguish, control, or contain fire;
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and (B) provide protection from exposure to fire or the products of
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Fire protection sprinkler system contractor - ans-
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an individual or organization that offers to undertake, represents itself as being able to unde
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rtake, or undertakes the plan, sale, installation, maintenance, or servicing of: (A) a fire prote
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ction sprinkler system; or (B) any part of a fire protection sprinkler system
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Individual - ans- cv cvcv




a natural person, including an owner, manager, officer, employee, or occupant.
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Insurance agent - ans- cv cv cvcv




(A) an individual, firm, or corporation licensed under: (i) Subchapter E, Chapter 981; or (ii) S
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ubchapter A, B, C, D, E, or G, Chapter 4051; or (B) an individual authorized to represent an i
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nsurance fund or pool created by a municipality, county, or other political subdivision of this
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state under Chapter 791, Government Code.
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Installation - ans- cv cvcv




the initial placement of equipment; or (B) the extension, modification, or alteration of equip
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ment after initial placement. cv cv cv




License - ans- cv cvcv




document issued to a responsible managing employee authorizing the employee to engag
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e in the fire protection sprinkler system business in this state.
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Maintenance - ans- cv cvcv




the maintenance of a fire protection sprinkler system or any part of a fire protection sprinkler
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system in the condition of repair that provides performance as originally planned.
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Organization - ans- cv cvcv




a corporation, a partnership or other business association, a governmental entity, or any ot
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her legal or commercial entity.
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Registration certificate - ans- cv cv cvcv




the document issued to a fire protection sprinkler system contractor authorizing the contrac
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tor to engage in business in this state
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,Responsible managing employee - ans- cv cv cv cvcv




an individual designated by a company that plans, sells, installs, maintains, or services fire
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protection sprinkler systems to ensure that each fire protection sprinkler system, as installe
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d, maintained, or serviced, meets the standards for the system as provided by law.
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Service - ans-maintenance, repair, or testing cv cvcv cv cv cv




Section 6003.002 Applicability of Chapter - ans- cv cv cv cv cv cvcv




(a) This chapter does not apply to: (1) an employee of the United States, this state, or any p
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olitical subdivision of this state who acts as a fire protection sprinkler system contractor for t
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he employing governmental entity; (2) the plan, sale, installation, maintenance, or servicing
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of a fire protection sprinkler system in any property owned by the United States or this state
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; (3) an individual or organization acting under court order as authorization; (4) an individual
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or organization that sells or supplies products or materials to a registered fire protection spri
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nkler system contractor; (5) an installation, maintenance, or service project for which the tot
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al contract price for labor, materials, and all other services is less than $100, if: (A) the proje
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ct is not a part of a complete or more costly project, whether the complete project is to be un
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dertaken by one or more fire protection sprinkler system contractors; or (B) the project is not
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divided into contracts of less than $100 for the purpose of evading this chapter; (6) an engin
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eer licensed under Chapter 1001, Occupations Code, acting solely in the engineer's profes
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sional capacity; (7) a regular employee of a registered fire protection sprinkler system contr
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actor; or (8) an owner or lessee of property that: (A) installs a fire protection sprinkler syste
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m on the owned or leased property for the owner's or lessee's own use or for family member
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s' use; and (B) does not offer the property for sale or lease before the first anniversary of the
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date of installation of the fire protection sprinkler system. (b) This chapter does not authoriz
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e an individual or organization to practice professional engineering other than in complianc
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e with Chapter 1001, Occupations Code
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Section 6003.003 Effect on Local Regulation - ans- cv cv cv cv cv cv cvcv




(a) This chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter have uniform force and effect thro
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ughout this state. A municipality or county may not enact an order, ordinance, or rule requiri
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ng a fire protection sprinkler system contractor to obtain a registration certificate from the m
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unicipality or county. A municipality or county may not impose on a fire protection sprinkler s
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ystem contractor qualification or financial responsibility requirements other than proof of a r
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egistration certificate. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a municipalit
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y or county may require a fire protection sprinkler system contractor to obtain a permit and p
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ay a permit fee for the installation of a fire protection sprinkler system and require the install
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ation of a fire protection sprinkler system to conform to the building code or other constructi
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on requirements of the municipality or county. (c) A municipal or county order, ordinance, or
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rule in effect on September 1, 1983, is not invalidated because of any provision of this chap
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ter.

Section 6003.051 Administration of Chapter - ans- cv cv cv cv cv cvcv




(a) The department shall administer this chapter. (b) The commissioner may issue rules ne
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cessary to administer this chapter through the state fire marshal. cv cv cv cv cv cv cv cv cv

, Section 6003.052 Adoption of Rules - ans- cv cv cv cv cv cvcv




(a) In adopting necessary rules, the commissioner may use recognized standards, includin
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g standards: (1) adopted by federal law or regulation; (2) published by a nationally recogniz
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ed standards- cv




making organization; or (3) developed by individual manufacturers. (b) Under rules adopte
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d under Section 6003.051(b), the department may create a specialized licensing or registra
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tion program for fire protection sprinkler system contractors.
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Section 6003.053 Rules Restricting Advertising or Competitive Bidding - ans-
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(a) The commissioner may not adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding by t
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he holder of a license or registration certificate issued under this chapter except to prohibit f
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alse, misleading, or deceptive practices. (b) In the commissioner's rules to prohibit false, mi
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sleading, or deceptive practices, the commissioner may not include a rule that: (1) restricts t
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he use of any medium for advertising; (2) restricts the use of a license or registration certific
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ate holder's personal appearance or voice in an advertisement; (3) relates to the size or dur
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ation of an advertisement by the license or registration certificate holder; or (4) restricts the l
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icense or registration certificate holder's advertisement under a trade name.
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Section 6003.054 General Powers and Duties of Commissioner, State Fire Marshal, and D
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epartment - ans- cv cvcv




(a) The commissioner may delegate authority to exercise all or part of the commissioner's f
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unctions, powers, and duties under this chapter, including the issuance of licenses and regi
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stration certificates, to the state fire marshal. The state fire marshal shall implement the rule
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s adopted by the commissioner for the protection and preservation of life and property in co
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ntrolling: (1) the registration of an individual or an organization engaged in the business of p
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lanning, selling, installing, maintaining, or servicing fire protection sprinkler systems; and (2
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) the requirements for the plan, sale, installation, maintenance, or servicing of fire protectio
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n sprinkler systems by: (A) determining the criteria and qualifications for registration certific
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ate and license holders; (B) evaluating the qualifications of an applicant for a registration ce
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rtificate to engage in the business of planning, selling, installing, maintaining, or servicing fir
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e protection sprinkler systems; (C) conducting examinations and evaluating the qualificatio
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ns of a license applicant; and (D) issuing registration certificates and licenses to qualified a
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pplicants. (b) The commissioner shall establish a procedure for reporting and processing c
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omplaints relating to the business of planning, selling, installing, maintaining, or servicing fir
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e protection sprinkler systems in this state
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Section 6003.055 Fees - ans- cv cv cv cvcv




(a) The commissioner shall set the fee for: (1) a registration certificate application in an amo
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unt not to exceed $100; (2) an initial or renewal registration certificate in an amount not to ex
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ceed $1,200 annually; and (3) an initial or renewal responsible managing employee license
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fee in an amount not to exceed $200 annually. (b) Unless the examination for a responsible
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managing employee license is administered by a testing service, the commissioner shall se
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t a nonrefundable fee for each examination in an amount not to exceed $100. (c) The comm
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issioner shall set a fee in an amount not to exceed $70 for: (1) a duplicate registration certifi
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cate or license issued under this chapter; or (2) any request requiring changes to a registrati
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on certificate or license.
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