Texas Private Investigators License Exam Questions & Answers

If you hold any registration or License will your license be suspended if you are arrested for convicted of a DWI? - Answer True How long is a licensed company required to keep records on a employee? - Answer two years from the date of employment Why does the Private Security Board regulate the security services industry? - Answer Regulation protects the public from shady operators in the security industry ( Public Information - 1702.085 Confidentially of Records Is the Name, Phone number, Address & Drivers License number of an applicant or a License Holder considered public information? - Answer No, it's confidential information under Government code chapter 552 Rule - 35.43 - Class A - If a person was dishonorably discharged from the United States Armed Services based on a criminal charge equivalent to a class A misdemeanor they can NOT be licensed by the Private Security Board for how long? - Answer 10 years 35.74 If your license or registration is revoked by the Private Security Board can you reapply for a new license? - Answer Yes, but only after 5 years has passed. Once a Owner or Qualified manager for a company follows the proper procedures to terminate a License or Branch Office License they can come back later and have that license reinstated. - Answer False Can someone that holds a seller certificate install an alarm system? - Answer No, they can only sell equipment What action will the Private Security Board likely take if you fail to notify them within 14 days of the termination of the license holders qualified manager? - Answer They may suspend or revoke the license holder's license. What year did the Private Security Board start regulating the security industry? - Answer 2005 If a person who is not licensed or does not have a license pending commits a violation of the Private Security Act 1702 or any of the rules in chapter 35 may have a civil penalty assessed against them that should not exceed, how much? - Answer $10,000.00 Do all manager and supervisors have to take a written exam administered by the Private Security Board? - Answer Yes, as stated in rule 35.61 Which of the following is true about displaying a license number on company vehicles - Answer Any vehicle with the company name on it must display the license number. The range instruction on handgun proficiency must include an actual demonstration by the applicant of the applicant's ability to safely and proficiently use a handgun. The applicant must demonstrate, at a minimum, the degree of proficiency that is required to effectively operate a 9-millimeter or .38-caliber handgun. - Answer .38 A license holder's business shall be operated under the direction and control of ____ manager. - Answer one The Texas Private Security Board consists of seven members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate as follows: ... (2) one member who is licensed under this chapter as a ___________; 1702.021 1 The Texas Private Security Board consists of seven members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate as follows: ... (3) one member who is licensed under this chapter as an _______________; and 1702.021 1 The Texas Private Security Board consists of seven members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate as follows: ... (4) one member who is licensed under this chapter as the ______________ - Answer Private Investigator Alarm Systems Company owner or operator of a guard company All such applicants (Guard Company Manager) must have at least ____ years of accumulated employment experience in the field in which the applicant's prospective employer is licensed, and must have at least ____ year of experience in a managerial or supervisory position. - Answer 3, 1 The company license number must be displayed on any vehicle on which the company name is displayed, and must be in letters and numbers at least ___ inch high and permanently affixed or magnetically attached to each side of the vehicle in a color contrasting with the background color. - Answer 1