State of Texas Security Department of Public Safety Private Security Bureau - Qualified Manager Exam Questions With Correct Answers

Texas Administrative Code CH. 35.1 - Definitions - The terms in this section have the following meanings when used in this chapter unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) Act--Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1702. (2) Application--Includes an application for an original, renewal, duplicate or updated registration, endorsement, commission, or license issued under the Act (3) Board--The Texas Private Security Board. (4) Department--The Texas Department of Public Safety. (5) Licensee--A company licensed under the Act. (6) Mechanical security device--Any device designed to control the opening or closing of a room, building, safe, vault, lockbox, safety deposit box, or motor vehicle, and which is not an electric access control device or alarm system as defined by the Act. (7) Registrant--An individual who holds a registration, endorsement, or commission under the Act. (8) SOAH--The State Office of Administrative Hearings. (9) Television camera or still camera system--Any device or system of devices that produces a visual image or series of images either recorded, transmitted through an intranet or internet protocol based device, or monitored by security personnel, for the purposes of private security or surveillance. The phrase does not refer to a television camera or still camera system used exclusively: (A) To monitor traffic conditions on public roads; (B) To detect motor vehicle violations on public roads; (C) For telephone or video conferencing; (D) To monitor a manufacturing process; (E) For medical purposes by medical practitioners; (F) By a courtroom reporter or videographer to record depositions or testimony; or (G) By a licensed private investigator who installs, operates, and maintains ownership of the system for the purposes of an ongoing investigation. Texas Administrative Code CH. 35.2(a) - Employment Requirements - (a) Those registered with the department to perform a regulated service may only perform such services for the employer with whom they are registered. A person may not contract to perform a regulated service unless licensed by the department as a company under Subchapter F of the Act. Texas Administrative Code CH. 35.2(b) - Employment Requirements - (b)The employment relationship between a licensed company and its registered or commissioned employees must be such that the licensee's commercial liability insurance policy provides the statutorily required coverage for claims arising from the regulated services provided on behalf of the licensee by its registered or commissioned employees. The failure to maintain and provide current documentation of such coverage is a violation of the Act. Texas Administrative Code CH. 35.3(a) - Registration Applicant Pre-employment Check - (a) Pursuant to §1702.230 of the Act, the pre-employment background check of the applicant described in subsection (c) of this section must be conducted when: (1) An application meeting the requirements of §35.21 of this title (relating to Registration Applications) has been submitted; (2) The department's website does not indicate the application is complete within 48 hours after the submission of the applicant's fingerprints; and (3) Regulated services are to be performed by the applicant prior to issuance of the registration. Texas Administrative Code CH. 35.3(b) - Registration Applicant Pre-employment Check - (b) The ability to perform a non-commissioned regulated service prior to licensure is conditional on either: (1) Department notification that a complete application has been received and: (A) Performance of the pre-employment background check required under subsection (c) of this section; (B) The determination that the applicant is not disqualified based on the background check; and (C) The employer's retention of the search results in the employee's file, as required by subsection (e) of this section; or (2) The absence of notification by the department that a complete application has been received, the passage of 48 hours since submission of the application materials required by §35.21 of this title, and: (A) Performance of the pre-employment background check required under subsection (d) of this section; Page 3 of 28 (B) The determination that the applicant is not disqualified based on the background check; and (C) The employer's retention of the search results in the employee's file, as required by subsection (e) of this section. Texas Administrative Code CH. 35.3(c) - Registration Applicant Pre-em