Texas Private Investigators License Exam
questions with correct answers
If |you |hold |any |registration |or |License |will |your |license |be |suspended |if |you |are |arrested |for |
convicted |of |a |DWI? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-True
How |long |is |a |licensed |company |required |to |keep |records |on |a |employee? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-two |years |from |the |date |of |employment
Why |does |the |Private |Security |Board |regulate |the |security |services |industry? |- |VERIFIED |
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? |- |VERIFIED |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? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-10 |years
35.74
If |your |license |or |registration |is |revoked |by |the |Private |Security |Board |can |you |reapply |for |a |new |
license? |- |VERIFIED |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. |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-False
Can |someone |that |holds |a |seller |certificate |install |an |alarm |system? |- |VERIFIED |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? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-They |may |
suspend |or |revoke |the |license |holder's |license.
What |year |did |the |Private |Security |Board |start |regulating |the |security |industry? |- |VERIFIED |
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? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-$10,000.00
Do |all |manager |and |supervisors |have |to |take |a |written |exam |administered |by |the |Private |Security |
Board? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Yes, |as |stated |in |rule |35.61
Which |of |the |following |is |true |about |displaying |a |license |number |on |company |vehicles |- |VERIFIED |
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. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-.38
, A |license |holder's |business |shall |be |operated |under |the |direction |and |control |of |____ |manager. |- |
VERIFIED |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 |______________ |- |VERIFIED |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. |- |VERIFIED |
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.
|- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-1
Qualified |managers |may |take |___ |hour |course |devoted |to |changes |in |laws |and |rules |applicable |to |
the |security |industry |as |a |substitute |for |the |ethics |requirement |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-1
During |the |first |12 |months |of |initial |registration |each |person |employed |as |an |alarm |system |
installer |or |alarm |systems |sales |person |must |complete |(___) |hours |of |classroom |instruction, |as |
described |in |Chapter |1702, |Texas |Occupation |Code, |with |(__) |hours |covering |the |National |
Electrical |Code |(NEC) |as |it |applies |to |low |voltage. |Any |person |employed |as |an |alarm |systems |
installer |or |alarm |systems |sales |peson |must |obtain |(__) |hours |of |continuing |education |credits |in |
alarm |related |field, |with |)__) |hour |covering |the |National |Electrical |Code |(NEC) |as |it |applies |to |low |
voltage, |during |each |subsequent |twenty-four(24) |month |period |preceding |the |expiration |date |of |
registration |in |order |to |renew |the |registration. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-16, |2
8, |1
a |letter |of |approval |from |the |board |shall |be |issued |to |each |approved |instructor |and |shall |be |valid |
for |a |period |of |___ |year(s). |The |instructor's |approval |may |be |renewed |for |a |period |of |one |year |
upon |application |to |the |board |and |payment |of |the |renewal |fee |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-1
A |letter |of |approval |(Alarm |Installer |or |Alarm |Systems |Sales |Person) |or |license |certificate |shall |be |
valid |for |___ |year(s) |and |may |be |renewed |by |submitting |an |application |for |renewal |___ |days |prior |
to |the |expiration |date. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-1, |30
Approval |by |the |board |of |alarm |training |program |directors |and |qualified |alarm |training |instructors |
shall |be |valid |for |___ |year(s). |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-1
A |letter |of |approval |from |the |board |shall |be |issued |to |each |approved |instructor |and |shall |be |valid |
for |a |period |of |___ |year. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-1
A |governmental |letter |of |authority |shall |be: |... |valid |for |___ |year(s) |and |may |be |renewed |upon |
receipt |of |an |acceptable |renewal |application; |and |... |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-1
questions with correct answers
If |you |hold |any |registration |or |License |will |your |license |be |suspended |if |you |are |arrested |for |
convicted |of |a |DWI? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-True
How |long |is |a |licensed |company |required |to |keep |records |on |a |employee? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-two |years |from |the |date |of |employment
Why |does |the |Private |Security |Board |regulate |the |security |services |industry? |- |VERIFIED |
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? |- |VERIFIED |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? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-10 |years
35.74
If |your |license |or |registration |is |revoked |by |the |Private |Security |Board |can |you |reapply |for |a |new |
license? |- |VERIFIED |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. |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-False
Can |someone |that |holds |a |seller |certificate |install |an |alarm |system? |- |VERIFIED |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? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-They |may |
suspend |or |revoke |the |license |holder's |license.
What |year |did |the |Private |Security |Board |start |regulating |the |security |industry? |- |VERIFIED |
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? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-$10,000.00
Do |all |manager |and |supervisors |have |to |take |a |written |exam |administered |by |the |Private |Security |
Board? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Yes, |as |stated |in |rule |35.61
Which |of |the |following |is |true |about |displaying |a |license |number |on |company |vehicles |- |VERIFIED |
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. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-.38
, A |license |holder's |business |shall |be |operated |under |the |direction |and |control |of |____ |manager. |- |
VERIFIED |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 |______________ |- |VERIFIED |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. |- |VERIFIED |
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.
|- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-1
Qualified |managers |may |take |___ |hour |course |devoted |to |changes |in |laws |and |rules |applicable |to |
the |security |industry |as |a |substitute |for |the |ethics |requirement |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-1
During |the |first |12 |months |of |initial |registration |each |person |employed |as |an |alarm |system |
installer |or |alarm |systems |sales |person |must |complete |(___) |hours |of |classroom |instruction, |as |
described |in |Chapter |1702, |Texas |Occupation |Code, |with |(__) |hours |covering |the |National |
Electrical |Code |(NEC) |as |it |applies |to |low |voltage. |Any |person |employed |as |an |alarm |systems |
installer |or |alarm |systems |sales |peson |must |obtain |(__) |hours |of |continuing |education |credits |in |
alarm |related |field, |with |)__) |hour |covering |the |National |Electrical |Code |(NEC) |as |it |applies |to |low |
voltage, |during |each |subsequent |twenty-four(24) |month |period |preceding |the |expiration |date |of |
registration |in |order |to |renew |the |registration. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-16, |2
8, |1
a |letter |of |approval |from |the |board |shall |be |issued |to |each |approved |instructor |and |shall |be |valid |
for |a |period |of |___ |year(s). |The |instructor's |approval |may |be |renewed |for |a |period |of |one |year |
upon |application |to |the |board |and |payment |of |the |renewal |fee |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-1
A |letter |of |approval |(Alarm |Installer |or |Alarm |Systems |Sales |Person) |or |license |certificate |shall |be |
valid |for |___ |year(s) |and |may |be |renewed |by |submitting |an |application |for |renewal |___ |days |prior |
to |the |expiration |date. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-1, |30
Approval |by |the |board |of |alarm |training |program |directors |and |qualified |alarm |training |instructors |
shall |be |valid |for |___ |year(s). |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-1
A |letter |of |approval |from |the |board |shall |be |issued |to |each |approved |instructor |and |shall |be |valid |
for |a |period |of |___ |year. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-1
A |governmental |letter |of |authority |shall |be: |... |valid |for |___ |year(s) |and |may |be |renewed |upon |
receipt |of |an |acceptable |renewal |application; |and |... |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-1
