Texas Department of Public Safety Private
Security Bureau - Qualified Manager
Exam questions with answers
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.004(a) - General Provisions - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔(a) The board, in addition to performing duties required by
other law or exercising powers granted by other law:
(1) licenses investigations companies and security services contractors;
(2) issues commissions to certain security officers;
(3) issues endorsements to certain security officers engaged in the personal
protection of individuals;
(4) registers and endorses:
(A) certain individuals connected with a license holder; and
(B) certain individuals employed in a field connected to private investigation or
private security; and
(5) regulates license holders, security officers, registrants, and endorsement
holders under this chapter.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.004(b) - General Provisions - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔(b) The board shall adopt rules necessary to comply with
Chapter 53. In its rules under this section, the board shall list the specific
offenses for each category of regulated persons for which a conviction would
constitute grounds for the board to take action under Section 53.021.
,Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.005(a) - Department of Public Safety - || || || || || || ||
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(a) The board created under Section 1702.021 is a
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part of the department. The department shall administer this chapter through
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the board. ||
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.005(b) - Department of Public Safety -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(b) A reference in this chapter or another law to
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the Texas Commission on Private Security means the board.
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Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.006 - Foreign Entity Registration -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Licensure under this chapter does not exempt a
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foreign entity from the registration requirements of Chapter 9, Business
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Organizations Code. ||
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.021(a) - Board Membership - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔(a) The Texas Private Security Board consists of seven
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members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate
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as follows:
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(1) three public members, each of whom is a citizen of the United States;
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(2) one member who is licensed under this chapter as a private investigator;
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(3) one member who is licensed under this chapter as an alarm systems
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company;
(4) one member who is licensed under this chapter as the owner or operator
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of a guard company; and
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(5) one member who is licensed under this chapter as a locksmith.
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,Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.021(b) - Board Membership - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔b) Appointments to the board shall be made without regard to
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the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointee.
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Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.023 - Eligibility of Public Members -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The board's public members must be|| || || || || || || ||
representatives of the general public. A person may not be a public member of || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
the board if the person or the person's spouse:
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(1) is registered, commissioned, certified, or licensed by a regulatory agency in
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the field of private investigations or private security;
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(2) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or
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other organization regulated by or receiving money from the board;
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(3) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in
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a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from
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the board; or
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(4) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or money
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from the board other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law
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for board membership, attendance, or expenses.
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Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.024(a) - Membership and Employee
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Restrictions - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(a) In this section, "Texas trade
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association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined association of
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business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its
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members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or
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professional problems and in promoting their common interests. || || || || || || ||
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.024(b) - Membership and Employee
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Restrictions - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(b) A person may not be a board
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, member, and may not be a department employee whose primary duties
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include private security regulation and who is employed in a "bona fide
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executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for
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purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the
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federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29
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U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), and its subsequent amendments, if:
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(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade
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association in the field of private investigation or private security; or
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(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas
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trade association in the field of private investigation or private security.
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Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.024(c) - Membership and Employee
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Restrictions - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(c) A person may not be a board
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member or act as general counsel to the board or agency if the person is
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required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code,
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because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession
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related to the operation of the agency.
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Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.025(a) - Terms; Vacancies - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔(a) The board members serve staggered six-year terms, with
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the terms of two or three members expiring on January 31 of each odd-
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numbered year. ||
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.025(b) - Terms; Vacancies - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔(b) If a vacancy occurs during the term of a board member,
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the governor shall appoint a new member to fill the unexpired term.
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Security Bureau - Qualified Manager
Exam questions with answers
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.004(a) - General Provisions - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔(a) The board, in addition to performing duties required by
other law or exercising powers granted by other law:
(1) licenses investigations companies and security services contractors;
(2) issues commissions to certain security officers;
(3) issues endorsements to certain security officers engaged in the personal
protection of individuals;
(4) registers and endorses:
(A) certain individuals connected with a license holder; and
(B) certain individuals employed in a field connected to private investigation or
private security; and
(5) regulates license holders, security officers, registrants, and endorsement
holders under this chapter.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.004(b) - General Provisions - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔(b) The board shall adopt rules necessary to comply with
Chapter 53. In its rules under this section, the board shall list the specific
offenses for each category of regulated persons for which a conviction would
constitute grounds for the board to take action under Section 53.021.
,Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.005(a) - Department of Public Safety - || || || || || || ||
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(a) The board created under Section 1702.021 is a
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
part of the department. The department shall administer this chapter through
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
the board. ||
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.005(b) - Department of Public Safety -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(b) A reference in this chapter or another law to
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
the Texas Commission on Private Security means the board.
|| || || || || || || ||
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.006 - Foreign Entity Registration -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Licensure under this chapter does not exempt a
|| || || || || || || || || ||
foreign entity from the registration requirements of Chapter 9, Business
|| || || || || || || || || ||
Organizations Code. ||
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.021(a) - Board Membership - CORRECT
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
ANSWERS ✔✔(a) The Texas Private Security Board consists of seven
|| || || || || || || || || ||
members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
as follows:
|| ||
(1) three public members, each of whom is a citizen of the United States;
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
(2) one member who is licensed under this chapter as a private investigator;
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
(3) one member who is licensed under this chapter as an alarm systems
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
company;
(4) one member who is licensed under this chapter as the owner or operator
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
of a guard company; and
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(5) one member who is licensed under this chapter as a locksmith.
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,Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.021(b) - Board Membership - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔b) Appointments to the board shall be made without regard to
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointee.
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.023 - Eligibility of Public Members -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The board's public members must be|| || || || || || || ||
representatives of the general public. A person may not be a public member of || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
the board if the person or the person's spouse:
|| || || || || || || || ||
(1) is registered, commissioned, certified, or licensed by a regulatory agency in
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
the field of private investigations or private security;
|| || || || || || || ||
(2) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
other organization regulated by or receiving money from the board;
|| || || || || || || || ||
(3) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
the board; or
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(4) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or money
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from the board other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
for board membership, attendance, or expenses.
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Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.024(a) - Membership and Employee
|| || || || || || || || || ||
Restrictions - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(a) In this section, "Texas trade
|| || || || || || || || || ||
association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined association of
|| || || || || || || || ||
business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
professional problems and in promoting their common interests. || || || || || || ||
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.024(b) - Membership and Employee
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Restrictions - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(b) A person may not be a board
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
, member, and may not be a department employee whose primary duties
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
include private security regulation and who is employed in a "bona fide
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29
|| || || || || || ||
U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), and its subsequent amendments, if:
|| || || || || || || || ||
(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
association in the field of private investigation or private security; or
|| || || || || || || || || ||
(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
trade association in the field of private investigation or private security.
|| || || || || || || || || ||
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.024(c) - Membership and Employee
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Restrictions - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(c) A person may not be a board
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
member or act as general counsel to the board or agency if the person is
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code,
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
related to the operation of the agency.
|| || || || || ||
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.025(a) - Terms; Vacancies - CORRECT
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
ANSWERS ✔✔(a) The board members serve staggered six-year terms, with
|| || || || || || || || || ||
the terms of two or three members expiring on January 31 of each odd-
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
numbered year. ||
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.025(b) - Terms; Vacancies - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔(b) If a vacancy occurs during the term of a board member,
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the governor shall appoint a new member to fill the unexpired term.
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