Texas Department of Public Safety Private Security Bureau - Qualified
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Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.004(a) - General Provisions
(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
(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
(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
,(b) A reference in this chapter or another law to the Texas Commission on Private Security
means the board.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.023 - Eligibility of Public Members
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
(4) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or money from the
board other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for board membership,
attendance, or expenses.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.024(a) - Membership and Employee Restrictions
(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 Restrictions
(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 Restrictions
(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. 1702.1056(a) - Locksmith Company
(a) A person acts as a locksmith company for the purposes of this chapter if the person:
(1) sells, installs, services, or maintains, or offers to sell, install, service, or maintain,
mechanical security devices, including deadbolts and locks;
(2) advertises services offered by the company using the term "locksmith"; or
(3) includes the term "locksmith" in the company's name.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.1056(b) - Locksmith Company
(b) This section does not apply to a hotel, as that term is defined by Section 156.001, Tax
Code.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.025(a) - Terms; Vacancies
(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
(b) If a vacancy occurs during the term of a board member, the governor shall appoint a new
member to fill the unexpired term.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.006 - Foreign Entity Registration
Manager Exam Questions (with 100% Answers)
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.004(a) - General Provisions
(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
(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
(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
,(b) A reference in this chapter or another law to the Texas Commission on Private Security
means the board.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.023 - Eligibility of Public Members
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
(4) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or money from the
board other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for board membership,
attendance, or expenses.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.024(a) - Membership and Employee Restrictions
(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 Restrictions
(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 Restrictions
(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. 1702.1056(a) - Locksmith Company
(a) A person acts as a locksmith company for the purposes of this chapter if the person:
(1) sells, installs, services, or maintains, or offers to sell, install, service, or maintain,
mechanical security devices, including deadbolts and locks;
(2) advertises services offered by the company using the term "locksmith"; or
(3) includes the term "locksmith" in the company's name.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.1056(b) - Locksmith Company
(b) This section does not apply to a hotel, as that term is defined by Section 156.001, Tax
Code.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.025(a) - Terms; Vacancies
(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
(b) If a vacancy occurs during the term of a board member, the governor shall appoint a new
member to fill the unexpired term.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.006 - Foreign Entity Registration
