PRIVATE SECURITY
CERTIFICATION EXAM 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE ANSWERS GRADE A+
◉ Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.004(b) - General Provisions.
Answer: (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. Answer: (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. Answer: (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. Answer: 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.
Answer: (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
(5) one member who is licensed under this chapter as a locksmith.
◉ Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.021(b) - Board Membership.
Answer: 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. Answer: 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. Answer: (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. Answer: (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. Answer: (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.
Answer: (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.
Answer: (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. 1702.026(a) Officers. Answer: (a)
The governor shall designate one board member as presiding officer to
serve in that capacity at the will of the governor. The governor shall
designate the presiding officer without regard to race, creed, color,
disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin.
◉ Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.026(b) - Officers. Answer: (b)
The board shall elect from among its members an assistant presiding
officer and a secretary to serve two- year terms beginning on September
1 of each odd- numbered year.
CERTIFICATION EXAM 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE ANSWERS GRADE A+
◉ Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.004(b) - General Provisions.
Answer: (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. Answer: (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. Answer: (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. Answer: 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.
Answer: (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
(5) one member who is licensed under this chapter as a locksmith.
◉ Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.021(b) - Board Membership.
Answer: 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. Answer: 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. Answer: (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. Answer: (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. Answer: (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.
Answer: (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.
Answer: (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. 1702.026(a) Officers. Answer: (a)
The governor shall designate one board member as presiding officer to
serve in that capacity at the will of the governor. The governor shall
designate the presiding officer without regard to race, creed, color,
disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin.
◉ Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.026(b) - Officers. Answer: (b)
The board shall elect from among its members an assistant presiding
officer and a secretary to serve two- year terms beginning on September
1 of each odd- numbered year.
