PRIVATE SECURITY EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
AnRapplicantRforRlicensureRasRaRprivateRinvestigationsRcompanyRorRtheRprospectiveRcompanyRrepresentativ
eRofRtheRapplicantRcompany,RmustRhaveRwhatReducation?R-RANSWERRBachelor'sRDegreeRinRCriminalRJustice
orRrelatedRcourseRofRstudy
WhatRdoesRaRCommissionRLiaisonRDo?R-
RANSWERRTheyRareRtheRliaisonRbetweenRtheRcommissionRandRtheRCommittee
WhatRsectionRtalksRaboutRFirearmRRequirementsRinR1702?R-
RANSWERRSec.R1702.168.RFIREARMRREQUIREMENTS.
SectionR35.161RhasRseveralRdifferentRindividualRlicenseRholderRrequirementsRforRcontinuingReducationRcre
dits,RbutRifRyourRprofessionRisRnotRaddressedRinRthatRsection,RwhatRisRtheRdefaultRnumberRofRhoursRneededR
toRstayRlicensed?R-RANSWERR8Rhours
TheRdepartmentRshallRperiodicallyRnotifyRtheRcomplaintRpartiesRofRtheRstatusRofRtheRcomplaintRuntilRfinalRd
ispositionR-RANSWERRTrue
IfRyouRdon'tRhaveRsufficientRinsuranceRcoverage,RthisRcanRresultRinRaRClassRARmisdemeanor?RT/FR-
RANSWERRTrue
IfRyouRcommitRanRoffenceRlistedRinRArticleR42A.054RyouRmayRloseRyourRlicense?RT/FR-RANSWERRTrueR-
RSec.R53.021.RAUTHORITYRTORREVOKE,RSUSPEND,RORRDENYRLICENSE
IfRyouRsubcontractRtheRwork,RyouRmustRnotifyRyourRclientRthatRanotherRlicensedRinvestigatorRwillRworkRtheR
case?RT/FR-RANSWERRTrue
HowRmuchRshouldRyourRinsuranceRpolicyRcontainRforReachRoccurrenceRforRbodilyRinjuryRandRpropertyRdam
age?R-RANSWERR$100,000RMinimum
, IsRtheRdepartmentRrequiredRtoRgiveRanRappealRbondRinRanyRcauseRarisingRunderRchapterR1702?R-
RANSWERRNo
CanRtheRdepartmentRprovideRyouRwithRanRanalysisRofRtheRyourRperformanceRonRtheRexamination?R-
RANSWERRYes
WhatRdoesRaRguardRcompanyRdo?R-RANSWERRPrevent,RPreventRaccess,Rprotect
WhoRisRresponsibleRforRconductingRinvestigationsRnecessaryRtoRenforceRaRlawRorRruleRgoverningRprivateRinv
estigators?R-RANSWERRTheRDepartment
IfRyouRareRanRemployeeRofRtheRdepartment,RcanRyouRstillRownRaRPIRCompany?R-RANSWERRNo
IfRyouRareRaRprivateRinvestigator,RcanRyourRspouseRalsoRbeRaRmemberRofRtheRcommittee?R-RANSWERRNo
IfRyouRwantRtoRactRasRaRguardRcompany,RwhatRkindRofRlicenseRdoRyouRrequire?R-
RANSWERRSecurityRServicesRContractor
AnRapplicantRforRlicensureRasRaRprivateRinvestigationsRcompanyRorRtheRprospectiveRcompanyRrepresentativ
eRofRtheRapplicantRcompany,RmustRhaveRaR-RWHATR-RwithR12RmonthsRofRinvestigationRrelatedRexperience.R-
RANSWERRBachelor'sRDegree
"AlarmRSystem"RMeans:R-
RANSWERR(A)RelectronicRequipmentRandRdevicesRdesignedRtoRdetectRorRsignal:(i)RanRunauthorizedRentryRor
RattemptedRentryRofRaRpersonRorRobjectRintoRaRresidence,Rbusiness,RorRareaRmonitoredRbyRtheRsystem;Ror(ii
)RtheRoccurrenceRofRaRrobberyRorRotherRemergency;
TheRoffenseRforRimpersonatingRaRsecurityRofficerRisRa?R-RANSWERRClassRARmisdemeanor
DoRrepossessionRagentsRrequireRaRlocksmithRlicenseRsinceRtheyRneedRtoRreplaceRorRinstallRlocksRforRtheRpro
pertyRtheyRrepossess?R-RANSWERRNo
AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
AnRapplicantRforRlicensureRasRaRprivateRinvestigationsRcompanyRorRtheRprospectiveRcompanyRrepresentativ
eRofRtheRapplicantRcompany,RmustRhaveRwhatReducation?R-RANSWERRBachelor'sRDegreeRinRCriminalRJustice
orRrelatedRcourseRofRstudy
WhatRdoesRaRCommissionRLiaisonRDo?R-
RANSWERRTheyRareRtheRliaisonRbetweenRtheRcommissionRandRtheRCommittee
WhatRsectionRtalksRaboutRFirearmRRequirementsRinR1702?R-
RANSWERRSec.R1702.168.RFIREARMRREQUIREMENTS.
SectionR35.161RhasRseveralRdifferentRindividualRlicenseRholderRrequirementsRforRcontinuingReducationRcre
dits,RbutRifRyourRprofessionRisRnotRaddressedRinRthatRsection,RwhatRisRtheRdefaultRnumberRofRhoursRneededR
toRstayRlicensed?R-RANSWERR8Rhours
TheRdepartmentRshallRperiodicallyRnotifyRtheRcomplaintRpartiesRofRtheRstatusRofRtheRcomplaintRuntilRfinalRd
ispositionR-RANSWERRTrue
IfRyouRdon'tRhaveRsufficientRinsuranceRcoverage,RthisRcanRresultRinRaRClassRARmisdemeanor?RT/FR-
RANSWERRTrue
IfRyouRcommitRanRoffenceRlistedRinRArticleR42A.054RyouRmayRloseRyourRlicense?RT/FR-RANSWERRTrueR-
RSec.R53.021.RAUTHORITYRTORREVOKE,RSUSPEND,RORRDENYRLICENSE
IfRyouRsubcontractRtheRwork,RyouRmustRnotifyRyourRclientRthatRanotherRlicensedRinvestigatorRwillRworkRtheR
case?RT/FR-RANSWERRTrue
HowRmuchRshouldRyourRinsuranceRpolicyRcontainRforReachRoccurrenceRforRbodilyRinjuryRandRpropertyRdam
age?R-RANSWERR$100,000RMinimum
, IsRtheRdepartmentRrequiredRtoRgiveRanRappealRbondRinRanyRcauseRarisingRunderRchapterR1702?R-
RANSWERRNo
CanRtheRdepartmentRprovideRyouRwithRanRanalysisRofRtheRyourRperformanceRonRtheRexamination?R-
RANSWERRYes
WhatRdoesRaRguardRcompanyRdo?R-RANSWERRPrevent,RPreventRaccess,Rprotect
WhoRisRresponsibleRforRconductingRinvestigationsRnecessaryRtoRenforceRaRlawRorRruleRgoverningRprivateRinv
estigators?R-RANSWERRTheRDepartment
IfRyouRareRanRemployeeRofRtheRdepartment,RcanRyouRstillRownRaRPIRCompany?R-RANSWERRNo
IfRyouRareRaRprivateRinvestigator,RcanRyourRspouseRalsoRbeRaRmemberRofRtheRcommittee?R-RANSWERRNo
IfRyouRwantRtoRactRasRaRguardRcompany,RwhatRkindRofRlicenseRdoRyouRrequire?R-
RANSWERRSecurityRServicesRContractor
AnRapplicantRforRlicensureRasRaRprivateRinvestigationsRcompanyRorRtheRprospectiveRcompanyRrepresentativ
eRofRtheRapplicantRcompany,RmustRhaveRaR-RWHATR-RwithR12RmonthsRofRinvestigationRrelatedRexperience.R-
RANSWERRBachelor'sRDegree
"AlarmRSystem"RMeans:R-
RANSWERR(A)RelectronicRequipmentRandRdevicesRdesignedRtoRdetectRorRsignal:(i)RanRunauthorizedRentryRor
RattemptedRentryRofRaRpersonRorRobjectRintoRaRresidence,Rbusiness,RorRareaRmonitoredRbyRtheRsystem;Ror(ii
)RtheRoccurrenceRofRaRrobberyRorRotherRemergency;
TheRoffenseRforRimpersonatingRaRsecurityRofficerRisRa?R-RANSWERRClassRARmisdemeanor
DoRrepossessionRagentsRrequireRaRlocksmithRlicenseRsinceRtheyRneedRtoRreplaceRorRinstallRlocksRforRtheRpro
pertyRtheyRrepossess?R-RANSWERRNo
