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TX Occ Code § 1702.289 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1702 - Private Security|Subchapter L. General Provisions Applicable to Regulated Persons|Section 1702.289. Inspections

Sec. 1702.289.  INSPECTIONS.  (a)  An employee or agent of the department who enters the place of business of a person regulated under this chapter for the purpose of conducting an inspection or audit must:(1)  notify the manager or owner of the business of the presence of the person conducting the inspection or audit; and(2)  present the manager or owner of the business with credentials that identify the person conducting the inspection or audit as an employee or agent of the department.(b)  This section does not prohibit the department from conducting an undercover investigation or covert audit in order to determine compliance with this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1084 (H.B. 3433), Sec. 10, eff. June 14, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 5.090, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 1702.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1702 - Private Security|Subchapter M. Expiration; Renewal|Section 1702.301. Expiration

Sec. 1702.301.  EXPIRATION.  (a)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 5.114(b)(32), eff. September 1, 2019.(b)  A company license, individual license, and security officer commission expire on the dates determined by the commission under Section 411.511, Government Code, but not later than the second anniversary of the date the license or commission is issued.(c)  A personal protection officer license expires on the date determined by the commission under Section 411.511, Government Code, but not later than the expiration date of the security officer commission under which the license is issued.(d)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 5.114(b)(32), eff. September 1, 2019.(e)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 5.114(b)(32), eff. September 1, 2019.(f)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 5.114(b)(32), eff. September 1, 2019.(g)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 5.114(b)(32), eff. September 1, 2019.(h)  A license issued under this chapter, other than one specified in this section, expires on the date determined by the commission under Section 411.511, Government Code, but not later than the second anniversary of the date the license is issued.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.647(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 4.78, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 5.091, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 5.114(b)(32), eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 1702.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1702 - Private Security|Subchapter M. Expiration; Renewal|Section 1702.302. License Renewal

Sec. 1702.302.  LICENSE RENEWAL.  (a)  A person who is otherwise eligible to renew a license may renew an unexpired license by paying the required renewal fee to the department before the expiration date of the license.  A person whose license has expired may not engage in activities that require a license until the license has been renewed.(b)  A person whose license has been expired for 90 days or less may renew the license by paying to the department a renewal fee that is equal to 1-1/2 times the normally required renewal fee.(c)  A person whose license has been expired for longer than 90 days but less than one year may renew the license by paying to the department a renewal fee that is equal to two times the normally required renewal fee.(d)  A person whose license has been expired for one year or more may not renew the license.  The person may obtain a new license by complying with the requirements and procedures, including the examination requirements, for obtaining an original license.(e)  Not later than the 30th day before the date a person's license is scheduled to expire, the department shall send written notice of the impending expiration to the person at the person's last known address according to the department's records.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.648, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 4.79, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 5.092, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 1702.303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1702 - Private Security|Subchapter M. Expiration; Renewal|Section 1702.303. Renewal of Expired License by Out-of-State Practitioner

Sec. 1702.303.  RENEWAL OF EXPIRED LICENSE BY OUT-OF-STATE PRACTITIONER.  A person who was licensed in this state, moved to another state, and is currently licensed and has been in practice in the other state for the two years preceding the date the person applies for renewal may obtain a new license without reexamination.  The person must pay to the department a fee that is equal to two times the normally required renewal fee for the license.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.649(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 4.80, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 5.093, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 1702.305 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1702 - Private Security|Subchapter M. Expiration; Renewal|Section 1702.305. Effect of License Renewal on Disciplinary Action

Sec. 1702.305.  EFFECT OF LICENSE RENEWAL ON DISCIPLINARY ACTION.  Renewal of a license does not prohibit the bringing of disciplinary proceedings for an act committed before the effective date of the renewal.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 1702.306 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1702 - Private Security|Subchapter M. Expiration; Renewal|Section 1702.306. Effect of Suspension on License Renewal Requirements

Sec. 1702.306.  EFFECT OF SUSPENSION ON LICENSE RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS.  A suspended license expires on the license's expiration date and may be renewed as provided by this chapter, but the renewal does not entitle the license holder, while the license remains suspended and until the license is reinstated, to engage in the licensed activity or in conduct in violation of the order or judgment by which the license was suspended.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 1702.308 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1702 - Private Security|Subchapter M. Expiration; Renewal|Section 1702.308. Continuing Education

Sec. 1702.308.  CONTINUING EDUCATION.  (a)  This section does not apply to a noncommissioned security officer.(b)  The department shall recognize, prepare, or administer continuing education programs for company license holders, commissioned security officers, and individual license holders.  The commission shall set the minimum number of hours that must be completed and the types of programs that may be offered.(c)  A company license holder, commissioned security officer, or individual license holder must participate in the programs to the extent required by the commission to keep the person's license or commission.  A company license holder, commissioned security officer, or individual license holder shall submit evidence of compliance with the commission's continuing education requirements in a manner prescribed by the department.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.652(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 4.83, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 5.094, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 1702.309 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1702 - Private Security|Subchapter M. Expiration; Renewal|Section 1702.309. Security Officer Commission Renewal

Sec. 1702.309.  SECURITY OFFICER COMMISSION RENEWAL.  (a)  The commission by rule shall develop a continuing education course required for renewal of a security officer commission.  Only a department-approved instructor may administer the continuing education course.  The course must include at least six hours of instruction determined by the department.(b)  A commissioned security officer must demonstrate the proficiency required under Section 1702.1685 within the 90-day period before the date the commission is renewed.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.652(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 593, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 4.84, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 5.095, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 1702.321 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1702 - Private Security|Subchapter N. Exceptions|Section 1702.321. Government Employees

Sec. 1702.321.  GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.  (a)  Except as provided by this section, this chapter does not apply to an officer or employee of the United States, this state, or a political subdivision of this state while the employee or officer is performing official duties.(b)  The provisions of this chapter relating to security officer commissions apply to a person employed by a political subdivision whose duties include serving as a security guard, security watchman, or security patrolman on property owned or operated by the political subdivision if the governing body of the political subdivision files a written request with the department for the department to issue a commission to the political subdivision's employees with those duties.(c)  The department may not charge a fee for issuing a commission to an officer under Subsection (b).  The department shall issue to the officer a pocket card designating the political subdivision that employs the officer.(d)  The commission expires at the time the officer's employment as a security officer by the political subdivision is terminated.(e)  The department may approve a security officer training program conducted by the political subdivision in accordance with Sections 1702.1675 and 1702.168.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.653, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 4.85, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 5.096, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 1702.322 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1702 - Private Security|Subchapter N. Exceptions|Section 1702.322. Law Enforcement Personnel

Sec. 1702.322.  LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL.  This chapter does not apply to:(1)  a person who has full-time employment as a peace officer and who receives compensation for private employment on an individual or an independent contractor basis as a patrolman, guard, extra job coordinator, or watchman if the officer:(A)  is employed in an employee-employer relationship or employed on an individual contractual basis:(i)  directly by the recipient of the services; or(ii)  by a company licensed under this chapter;(B)  is not in the employ of another peace officer;(C)  is not a reserve peace officer; and(D)  works as a peace officer on the average of at least 32 hours a week, is compensated by the state or a political subdivision of the state at least at the minimum wage, and is entitled to all employee benefits offered to a peace officer by the state or political subdivision;(2)  a reserve peace officer while the reserve officer is performing guard, patrolman, or watchman duties for a county and is being compensated solely by that county;(3)  a peace officer acting in an official capacity in responding to a burglar alarm or detection device; or(4)  a person engaged in the business of electronic monitoring of an individual as a condition of that individual's community supervision, parole, mandatory supervision, or release on bail, if the person does not perform any other service that requires a license under this chapter.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.654, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 4B.17, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1247 (S.B. 1600), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Occ Code § 1702.323 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1702 - Private Security|Subchapter N. Exceptions|Section 1702.323. Security Department of Private Business

Sec. 1702.323.  SECURITY DEPARTMENT OF PRIVATE BUSINESS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (d), this chapter does not apply to an individual employed in an employee-employer relationship exclusively and regularly by one employer in connection with the affairs of the employer.(b)  An individual described by Subsection (a) who carries a firearm in the course of employment must obtain a private security officer commission under this chapter.(c)  The security department of a private business may not hire or employ an individual to perform a duty described by Section 1702.222 if the individual has been convicted of a crime that would otherwise preclude the individual from being licensed under this chapter.  The private business shall maintain the individual's criminal history record on file at the business and shall make the record available for inspection by the department.(c-1)  Although the security department of a private business that hires or employs an individual as a private security officer to possess a firearm in the course and scope of the individual's duties is required to apply for a security officer commission for the individual under this chapter, the security department of a private business is not required to apply for any license under this chapter.(d)  This chapter applies to an individual described by Subsection (a) who in the course of employment:(1)  comes into contact with the public;(2)  wears:(A)  a uniform commonly associated with security personnel or law enforcement;(B)  any type of badge commonly associated with security personnel or law enforcement; or(C)  a patch or apparel containing the word "security" or a substantially similar word that is intended to or is likely to create the impression that the individual is performing security services; and(3)  performs a duty described by Section 1702.108 or 1702.222.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.655, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 593, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 65 (H.B. 1393), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 663 (H.B. 1241), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 906 (H.B. 2833), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 17.003, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 5.097, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 1702.325 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1702 - Private Security|Subchapter N. Exceptions|Section 1702.325. Common Carriers

Sec. 1702.325.  COMMON CARRIERS.  This chapter does not apply to:(1)  a common carrier by rail engaged in interstate commerce, regulated by state and federal authorities, and transporting commodities essential to the national defense and to the general welfare and safety of the community;  or(2)  an officer, employee, or agent of a common carrier, as defined by Section 153 of the federal Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. Section 153), and its subsequent amendments, while protecting the carrier or a user of the carrier's long-distance services from a fraudulent, unlawful, or abusive use of those long-distance services.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.657, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 1702.326 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1702 - Private Security|Subchapter N. Exceptions|Section 1702.326. Medical Alert Services

Sec. 1702.326.  MEDICAL ALERT SERVICES.  (a)  This chapter does not apply to an entity that:(1)  provides medical alert services for persons who are sick or disabled;(2)  does not provide any other service that requires a license under this chapter;  and(3)  is:(A)  a hospital or a wholly owned subsidiary or an affiliate of a hospital licensed under Chapter 241, Health and Safety Code;  or(B)  a charitable or a nonprofit entity that provides the services in the manner required by Subsection (b) and that is exempt from the payment of federal income taxes under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and its subsequent amendments by being listed as an exempt entity under Section 501(c)(3) of that code.(b)  A charitable or nonprofit entity that provides medical alert services must provide those services through a licensed person, licensed nurse, licensed physician assistant or by a hospital, subsidiary, or affiliate described by Subsection (a)(3)(A).|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 1702.327 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1702 - Private Security|Subchapter N. Exceptions|Section 1702.327. Nonprofit and Civic Organizations

Sec. 1702.327.  NONPROFIT AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS.  This chapter does not apply to:(1)  a nonprofit business or civic organization that:(A)  employs a peace officer who meets the qualifications of Section 1702.322(1) as a patrolman, guard, or watchman;(B)  provides the services of the peace officer only to:(i)  the organization's members;  or(ii)  if the organization does not have members, the members of the communities served by the organization as described in the organization's articles of incorporation or other organizational documents;(C)  devotes the net receipts from all charges for the services exclusively to the cost of providing the services or to the costs of other services for the enhancement of the security or safety of:(i)  the organization's members;  or(ii)  if the organization does not have members, the members of the communities served by the organization as described in the organization's articles of incorporation or other organizational documents;  and(D)  does not perform any other service that requires a license under this chapter;  or(2)  a charitable, nonprofit organization that maintains a system of records to aid in the location of missing children and that:(A)  is exempt from the payment of federal income taxes under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and its subsequent amendments by being listed as an exempt entity under Section 501(c)(3) of that code;(B)  exclusively provides services related to locating missing children;  and(C)  does not perform any other service that requires a license under this chapter.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 1702.328 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1702 - Private Security|Subchapter N. Exceptions|Section 1702.328. Security Systems Sales and Installation

Sec. 1702.328.  SECURITY SYSTEMS SALES AND INSTALLATION.  This chapter does not apply to:(1)  a person who owns and installs a burglar detection or alarm device on the person's own property or, if the person does not charge for the device or the installation, installs the device for the protection of the person's personal property located on another person's property and does not, as a normal business practice, install the devices on the property of another;(2)  a person in the business of building construction that installs electrical wiring and devices that may include in part the installation of a burglar alarm or detection device if:(A)  the person is a party to a contract that provides that:(i)  the installation will be performed under the direct supervision of, and inspected and certified by, a person licensed to install and certify the alarm or detection device; and(ii)  the license holder assumes full responsibility for the installation of the alarm or detection device; and(B)  the person does not service or maintain alarm systems, electronic access control devices, locks, or detection devices;(3)  a person who sells or installs automobile burglar alarm devices and who does not perform any other act that requires a license under this chapter; or(4)  a person who sells exclusively by e-commerce, over the counter transactions, or mail order, alarm systems, electronic access control devices, locks, or detection devices.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 936, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1155 (H.B. 3140), Sec. 3, eff. June 18, 2005.|
TX Occ Code § 1702.329 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1702 - Private Security|Subchapter N. Exceptions|Section 1702.329. Fire Alarm and Detection Sales and Installation

Sec. 1702.329.  FIRE ALARM AND DETECTION SALES AND INSTALLATION.  This chapter does not apply to:(1)  a person whose activities are regulated under Article 5.43-2, Insurance Code, except to the extent those activities are specifically regulated under this chapter;  or(2)  a person who holds a license or other credential issued by a municipality to practice as an electrician and who installs fire or smoke detectors only in single-family or multifamily residences.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 1702.330 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1702 - Private Security|Subchapter N. Exceptions|Section 1702.330. Security Personnel of Private Institution of Higher Education

Sec. 1702.330.  SECURITY PERSONNEL OF PRIVATE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.  This chapter does not apply to:(1)  a person who is employed full-time by and is commissioned as a campus security personnel employee by a private institution of higher education under Section 51.212, Education Code;  or(2)  a peace officer commissioned by an incorporated municipality who is hired under Section 51.212, Education Code, on a regular basis by a private institution of higher education while that peace officer is operating within the scope of the peace officer's employment with the institution of higher education.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.658(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|