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TX Occ Code § 1702.224 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1702 - Private Security|Subchapter J. Licensing and Duties of Individuals|Section 1702.224. Alarm Systems Monitor

Sec. 1702.224.  ALARM SYSTEMS MONITOR.  (a)  An individual acts as an alarm systems monitor for purposes of this chapter if the individual monitors an alarm system or detection device.(b)  This section does not apply to an individual employed exclusively and regularly by an employer, other than a license holder, in connection with the affairs of that employer and with whom the individual has an employee-employer relationship.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 1702.229 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1702 - Private Security|Subchapter J. Licensing and Duties of Individuals|Section 1702.229. Qualifications for Individual License

Sec. 1702.229.  QUALIFICATIONS FOR INDIVIDUAL LICENSE.  (a)  An applicant for an individual license must meet the qualifications required under Section 1702.113 for a company license applicant.(b)  The commission by rule may adopt additional qualifications for an individual to obtain an individual license under this subchapter.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.628, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 906 (H.B. 2833), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 5.074, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 1702.2305 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1702 - Private Security|Subchapter J. Licensing and Duties of Individuals|Section 1702.2305. Provisional Individual License

Sec. 1702.2305.  PROVISIONAL INDIVIDUAL LICENSE.  (a)  The department may issue a provisional individual license to an applicant currently licensed in another jurisdiction who seeks an equivalent license in this state and who:(1)  has been licensed in good standing in the field in which the individual license is sought for at least two years in another jurisdiction, including a foreign country, that has licensing requirements substantially equivalent to the requirements of this chapter;(2)  has passed a national or other examination recognized by the commission relating to practice in the field in which the individual license is sought; and(3)  is employed by a company license holder with whom the provisional individual license holder will practice during the time the person holds a provisional individual license.(b)  A provisional individual license is valid until the date the department approves or denies the provisional individual license holder's application for an individual license.  The department shall issue an individual license under this chapter to the provisional individual license holder if the provisional individual license holder is eligible to be licensed under this chapter.(c)  The department must approve or deny a provisional individual license holder's application for an individual license not later than the 180th day after the date the provisional individual license is issued.  The department may extend the 180-day period if the results of an examination have not been received by the department before the end of that period.(d)  The commission may establish a fee for a provisional individual license in an amount reasonable and necessary to cover the cost of issuing the individual license.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.630(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 4.67, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 5.076, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 1702.232 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1702 - Private Security|Subchapter J. Licensing and Duties of Individuals|Section 1702.232. Pocket Cards

Sec. 1702.232.  POCKET CARDS.  (a)  The department shall issue a pocket card for each individual license holder under this chapter.  A pocket card for an owner of a company license holder shall be issued to the company license holder.(b)  The department shall determine the size, design, and content of the pocket card.(c)  The pocket card must:(1)  state the name of the individual license holder;(2)  contain a photograph, affixed to the pocket card by the department at the time the card is issued, and the signature of the individual license holder; and(3)  state the date the card was issued and the card's expiration date.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.632, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 4.68, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 5.077, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 918 (H.B. 4195), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 1702.233 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1702 - Private Security|Subchapter J. Licensing and Duties of Individuals|Section 1702.233. Duration of Pocket Cards

Sec. 1702.233.  DURATION OF POCKET CARDS.  A pocket card issued for an individual license holder expires on the date the individual license expires under Section 1702.301(b).|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.633, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 5.078, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 1702.234 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1702 - Private Security|Subchapter J. Licensing and Duties of Individuals|Section 1702.234. Transfer of Individual License

Sec. 1702.234.  TRANSFER OF INDIVIDUAL LICENSE.  An individual license holder may transfer the holder's license from one employer to another employer if, not later than the 14th day after the date the individual license holder begins the new employment, the new employer notifies the department of the transfer of employment on a form prescribed by the commission accompanied by payment of the employee information update fee.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.634(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 4.69, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 5.079, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 1702.235 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1702 - Private Security|Subchapter J. Licensing and Duties of Individuals|Section 1702.235. Preemployment Check for Noncommissioned Security Officers

Sec. 1702.235.  PREEMPLOYMENT CHECK FOR NONCOMMISSIONED SECURITY OFFICERS.  A person may not hire a noncommissioned security officer unless the person conducts a preemployment check as required by commission rule.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.635, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 4.70, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 5.080, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 1702.236 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1702 - Private Security|Subchapter J. Licensing and Duties of Individuals|Section 1702.236. Examination and Training Requirements for Electronic Access Control Device Installers

Sec. 1702.236.  EXAMINATION AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRONIC ACCESS CONTROL DEVICE INSTALLERS.  (a)  The department shall require an individual who applies for an individual license as an electronic access control device installer to pass an examination given by the department or a person approved by the department.  The examination must cover material related to access control.(b)  The commission by rule may allow an electronic access control device installer to obtain or renew an individual license by fulfilling the requirements of a commission-approved, industry-based educational training program.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 936, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 4.71, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 5.081, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 1702.239 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1702 - Private Security|Subchapter J. Licensing and Duties of Individuals|Section 1702.239. Training Requirements for Alarm Systems Installer; Examination

Sec. 1702.239.  TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR ALARM SYSTEMS INSTALLER; EXAMINATION.  (a)  The commission may require that an individual employed as an alarm systems installer hold a certification by a commission-approved training program to renew an individual license.  The commission may approve only nationally recognized training programs that consist of at least 16 hours of classroom study in the areas of work allowed by the individual license.  To be approved, a training program must offer at least two certification programs each year, sufficient to complete the requirements of this subsection, within 100 miles of each county in the state that has a population of more than 500,000.(b)  The commission may require an individual who has completed a training program under Subsection (a) to pass an examination given by the department or by a person approved by the department.  The commission may approve examinations in conjunction with training programs approved under Subsection (a).  The individual's performance on the examination must demonstrate the individual's qualifications to perform the duties allowed by the individual's individual license.(c)   If the commission requires certification or examination under this section, the commission shall adopt rules to require that to renew an individual license, an individual who is employed as an alarm systems installer and who has already once renewed the individual license must obtain continuing education credits related to the line of work for which the individual is licensed.  If the commission requires the continuing education, the chief administrator must approve classes offered by nationally recognized organizations, and participants in the classes must qualify according to commission rules.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.639, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 936, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 4.72, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 5.082, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 1702.240 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1702 - Private Security|Subchapter J. Licensing and Duties of Individuals|Section 1702.240. Exemptions for Undercover Agent

Sec. 1702.240.  EXEMPTIONS FOR UNDERCOVER AGENT.  (a)  For the purposes of this section, "undercover agent" means an individual hired by a person to perform a job in or for that person, and while performing that job, to act as an undercover agent, an employee, or an independent contractor of a company license holder, but supervised by a company license holder.(b)  An employee of a company license holder who is employed exclusively as an undercover agent is not required to obtain an individual license.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.640, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 4.73, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 5.083, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 1702.241 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1702 - Private Security|Subchapter J. Licensing and Duties of Individuals|Section 1702.241. Jurisprudence Examination

Sec. 1702.241.  JURISPRUDENCE EXAMINATION.  (a)  The commission may develop and the department may administer at least twice each calendar year a jurisprudence examination to determine the knowledge that an applicant for an individual license has of this chapter, commission rules, and any other applicable laws of this state affecting the applicant's activities regulated under this chapter.(b)  Before the department may administer a jurisprudence examination under this section, the commission shall adopt rules to implement this section, including rules related to the development and administration of the examination, examination fees, guidelines for reexamination, grading the examination, and providing notice of examination results.  The department may design different examinations for different types of individual licenses.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 4.74, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 5.084, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 1702.283 (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 1702.283. Cruelty to Animals

Sec. 1702.283.  CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.  A person who has been convicted of cruelty to animals under Section 42.09 or 42.092, Penal Code,  may not be employed to work with dogs as a security officer by a security services contractor or security department of a private business that uses dogs to protect individuals or property or to conduct investigations.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 2328), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 4.76, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 5.086, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 1702.284 (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 1702.284. Alarm Systems Records Confidential

Sec. 1702.284.  ALARM SYSTEMS RECORDS CONFIDENTIAL.  (a)  Information contained in alarm systems records maintained by a governmental body that concerns the location of an alarm system, the name of the occupant of an alarm system location, or the type of alarm system used is confidential and may be disclosed only to the department, to the alarm company to which the confidential records relate, or as otherwise required by state law or court order.(b)  Information described by Subsection (a) may be used by the governmental body to inform the occupant of:(1)  the governmental body's alarm system response policy and any proposed change to that policy; and(2)  the option of the occupant to contract with a security services provider to respond to the occupant's alarm.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.646, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 232 (H.B. 1784), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 906 (H.B. 2833), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 5.087, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 1702.285 (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 1702.285. False Representation

Sec. 1702.285.  FALSE REPRESENTATION.  A person may not represent falsely that the person:(1)  is employed by a company license holder; or(2)  has a license or security officer commission under this chapter.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 4.77, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 5.088, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 1702.286 (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 1702.286. Duties of Alarm Systems Company

Sec. 1702.286.  DUTIES OF ALARM SYSTEMS COMPANY.  (a)  On the installation or activation of an alarm system, an alarm systems company shall distribute to the occupant of the alarm system location information summarizing:(1)  the applicable law relating to false alarms, including the potential for penalties and revocation or suspension of a permit;(2)  how to prevent false alarms; and(3)  how to operate the alarm system.(b)  An alarm systems company shall notify the municipality in which the alarm system is located of an installation or activation of an alarm system not later than the 30th day after the date of the installation or activation.  The alarm systems company shall provide to the municipality:(1)  the alarm systems company name;(2)  the alarm systems company license number;(3)  the name of the occupant of the alarm system location;(4)  the address of the alarm system location; and(5)  the date of installation or activation.(c)  Information provided to a governmental body under this section is confidential and subject to disclosure only as provided under Section 1702.284.(d)  An alarm systems company commits an offense if the company violates Subsection (a) or (b).  An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor.(e)  The duties imposed by this section on an alarm systems company do not apply to the installation or activation of a personal emergency response system, as defined under Section 1702.331.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 808 (S.B. 568), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Occ Code § 1702.2865 (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 1702.2865. Customer Authorization Required for Certain Locksmith Services

Sec. 1702.2865.  CUSTOMER AUTHORIZATION REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN LOCKSMITH SERVICES.  (a)  A locksmith company or locksmith may not perform services for a customer who seeks entry to a structure, motor vehicle, or other property unless the customer, in the course of the transaction:(1)  shows the locksmith company or locksmith a government-issued identification; and(2)  provides a signed authorization stating that the customer owns or is otherwise entitled to legal access to the structure, motor vehicle, or other property.(b)  A locksmith company or locksmith is exempt from Subsection (a) if the locksmith is requested to perform services in a case of imminent threat to a person or property.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1102 (H.B. 2243), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.Renumbered from Occupations Code, Section 1702.286 by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 27.001(73), eff. September 1, 2009.Renumbered from Occupations Code, Section 1702.286 by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 4B.16, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Occ Code § 1702.287 (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 1702.287. Detection Device Control Panels; Minimum Standards

Sec. 1702.287.  DETECTION DEVICE CONTROL PANELS; MINIMUM STANDARDS.  An alarm systems company may not install any alarm system on or after January 1, 2007, that includes a detection device control panel unless the control panel meets or exceeds the standards of the American National Standards Institute for false alarm reduction.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 808 (S.B. 568), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Occ Code § 1702.288 (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 1702.288. Notice of Certain Information to Recipient of Alarm System Services

Sec. 1702.288.  NOTICE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION TO RECIPIENT OF ALARM SYSTEM SERVICES.  (a)  The commission shall adopt rules in accordance with this section that require a company license holder acting as an alarm systems company under this chapter to inform each of the license holder's clients that the client is entitled to receive a written contract for alarm system services that contains the client's fee arrangement and other relevant information about services to be rendered.(b)  The rules shall require that a written contract for alarm system services shall be furnished to a client in accordance with Subsection (a) not later than the seventh day after the date the client requests the written contract.(c)  The rules shall require that the written contract for services shall be dated and signed by the owner or manager of an alarm systems company or a person expressly authorized by the owner or manager to sign written contracts on behalf of the company.(d)  The rules shall require that, not later than the seventh day after the date of entering into a contract for services regulated by the department with another alarm systems company or alarm systems monitor, an alarm systems company shall:(1)  notify the recipient of those services of the name, address, and telephone number and individual to contact at the company that purchased the contract;(2)  notify the recipient of services at the time the contract is negotiated that another licensed company may provide any of the services requested by subcontracting or outsourcing those services; and(3)  if any of the services are subcontracted or outsourced to a licensed third party, notify the recipient of services, by mail, of the name, address, phone number, and license number of the company providing those services.(e)  The rules shall require that notice provided to a recipient of services under Subsection (d) shall:(1)  be mailed to the recipient in a written form that emphasizes the required information; and(2)  include stickers or other materials to be affixed to an alarm system indicating the alarm systems company's or alarm systems monitor's new telephone number.(f)  A company license holder acting as an alarm systems company does not have to provide the notice required under Subsection (d) if the contact information, including the address and the telephone numbers for the alarm systems company, has not changed.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 808 (S.B. 568), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1084 (H.B. 3433), Sec. 9, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 5.089, eff. September 1, 2019.|