2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle E - Other Executive Agencies and Programs › Chapter 466 - State Lottery › Subchapter B. Administration › Section 466.020. Security

Sec. 466.020.  SECURITY.  (a)  The executive director shall maintain a department of security in the commission.  The executive director shall appoint a deputy to administer the department.  The deputy must be qualified by training and experience in law enforcement or security to supervise, direct, and administer the activities of the department.
(b)  The executive director may employ security officers or investigators as the executive director considers necessary and may commission security officers or investigators as peace officers.  The deputy and all investigators employed by the department of security as peace officers must meet the requirements under Chapter 415 for employment and commission as peace officers.
(c)  A security officer or investigator employed by the department of security or a peace officer who is working in conjunction with the commission or the Department of Public Safety in the enforcement of this chapter, without a search warrant, may search and seize a lottery vending machine, lottery computer terminal, or other lottery equipment that is located on premises for which a person holds a sales agent license issued under this chapter.
(d)  The Department of Public Safety, at the commission's request, shall perform a full criminal background investigation of a prospective deputy or investigator of the department of security.  The commission shall reimburse the Department of Public Safety for the actual costs of an investigation.
(e)  At least once every two years, the executive director shall employ an independent firm that is experienced in security, including computer security and systems security, to conduct a comprehensive study of all aspects of lottery security, including:
(1)  lottery personnel security;
(2)  sales agent security;
(3)  lottery operator and vendor security;
(4)  security against ticket counterfeiting and alteration and other means of fraudulent winning;
(5)  security of lottery drawings;
(6)  lottery computer, data communications, database, and systems security;
(7)  lottery premises and warehouse security;
(8)  security of distribution of tickets;
(9)  security of validation and payment procedures;
(10)  security involving unclaimed prizes;
(11)  security aspects of each lottery game;
(12)  security against the deliberate placement of winning tickets in lottery games that involve preprinted winning tickets by persons involved in the production, storage, transportation, or distribution of tickets;  and
(13)  other security aspects of lottery operations.
(f)  The executive director shall provide the commission with a complete report of the security study conducted under Subsection (e).  The commission shall provide the governor and the legislature, before the convening of each regular legislative session, with a summary of the security study that shows the overall evaluation of the lottery's security.
(g)  Expired.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 4.03(b), eff. Aug. 30, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 6.08, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.