Texas Administrative Code › Title 37 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 8 - CAPITOL COMPLEX › Subchapter A - PROTECTION OF STATE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS › Section 8.9 - Key and Locksmith Services

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Provisions. The
				  provisions of this section are designed to promote the care, protection, and
				  security of the state buildings in the Capitol Complex. The department shall be
				  responsible for administering the provisions of this section.
(b) Authority. Only the director and/or the
				  commander of the Capitol Regional Command Office shall have the authority to
				  duplicate keys or perform locksmith services for the doors of the state
				  buildings referenced in subsection (a) of this section. In emergency situations
				  such as fire or medical emergencies, it is imperative that department personnel
				  have immediate access to all buildings and offices within the Capitol Complex.
(c) Control of interior door keys.
				  The chief executive of each agency in the state buildings referenced in
				  subsection (a) of this section shall be responsible for the control of interior
				  door keys to the space assigned the agency. The chief executive may delegate
				  this responsibility to another person(s) in the agency, provided that the
				  Capitol Regional Command Office is notified in writing of the names of such
				  designees. Agency key designees may not appoint other agency key designees.
(d) Requesting duplicate door
				  keys. Any key designee needing duplicate door keys should notify the commander
				  of the Capitol Regional Command Office, or his designee, of the request,
				  indicating the building, room number, key number, and the number of keys
				  required.
(e) Receipt of keys. The
				  elected official or state agency chief executive officer or his or her
				  respective designee may obtain the keys requested either for a door re-key or
				  duplication of keys by signing a department service order indicating by his or
				  her signature he or she has received the keys.
(f) Returning keys. Any and all keys issued
				  to an elected official, state agency chief executive, or his or her respective
				  employees must be returned to the Capitol Regional Command Office upon his or
				  her termination of service to the state or upon termination of employment.
(g) Installation and maintenance
				  of locking hardware. Service for the installation and maintenance of all
				  locking hardware must be obtained through the commission. Installation of new
				  or additional locking hardware must be compatible to and capable of being
				  placed under the department grand master and control system and must be
				  coordinated through the department.
(h) Construction. All construction which
				  involves adding, relocating, removing, or in any way modifying locking hardware
				  that is in a facility that is under the jurisdiction of the department must be
				  coordinated through the department and must be compatible to and capable of
				  being placed under the department grand master and control system.
(i) Master keys. Master keys of any level may
				  only be issued by the authority of the director and/or the commander of the
				  Capitol Regional Command Office. Any request for a master key must be submitted
				  in writing indicating the reasons for the request and must be signed by the
				  elected official or the chief executive officer of the agency.
(j) Building entrance door keys. Building
				  entrance door keys may only be issued by the authority of the director and/or
				  the commander of the Capitol Regional Command Office. Any request for a
				  building entrance door key must be submitted in writing indicating the reasons
				  for the request and must be signed by the elected official or the chief
				  executive officer of the agency.
(k) Charge for services. A fee may be charged
				  to recover the cost of services rendered. Said fee to be established by the
				  chief fiscal officer of the department and approved by the director.