Title OC, Occupations Code

Sec. 1702.129. NOTICE OF CERTAIN CHANGES; BRANCH OFFICES. (a) A company license holder shall notify the department not later than the 14th day after the date of: (1) a change of address for the company license holder's principal place of business; (2) a change of a name under whi…

Sec. 1702.130. USE OF CERTAIN TITLES, UNIFORMS, INSIGNIA, OR IDENTIFICATIONS PROHIBITED. (a) A company license holder, or an officer, director, partner, or employee of a company license holder, may not: (1) use a title, an insignia, or an identification card, wear a uniform, or m…

Sec. 1702.131. ADVERTISING. An advertisement by a company license holder soliciting or advertising business must contain the company license holder's company name and address as stated in department records. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Ac…

Sec. 1702.132. REPORTS TO EMPLOYER OR CLIENT. (a) A written report submitted to a company license holder's employer or client may only be submitted by the company license holder or a person authorized by a company license holder. The person submitting the report shall exercise di…

Sec. 1702.133. CONFIDENTIALITY; INFORMATION RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSE. (a) A company license holder or an officer, director, or partner of a company license holder may not disclose to another information obtained by the person for an employer or client except: (1) at the direc…

Sec. 1702.134. COMPANY LICENSE HOLDER EXEMPTIONS FROM CERTAIN LOCAL REGULATIONS. (a) A company license holder or an employee of a company license holder is not required to obtain an authorization, permit, franchise, or license from, pay another fee or franchise tax to, or post a …

Sec. 1702.161. SECURITY OFFICER COMMISSION REQUIRED. (a) An individual may not accept employment as a security officer to carry a firearm in the course and scope of the individual's duties unless the individual holds a security officer commission. (b) An individual employed as a …

Sec. 1702.162. EMPLOYER'S APPLICATION FOR SECURITY OFFICER COMMISSION. The employer of a security officer who applies for a security officer commission for the officer must submit an application to the department on a form provided by the department. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388…

Sec. 1702.163. QUALIFICATIONS FOR SECURITY OFFICER COMMISSION. (a) An applicant employed by a company license holder is not eligible for a security officer commission unless the applicant submits as part of the application satisfactory evidence that the applicant has: (1) complet…

Sec. 1702.165. ISSUANCE OF SECURITY OFFICER COMMISSION; POCKET CARD. (a) The department: (1) may issue a security officer commission to an individual employed as a uniformed security officer; and (2) shall issue a security officer commission to a qualified employee of an armored …

Sec. 1702.167. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AS COMMISSIONED SECURITY OFFICER; TRANSFER OF COMMISSION. The holder of a security officer commission who terminates employment with one employer may transfer the individual's commission to a new employer if, not later than the 14th day af…

Sec. 1702.1675. TRAINING PROGRAMS. (a) The commission shall establish a basic training course for commissioned security officers. The course must include, at a minimum: (1) general security officer training issues; (2) classroom instruction on handgun proficiency and self-defense…

Sec. 1702.168. FIREARM REQUIREMENTS. (a) In addition to the requirements of Section 1702.163(a), the commission by rule shall establish other qualifications for individuals who are employed in positions requiring the carrying of firearms. The qualifications may include: (1) physi…

Sec. 1702.1685. HANDGUN PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION. (a) The proficiency examination required to obtain or renew a security officer commission must include: (1) a written section on the subjects listed in Sections 1702.1675(g)(1)-(4); and (2) a physical demonstration of handgun profi…

Sec. 1702.169. FIREARM RESTRICTIONS. A commissioned security officer other than a person acting as a personal protection officer may not carry a firearm unless: (1) the security officer is: (A) engaged in the performance of duties as a security officer; or (B) traveling to or fro…

Sec. 1702.170. NONAPPLICABILITY OF FIREARM RESTRICTIONS. Sections 1702.161, 1702.169, and 1702.206 do not apply to the holder of a temporary security officer commission who: (1) is in uniform; (2) possesses only one firearm; and (3) is performing the individual's duties. Acts 199…

Sec. 1702.171. SECURITY OFFICER COMMISSION RECORDS. The commission shall adopt rules for the maintenance of records relating to an individual to whom the department has issued a security officer commission. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Act…

Sec. 1702.181. NOTICE AND REGISTRATION REQUIRED; REGISTRY. (a) The security department of a private business or a political subdivision may not employ a commissioned security officer unless the security department provides notice to the department in the form prescribed by the co…

Sec. 1702.182. SECURITY DEPARTMENT OF PRIVATE BUSINESS. (a) A security department acts as the security department of a private business if it: (1) has as its general purpose the protection and security of its own property and grounds; and (2) does not offer or provide security se…

Sec. 1702.184. LOCAL REGULATION OF CERTAIN SECURITY SERVICES FOR PRIVATE BUSINESSES. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a political subdivision of this state may not require a private business to contract with or employ a peace officer to provide security services for the …

Sec. 1702.201. PERSONAL PROTECTION OFFICER LICENSE REQUIRED. An individual may not act as a personal protection officer unless the individual holds a personal protection officer license. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., …

Sec. 1702.202. PERSONAL PROTECTION OFFICER. An individual acts as a personal protection officer if the individual, while carrying a firearm, provides to another individual personal protection from bodily harm. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by:…

Sec. 1702.203. APPLICATION FOR PERSONAL PROTECTION OFFICER LICENSE. An applicant for a personal protection officer license must submit a written application on a form prescribed by the commission. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77…

Sec. 1702.204. PERSONAL PROTECTION OFFICER LICENSE; QUALIFICATIONS. (a) An applicant for a personal protection officer license must be at least 21 years of age and must provide: (1) a certificate of completion of the basic security officer training course; (2) proof that the appl…

Sec. 1702.205. PERSONAL PROTECTION OFFICER TRAINING. (a) The commission shall establish a 15-hour course for a personal protection officer consisting of training in nonlethal self-defense or defense of a third person. (b) The training required by this section: (1) must be provide…

Sec. 1702.206. LIMITED AUTHORITY TO CARRY FIREARMS. (a) An individual acting as a personal protection officer may not carry a firearm unless the officer: (1) is either: (A) engaged in the exclusive performance of the officer's duties as a personal protection officer for the emplo…

Sec. 1702.221. INDIVIDUAL LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) To perform any activity regulated by this chapter, the individual must: (1) obtain the proper individual license under Subsection (b); and (2) be employed by a company license holder. (b) An individual must obtain the appropriate in…

Sec. 1702.222. SECURITY OFFICER. An individual acts as a security officer for purposes of this chapter if the individual is: (1) employed by a security services contractor or the security department of a private business; and (2) employed to perform the duties of an alarm systems…

Sec. 1702.2226. ELECTRONIC ACCESS CONTROL DEVICE INSTALLER. (a) An individual acts as an electronic access control device installer for purposes of this chapter if the individual installs, maintains, or repairs an electronic access control device. (b) A person licensed as an elec…

Sec. 1702.2227. LOCKSMITH. (a) An individual acts as a locksmith for the purposes of this chapter if the person: (1) sells, installs, services, or maintains mechanical security devices, including deadbolts and locks; or (2) advertises or offers services to the public or represent…

Sec. 1702.223. ALARM SYSTEMS INSTALLER. (a) An individual acts as an alarm systems installer for purposes of this chapter if the individual installs, maintains, or repairs an alarm system or detection device. (b) An alarm systems installer may sell, install, maintain, repair, or …

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…

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 obtai…

Sec. 1702.230. APPLICATION FOR INDIVIDUAL LICENSE. (a) An application for an individual license must be verified and include: (1) the applicant's full name, residence address, residence telephone number, date and place of birth, and social security number; (2) a statement that: (…

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 w…

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, desi…

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. …

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 th…

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 b…

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 departme…

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 ma…

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 cont…

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, a…

Sec. 1702.282. CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECK. (a) The department shall conduct a criminal history check, including a check of any criminal history record information maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in the manner provided by Subchapter F, Chapter 411, Government Code, …

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…

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 confide…