Title OC, Occupations Code

Sec. 1702.324. CERTAIN OCCUPATIONS. (a) For the purposes of this section, "landman" means an individual who, in the course and scope of the individual's business: (1) acquires, divests, or manages petroleum or mineral interests; (2) performs title or contract functions related to…

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 com…

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 w…

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 …

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 fo…

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 w…

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, E…

Sec. 1702.331. PERSONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEMS. (a) In this section, "personal emergency response system" means an alarm system that is: (1) installed in the residence of a person; (2) monitored by an alarm systems company; (3) designed only to permit the person to signal the…

Sec. 1702.332. TELEMATICS SERVICE PROVIDERS. (a) In this section, "telematics service" means: (1) a service that: (A) is provided to owners, operators, and occupants of consumer vehicles or commercial fleet vehicles through the remote access of in-vehicle data that may rely on gl…

Sec. 1702.333. CERTAIN VOLUNTEERS. (a) In this section, "volunteer security services" means services or activities that are: (1) regulated under this chapter; and (2) provided without compensation or remuneration. (b) This chapter does not apply to a person who is providing volun…

Sec. 1702.361. DENIAL AND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS; GROUNDS. (a) The commission, for conduct described by Subsection (b), may: (1) deny an application or revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew a license or security officer commission; (2) reprimand a license holder or commissioned secur…

Sec. 1702.363. APPLICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT. Except as provided by Section 1702.364, a person regulated under this chapter against whom the commission has taken action is entitled to a hearing before the State Office of Administrative Hearings. A proceeding under t…

Sec. 1702.364. SUMMARY ACTIONS. (a) On receiving written notice from a law enforcement agency that a person has been charged with or convicted of an offense that would make the person ineligible for a license or security officer commission under Section 1702.113 or 1702.163, or a…

Sec. 1702.365. ABDUCTION OF CHILD. The commission shall revoke a person's license or security officer commission or deny a person's application for, or renewal of, a license or security officer commission on proof that the person or an agent of the person has, after the date of a…

Sec. 1702.367. COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION; SUBPOENA; WITNESS. (a) For an investigation conducted under this chapter, if necessary to enforce this chapter or the commission rules adopted under this chapter, the department may issue an administrative subpoena to any person in this sta…

Sec. 1702.368. NOTIFICATION OF CONVICTION FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES. The department shall notify the police department of the municipality and the sheriff's department of the county in which a person licensed or commissioned under this chapter resides of the conviction of the person f…

Sec. 1702.369. NO REINSTATEMENT AFTER REVOCATION. A revoked license may not be reinstated. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Sec. 1702.370. EFFECT OF SUSPENSION; MONITORING OF EXISTING ALARM CONTRACTS. Subject to expiration of the license under Section 1702.306, a license holder may continue to monitor under an existing alarm contract or contract to monitor under an existing alarm contract for 30 days …

Sec. 1702.3705. PROHIBITION AGAINST CERTAIN POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS ACTING AS ALARM SYSTEMS COMPANY. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a political subdivision may not offer residential alarm system sales, service, installation, or monitoring unless it has been providing mo…

Sec. 1702.372. RECUSAL OF COMMISSION MEMBER. (a) A commission member who participated in the investigation of a complaint of a violation of this chapter or in informal settlement negotiations regarding the complaint: (1) may not vote on the matter at a commission meeting related …

Sec. 1702.381. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person who is not licensed under this chapter, who does not have a license application pending, and who violates this chapter may be assessed a civil penalty to be paid to the state not to exceed $10,000 for each violation. (b) A person who con…

Sec. 1702.382. INJUNCTION. (a) An attorney for the department, the attorney general's office, or any criminal prosecutor in this state may institute an action against a person to enjoin a violation by the person of this chapter or an administrative rule. (b) An injunction action …

Sec. 1702.383. ACTION FOR CIVIL PENALTY OR INJUNCTION. If a person has violated a provision of this chapter for which a penalty is imposed under Section 1702.381, an attorney for the department, the attorney general's office, or any criminal prosecutor in this state may institute…

Sec. 1702.3835. DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICE. (a) A person who performs or offers to perform an activity regulated under this chapter, but who is not licensed or otherwise authorized under this chapter to perform the activity, commits a false, misleading, or deceptive act or practice…

Sec. 1702.384. FALSIFICATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS; OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly falsifies fingerprints or photographs submitted under Section 1702.110. (b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch.…

Sec. 1702.3841. INSUFFICIENT INSURANCE COVERAGE; OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person is subject to Section 1702.124 and knowingly fails to provide and maintain a certificate of insurance or other documentary evidence of insurance sufficient to cover all of the …

Sec. 1702.386. UNAUTHORIZED EMPLOYMENT; OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person contracts with or employs a person who is required to hold a license or commission under this chapter knowing that the person does not hold the required license or commission or who oth…

Sec. 1702.3863. UNAUTHORIZED CONTRACT WITH BAIL BOND SURETY; OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person contracts with or is employed by a bail bond surety as defined by Chapter 1704 to secure the appearance of a person who has violated Section 38.10, Penal Code, unle…

Sec. 1702.3867. EXECUTION OF CAPIAS OR ARREST WARRANT; OFFENSE. (a) A private investigator executing a capias or an arrest warrant on behalf of a bail bond surety may not: (1) enter a residence without the consent of the occupants; (2) execute the capias or warrant without writte…

Sec. 1702.387. FAILURE TO SURRENDER CERTAIN DOCUMENTS; OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person fails to surrender or immediately return to the department the person's commission, pocket card, or other identification issued to the person by the department under this…

Sec. 1702.3875. IMPERSONATING SECURITY OFFICER; OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person: (1) impersonates a commissioned or noncommissioned security officer with the intent to induce another to submit to the person's pretended authority or to rely on the person's p…

Sec. 1702.3876. IMPERSONATING PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR; OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person: (1) impersonates a private investigator with the intent to induce another to submit to the person's pretended authority or to rely on the person's pretended acts of a priva…

Sec. 1702.388. VIOLATION OF CHAPTER; OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person violates a provision of this chapter for which a specific criminal penalty is not prescribed. (b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor, except that the offense is a felon…

Sec. 1702.389. VENUE. An offense under this chapter may be prosecuted in Travis County or in the county in which the offense occurred. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Sec. 1704.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Bail bond" means a cash deposit, or similar deposit or written undertaking, or a bond or other security, given to guarantee the appearance of a defendant in a criminal case. (2) "Bail bond surety" means a person who: (A) executes …

Sec. 1704.002. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER. This chapter applies only in a county with a population of: (1) 110,000 or more; or (2) less than 110,000 in which a board is created. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. SUBCHAPTER B. COUNTY BAIL BOND BOARDS

Sec. 1704.051. MANDATORY CREATION OF BOARD. A board is created in each county with a population of 110,000 or more. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Sec. 1704.052. DISCRETIONARY CREATION OF BOARD. A board may be created in a county with a population of less than 110,000 if: (1) a majority of the persons who would serve as members of the board under Section 1704.053, or who would designate the persons who would serve as member…

Sec. 1704.053. BOARD COMPOSITION. A board consists of: (1) the sheriff or a designee from the sheriff's office who must be the sheriff's administrator or a deputy sheriff of the rank of at least sergeant; (2) a district judge of the county having jurisdiction over criminal matter…

Sec. 1704.0535. ELECTION OF CERTAIN BAIL BOND BOARD MEMBERS. (a) The board shall annually conduct a secret ballot election to elect the members of the board who serve as the representative of licensed bail bond sureties and the representative of the criminal defense attorneys by …

Sec. 1704.054. PRESIDING OFFICER. (a) A board shall initially elect one of its members as presiding officer. (b) The presiding officer shall preside over board meetings. (c) The presiding officer may vote on any board matter. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1…

Sec. 1704.055. MEETINGS. (a) A board shall hold its initial meeting not later than the 60th day after the date the board is created. (b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a board shall meet: (1) at least once a month; and (2) at other times at the call of the presiding office…

Sec. 1704.056. QUORUM; MAJORITY VOTE. (a) Four members of a board constitute a quorum. (b) A board may take action only on a majority vote of the board members present. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. SUBCHAPTER C. BOARD POWERS AND DUTIES

Sec. 1704.101. ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY. A board shall: (1) exercise powers incidental or necessary to the administration of this chapter; (2) deposit fees collected under this chapter in the general fund of the county or in a separate county fund established for this purpose; (3…

Sec. 1704.102. ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY. (a) A board shall: (1) enforce this chapter in the county; (2) conduct hearings and investigations and make determinations relating to license suspension and revocation; (3) suspend or revoke a license for a violation of this chapter or a rul…

Sec. 1704.103. DISBURSEMENTS FROM COUNTY FUND. (a) Fees deposited in the general fund of a county or in a separate county fund under Section 1704.101(2) may be used only to administer and enforce this chapter, including reimbursement for: (1) reasonable expenses incurred by the b…