Texas Statutes
Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security
Chapter 1702 - Private Security

Section 1702.044. Qualifications and Standards of Conduct Information - Sec. 1702.044. QUALIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS OF CONDUCT INFORMATION. The chief...

Subchapter D. Powers and Duties

Section 1702.061. General Powers and Duties - Sec. 1702.061. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The commission shall...

Section 1702.062. Fees - Sec. 1702.062. FEES. (a) The commission by rule shall establish...

Section 1702.063. Use of Fines - Sec. 1702.063. USE OF FINES. The fines collected under this...

Section 1702.0635. Restrictions on Certain Rules - Sec. 1702.0635. RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN RULES. The commission may not...

Section 1702.064. Rules Restricting Advertising or Competitive Bidding - Sec. 1702.064. RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING. (a) The...

Section 1702.0645. Payment of Fees and Fines - Sec. 1702.0645. PAYMENT OF FEES AND FINES. (a) The commission...

Section 1702.067. Records; Evidence - Sec. 1702.067. RECORDS; EVIDENCE. An official record of the department...

Section 1702.068. Appeal Bond Not Required - Sec. 1702.068. APPEAL BOND NOT REQUIRED. The department is not...

Subchapter E. Public Interest Information

Section 1702.084. Public Access to Certain Records of Disciplinary Actions - Sec. 1702.084. PUBLIC ACCESS TO CERTAIN RECORDS OF DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS....

Section 1702.085. Confidentiality of Records - Sec. 1702.085. CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS. Records maintained by the department...

Subchapter F. Licensing and Duties of Investigations Companies and Security Services Contractors

Section 1702.101. Investigations Company License Required - Sec. 1702.101. INVESTIGATIONS COMPANY LICENSE REQUIRED. Unless the person holds...

Section 1702.102. Security Services Contractor License Required; Scope of License - Sec. 1702.102. SECURITY SERVICES CONTRACTOR LICENSE REQUIRED; SCOPE OF LICENSE....

Section 1702.1025. Electronic Access Control Device Company License Required; Scope of License - Sec. 1702.1025. ELECTRONIC ACCESS CONTROL DEVICE COMPANY LICENSE REQUIRED; SCOPE...

Section 1702.103. Classification and Limitation of Company Licenses - Sec. 1702.103. CLASSIFICATION AND LIMITATION OF COMPANY LICENSES. (a) The...

Section 1702.104. Investigations Company - Sec. 1702.104. INVESTIGATIONS COMPANY. (a) A person acts as an...

Section 1702.105. Alarm Systems Company - Sec. 1702.105. ALARM SYSTEMS COMPANY. (a) A person acts as...

Section 1702.1055. Electronic Access Control Device Company - Sec. 1702.1055. ELECTRONIC ACCESS CONTROL DEVICE COMPANY. A person acts...

Section 1702.1056. Locksmith Company - Sec. 1702.1056. LOCKSMITH COMPANY. (a) A person acts as a...

Section 1702.106. Armored Car Company - Sec. 1702.106. ARMORED CAR COMPANY. A person acts as an...

Section 1702.107. Courier Company - Sec. 1702.107. COURIER COMPANY. A person acts as a courier...

Section 1702.108. Guard Company - Sec. 1702.108. GUARD COMPANY. A person acts as a guard...

Section 1702.110. Application for Company License - Sec. 1702.110. APPLICATION FOR COMPANY LICENSE. (a) An application for...

Section 1702.112. Form of Company License - Sec. 1702.112. FORM OF COMPANY LICENSE. The department shall prescribe...

Section 1702.113. General Qualifications for Company License or Security Officer Commission - Sec. 1702.113. GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR COMPANY LICENSE OR SECURITY OFFICER...

Section 1702.114. Additional Qualifications for Investigations Company License - Sec. 1702.114. ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR INVESTIGATIONS COMPANY LICENSE. (a) An...

Section 1702.115. Additional Qualifications for Security Services Contractor License - Sec. 1702.115. ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR SECURITY SERVICES CONTRACTOR LICENSE. (a)...

Section 1702.117. Examination - Sec. 1702.117. EXAMINATION. (a) The department shall require an applicant...

Section 1702.118. Examination Results - Sec. 1702.118. EXAMINATION RESULTS. (a) Not later than the 30th...

Section 1702.1183. Reciprocal Company License for Certain Applicants - Sec. 1702.1183. RECIPROCAL COMPANY LICENSE FOR CERTAIN APPLICANTS. (a) The...

Section 1702.1186. Provisional Company License - Sec. 1702.1186. PROVISIONAL COMPANY LICENSE. (a) The department may issue...

Section 1702.122. Temporary Continuation of Company License Holder's Business - Sec. 1702.122. TEMPORARY CONTINUATION OF COMPANY LICENSE HOLDER'S BUSINESS. Under...

Section 1702.123. Insurance; Bond - Sec. 1702.123. INSURANCE; BOND. (a) A company license holder shall...

Section 1702.124. Insurance Requirement - Sec. 1702.124. INSURANCE REQUIREMENT. (a) An applicant is not eligible...

Section 1702.125. Bond Requirement - Sec. 1702.125. BOND REQUIREMENT. A bond executed and filed with...

Section 1702.127. Company License Holder Employees; Records - Sec. 1702.127. COMPANY LICENSE HOLDER EMPLOYEES; RECORDS. (a) A company...

Section 1702.128. Posting of Company License Required - Sec. 1702.128. POSTING OF COMPANY LICENSE REQUIRED. A company license...

Section 1702.129. Notice of Certain Changes; Branch Offices - Sec. 1702.129. NOTICE OF CERTAIN CHANGES; BRANCH OFFICES. (a) A...

Section 1702.130. Use of Certain Titles, Uniforms, Insignia, or Identifications Prohibited - Sec. 1702.130. USE OF CERTAIN TITLES, UNIFORMS, INSIGNIA, OR IDENTIFICATIONS...

Section 1702.131. Advertising - Sec. 1702.131. ADVERTISING. An advertisement by a company license holder...

Section 1702.132. Reports to Employer or Client - Sec. 1702.132. REPORTS TO EMPLOYER OR CLIENT. (a) A written...

Section 1702.133. Confidentiality; Information Relating to Criminal Offense - Sec. 1702.133. CONFIDENTIALITY; INFORMATION RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSE. (a) A...

Section 1702.134. Company License Holder Exemptions From Certain Local Regulations - Sec. 1702.134. COMPANY LICENSE HOLDER EXEMPTIONS FROM CERTAIN LOCAL REGULATIONS....

Subchapter G. Security Officer Commission Requirements

Section 1702.161. Security Officer Commission Required - Sec. 1702.161. SECURITY OFFICER COMMISSION REQUIRED. (a) An individual may...

Section 1702.162. Employer's Application for Security Officer Commission - Sec. 1702.162. EMPLOYER'S APPLICATION FOR SECURITY OFFICER COMMISSION. The employer...

Section 1702.163. Qualifications for Security Officer Commission - Sec. 1702.163. QUALIFICATIONS FOR SECURITY OFFICER COMMISSION. (a) An applicant...

Section 1702.165. Issuance of Security Officer Commission; Pocket Card - Sec. 1702.165. ISSUANCE OF SECURITY OFFICER COMMISSION; POCKET CARD. (a)...

Section 1702.167. Termination of Employment as Commissioned Security Officer; Transfer of Commission - Sec. 1702.167. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AS COMMISSIONED SECURITY OFFICER; TRANSFER...

Section 1702.1675. Training Programs - Sec. 1702.1675. TRAINING PROGRAMS. (a) The commission shall establish a...

Section 1702.168. Firearm Requirements - Sec. 1702.168. FIREARM REQUIREMENTS. (a) In addition to the requirements...

Section 1702.1685. Handgun Proficiency Examination - Sec. 1702.1685. HANDGUN PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION. (a) The proficiency examination required...

Section 1702.169. Firearm Restrictions - Sec. 1702.169. FIREARM RESTRICTIONS. A commissioned security officer other than...

Section 1702.170. Nonapplicability of Firearm Restrictions - Sec. 1702.170. NONAPPLICABILITY OF FIREARM RESTRICTIONS. Sections 1702.161, 1702.169, and...

Section 1702.171. Security Officer Commission Records - Sec. 1702.171. SECURITY OFFICER COMMISSION RECORDS. The commission shall adopt...

Subchapter H. Employment of Commissioned Security Officer by Certain Persons; Requirements

Section 1702.181. Notice and Registration Required; Registry - Sec. 1702.181. NOTICE AND REGISTRATION REQUIRED; REGISTRY. (a) The security...

Section 1702.182. Security Department of Private Business - Sec. 1702.182. SECURITY DEPARTMENT OF PRIVATE BUSINESS. (a) A security...

Section 1702.184. Local Regulation of Certain Security Services for Private Businesses - Sec. 1702.184. LOCAL REGULATION OF CERTAIN SECURITY SERVICES FOR PRIVATE...

Subchapter I. Personal Protection Officer License Requirements

Section 1702.201. Personal Protection Officer License Required - Sec. 1702.201. PERSONAL PROTECTION OFFICER LICENSE REQUIRED. An individual may...

Section 1702.202. Personal Protection Officer - Sec. 1702.202. PERSONAL PROTECTION OFFICER. An individual acts as a...

Section 1702.203. Application for Personal Protection Officer License - Sec. 1702.203. APPLICATION FOR PERSONAL PROTECTION OFFICER LICENSE. An applicant...

Section 1702.204. Personal Protection Officer License; Qualifications - Sec. 1702.204. PERSONAL PROTECTION OFFICER LICENSE; QUALIFICATIONS. (a) An applicant...

Section 1702.205. Personal Protection Officer Training - Sec. 1702.205. PERSONAL PROTECTION OFFICER TRAINING. (a) The commission shall...

Section 1702.206. Limited Authority to Carry Firearms - Sec. 1702.206. LIMITED AUTHORITY TO CARRY FIREARMS. (a) An individual...

Subchapter J. Licensing and Duties of Individuals

Section 1702.221. Individual License Required - Sec. 1702.221. INDIVIDUAL LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) To perform any activity...

Section 1702.222. Security Officer - Sec. 1702.222. SECURITY OFFICER. An individual acts as a security...

Section 1702.2226. Electronic Access Control Device Installer - Sec. 1702.2226. ELECTRONIC ACCESS CONTROL DEVICE INSTALLER. (a) An individual...

Section 1702.2227. Locksmith - Sec. 1702.2227. LOCKSMITH. (a) An individual acts as a locksmith...

Section 1702.223. Alarm Systems Installer - Sec. 1702.223. ALARM SYSTEMS INSTALLER. (a) An individual acts as...

Section 1702.224. Alarm Systems Monitor - Sec. 1702.224. ALARM SYSTEMS MONITOR. (a) An individual acts as...

Section 1702.229. Qualifications for Individual License - Sec. 1702.229. QUALIFICATIONS FOR INDIVIDUAL LICENSE. (a) An applicant for...

Section 1702.230. Application for Individual License - Sec. 1702.230. APPLICATION FOR INDIVIDUAL LICENSE. (a) An application for...

Section 1702.2305. Provisional Individual License - Sec. 1702.2305. PROVISIONAL INDIVIDUAL LICENSE. (a) The department may issue...

Section 1702.232. Pocket Cards - Sec. 1702.232. POCKET CARDS. (a) The department shall issue a...

Section 1702.233. Duration of Pocket Cards - Sec. 1702.233. DURATION OF POCKET CARDS. A pocket card issued...

Section 1702.234. Transfer of Individual License - Sec. 1702.234. TRANSFER OF INDIVIDUAL LICENSE. An individual license holder...

Section 1702.235. Preemployment Check for Noncommissioned Security Officers - Sec. 1702.235. PREEMPLOYMENT CHECK FOR NONCOMMISSIONED SECURITY OFFICERS. A person...

Section 1702.236. Examination and Training Requirements for Electronic Access Control Device Installers - Sec. 1702.236. EXAMINATION AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRONIC ACCESS CONTROL...

Section 1702.239. Training Requirements for Alarm Systems Installer; Examination - Sec. 1702.239. TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR ALARM SYSTEMS INSTALLER; EXAMINATION. (a)...

Section 1702.240. Exemptions for Undercover Agent - Sec. 1702.240. EXEMPTIONS FOR UNDERCOVER AGENT. (a) For the purposes...

Section 1702.241. Jurisprudence Examination - Sec. 1702.241. JURISPRUDENCE EXAMINATION. (a) The commission may develop and...

Subchapter L. General Provisions Applicable to Regulated Persons

Section 1702.282. Criminal History Check - Sec. 1702.282. CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECK. (a) The department shall conduct...

Section 1702.283. Cruelty to Animals - Sec. 1702.283. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. A person who has been...

Section 1702.284. Alarm Systems Records Confidential - Sec. 1702.284. ALARM SYSTEMS RECORDS CONFIDENTIAL. (a) Information contained in...

Section 1702.285. False Representation - Sec. 1702.285. FALSE REPRESENTATION. A person may not represent falsely...

Section 1702.286. Duties of Alarm Systems Company - Sec. 1702.286. DUTIES OF ALARM SYSTEMS COMPANY. (a) On the...

Section 1702.2865. Customer Authorization Required for Certain Locksmith Services - Sec. 1702.2865. CUSTOMER AUTHORIZATION REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN LOCKSMITH SERVICES. (a)...

Section 1702.287. Detection Device Control Panels; Minimum Standards - Sec. 1702.287. DETECTION DEVICE CONTROL PANELS; MINIMUM STANDARDS. An alarm...

Section 1702.288. Notice of Certain Information to Recipient of Alarm System Services - Sec. 1702.288. NOTICE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION TO RECIPIENT OF ALARM...

Section 1702.289. Inspections - Sec. 1702.289. INSPECTIONS. (a) An employee or agent of the...

Subchapter M. Expiration; Renewal

Section 1702.301. Expiration - Sec. 1702.301. EXPIRATION. (a) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg.,...

Section 1702.302. License Renewal - Sec. 1702.302. LICENSE RENEWAL. (a) A person who is otherwise...

Section 1702.303. Renewal of Expired License by Out-of-State Practitioner - Sec. 1702.303. RENEWAL OF EXPIRED LICENSE BY OUT-OF-STATE PRACTITIONER. A...

Section 1702.305. Effect of License Renewal on Disciplinary Action - Sec. 1702.305. EFFECT OF LICENSE RENEWAL ON DISCIPLINARY ACTION. Renewal...

Section 1702.306. Effect of Suspension on License Renewal Requirements - Sec. 1702.306. EFFECT OF SUSPENSION ON LICENSE RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS. A...

Section 1702.308. Continuing Education - Sec. 1702.308. CONTINUING EDUCATION. (a) This section does not apply...

Section 1702.309. Security Officer Commission Renewal - Sec. 1702.309. SECURITY OFFICER COMMISSION RENEWAL. (a) The commission by...

Subchapter N. Exceptions

Section 1702.321. Government Employees - Sec. 1702.321. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES. (a) Except as provided by this...

Section 1702.322. Law Enforcement Personnel - Sec. 1702.322. LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL. This chapter does not apply...

Section 1702.323. Security Department of Private Business - Sec. 1702.323. SECURITY DEPARTMENT OF PRIVATE BUSINESS. (a) Except as...

Section 1702.324. Certain Occupations - Sec. 1702.324. CERTAIN OCCUPATIONS. (a) For the purposes of this...

Section 1702.325. Common Carriers - Sec. 1702.325. COMMON CARRIERS. This chapter does not apply to:...

Section 1702.326. Medical Alert Services - Sec. 1702.326. MEDICAL ALERT SERVICES. (a) This chapter does not...

Section 1702.327. Nonprofit and Civic Organizations - Sec. 1702.327. NONPROFIT AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS. This chapter does not...

Section 1702.328. Security Systems Sales and Installation - Sec. 1702.328. SECURITY SYSTEMS SALES AND INSTALLATION. This chapter does...

Section 1702.329. Fire Alarm and Detection Sales and Installation - Sec. 1702.329. FIRE ALARM AND DETECTION SALES AND INSTALLATION. This...

Section 1702.330. Security Personnel of Private Institution of Higher Education - Sec. 1702.330. SECURITY PERSONNEL OF PRIVATE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION....

Section 1702.331. Personal Emergency Response Systems - Sec. 1702.331. PERSONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEMS. (a) In this section,...

Section 1702.332. Telematics Service Providers - Sec. 1702.332. TELEMATICS SERVICE PROVIDERS. (a) In this section, "telematics...

Section 1702.333. Place of Religious Worship; Certain Volunteers - Sec. 1702.333. PLACE OF RELIGIOUS WORSHIP; CERTAIN VOLUNTEERS. (a) In...

Subchapter O. Prohibited Practices and Grounds for Denial and Disciplinary Action

Section 1702.361. Denial and Disciplinary Actions; Grounds - Sec. 1702.361. DENIAL AND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS; GROUNDS. (a) The commission,...

Section 1702.363. Application of Administrative Procedure Act - Sec. 1702.363. APPLICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT. Except as provided...

Section 1702.364. Summary Actions - Sec. 1702.364. SUMMARY ACTIONS. (a) On receiving written notice from...

Section 1702.365. Abduction of Child - Sec. 1702.365. ABDUCTION OF CHILD. The commission shall revoke a...

Section 1702.367. Complaint Investigation; Subpoena; Witness - Sec. 1702.367. COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION; SUBPOENA; WITNESS. (a) For an investigation...

Section 1702.368. Notification of Conviction for Certain Offenses - Sec. 1702.368. NOTIFICATION OF CONVICTION FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES. The department...

Section 1702.369. No Reinstatement After Revocation - Sec. 1702.369. NO REINSTATEMENT AFTER REVOCATION. A revoked license may...

Section 1702.370. Effect of Suspension; Monitoring of Existing Alarm Contracts - Sec. 1702.370. EFFECT OF SUSPENSION; MONITORING OF EXISTING ALARM CONTRACTS....

Section 1702.3705. Prohibition Against Certain Political Subdivisions Acting as Alarm Systems Company - Sec. 1702.3705. PROHIBITION AGAINST CERTAIN POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS ACTING AS ALARM...

Section 1702.372. Recusal of Commission Member - Sec. 1702.372. RECUSAL OF COMMISSION MEMBER. (a) A commission member...

Subchapter P. Penalties and Enforcement Provisions

Section 1702.381. Civil Penalty - Sec. 1702.381. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person who is not...

Section 1702.382. Injunction - Sec. 1702.382. INJUNCTION. (a) An attorney for the department, the...

Section 1702.383. Action for Civil Penalty or Injunction - Sec. 1702.383. ACTION FOR CIVIL PENALTY OR INJUNCTION. If a...

Section 1702.3835. Deceptive Trade Practice - Sec. 1702.3835. DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICE. (a) A person who performs...

Section 1702.384. Falsification of Certain Documents; Offense - Sec. 1702.384. FALSIFICATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS; OFFENSE. (a) A person...

Section 1702.3841. Insufficient Insurance Coverage; Offense - Sec. 1702.3841. INSUFFICIENT INSURANCE COVERAGE; OFFENSE. (a) A person commits...

Section 1702.386. Unauthorized Employment; Offense - Sec. 1702.386. UNAUTHORIZED EMPLOYMENT; OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an...

Section 1702.3863. Unauthorized Contract With Bail Bond Surety; Offense - Sec. 1702.3863. UNAUTHORIZED CONTRACT WITH BAIL BOND SURETY; OFFENSE. (a)...

Section 1702.3867. Execution of Capias or Arrest Warrant; Offense - Sec. 1702.3867. EXECUTION OF CAPIAS OR ARREST WARRANT; OFFENSE. (a)...

Section 1702.387. Failure to Surrender Certain Documents; Offense - Sec. 1702.387. FAILURE TO SURRENDER CERTAIN DOCUMENTS; OFFENSE. (a) A...

Section 1702.3875. Impersonating Security Officer; Offense - Sec. 1702.3875. IMPERSONATING SECURITY OFFICER; OFFENSE. (a) A person commits...

Section 1702.3876. Impersonating Private Investigator; Offense - Sec. 1702.3876. IMPERSONATING PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR; OFFENSE. (a) A person commits...

Section 1702.388. Violation of Chapter; Offense - Sec. 1702.388. VIOLATION OF CHAPTER; OFFENSE. (a) A person commits...

Section 1702.389. Venue - Sec. 1702.389. VENUE. An offense under this chapter may be...

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Texas Statutes Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security Chapter 1702 - Private Security

Texas Statutes
Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security
Chapter 1702 - Private Security