Texas Statutes
Subchapter N. Exceptions
Section 1702.328. Security Systems Sales and Installation

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 for the protection of the person's personal property located on another person's property and does not, as a normal business practice, install the devices on the property of another;
(2) a person in the business of building construction that installs electrical wiring and devices that may include in part the installation of a burglar alarm or detection device if:
(A) the person is a party to a contract that provides that:
(i) the installation will be performed under the direct supervision of, and inspected and certified by, a person licensed to install and certify the alarm or detection device; and
(ii) the license holder assumes full responsibility for the installation of the alarm or detection device; and
(B) the person does not service or maintain alarm systems, electronic access control devices, locks, or detection devices;
(3) a person who sells or installs automobile burglar alarm devices and who does not perform any other act that requires a license under this chapter; or
(4) a person who sells exclusively by e-commerce, over the counter transactions, or mail order, alarm systems, electronic access control devices, locks, or detection devices.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 936, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1155 (H.B. 3140), Sec. 3, eff. June 18, 2005.