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Texas - Recent Legislation
PRIVATE SECURITY LAW
• The Texas Department of Public Safety administers the Private Security Act thru the Private Security Board.
• The statute requires that to own, manage or be employed by a licensed company a person must:
• A person acts as a locksmith company if the person sells, services, installs, or maintains mechanical security devices, including deadbolts and locks, and advertises services offered by the company using the term locksmith or includes the term locksmith in the company's name.
• An individual acts as a locksmith if the person sells, services, installs, or maintains mechanical security devices, including deadbolts and locks, and advertises or offers services to the public or represents to the public that the person is a locksmith.
• Unless the person is registered as a locksmith company, a person may not act as a locksmith company; offer to perform the services of a locksmith company; or engage in business activity for which registration is required under this chapter.
• 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. A person registered as an electronic access control device installer may not install alarm systems unless the person is registered under this chapter as an alarm systems installer.
PRIVATE SECURITY LAW
• The Texas Department of Public Safety administers the Private Security Act thru the Private Security Board.
• The statute requires that to own, manage or be employed by a licensed company a person must:
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• be at least 18 years of age
• not have been arrested, charged indicted, entered into any pre-trial intervention, or convicted of any Class A misdemeanor or felony unless a full pardon has been granted
• not have been arrested, charged, indicted, entered into any pre-trial intervention, or convicted of any Class B misdemeanor within the last five (5) years
• be mentally competent
• not be alcohol or drug dependent
• if in the Armed Services, must have been Honorably Discharged
• A person acts as a locksmith company if the person sells, services, installs, or maintains mechanical security devices, including deadbolts and locks, and advertises services offered by the company using the term locksmith or includes the term locksmith in the company's name.
• An individual acts as a locksmith if the person sells, services, installs, or maintains mechanical security devices, including deadbolts and locks, and advertises or offers services to the public or represents to the public that the person is a locksmith.
• Unless the person is registered as a locksmith company, a person may not act as a locksmith company; offer to perform the services of a locksmith company; or engage in business activity for which registration is required under this chapter.
• 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. A person registered as an electronic access control device installer may not install alarm systems unless the person is registered under this chapter as an alarm systems installer.
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