Tex. Occ. Code § 1702.161

SECURITY OFFICER COMMISSION REQUIRED

Known as the Private Security Act

The act spans §§ 1702–1702 (150 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Marks v. State (2017)

Most recently applied in Marks v. State (April 2017)

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff

(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 security officer may not knowingly carry a firearm during the course of performing duties as a security officer unless the department has issued a security officer commission to the individual.

(c) A person may not hire or employ an individual 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.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.