Occupations Code › Title 10 › Chapter 1702 › Subchapter G

Texas Occupations Code § 1702.168

Firearm Requirements

Private Security · Security Officer Commission Requirements

(a) In addition to the requirements of Section 1702.163(a), the commission by rule shall establish other qualifications for individuals who are employed in positions requiring the carrying of firearms. The qualifications may include:

(1) physical and mental standards; and

(2) other requirements that relate to the competency and reliability of individuals to carry firearms.

(b) The commission shall prescribe appropriate forms and adopt rules by which evidence is presented that the requirements are fulfilled.

Official text of the Texas Occupations Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.

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Legislative history

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.618, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 4.53, eff. September 1, 2009.

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 5.060, eff. September 1, 2019.

This section refers to

§ 1702.163

Sections that refer to this one

§ 1702.321