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ANSWERS |LATEST UPDATE .
Fire Protection Sprinkler System - Correct Answer -an assembly of underground or overhead
piping or conduits that conveys water with or without other agents to dispersal openings or
devices to: (A) extinguish, control, or contain fire; and (B) provide protection from exposure
to fire or the products of
Fire protection sprinkler system contractor - Correct Answer -an individual or organization
that offers to undertake, represents itself as being able to undertake, or undertakes the plan,
sale, installation, maintenance, or servicing of: (A) a fire protection sprinkler system; or (B)
any part of a fire protection sprinkler system
Individual - Correct Answer -a natural person, including an owner, manager, officer,
employee, or occupant.
Insurance agent - Correct Answer -(A) an individual, firm, or corporation licensed under: (i)
Subchapter E, Chapter 981; or (ii) Subchapter A, B, C, D, E, or G, Chapter 4051; or (B) an
individual authorized to represent an insurance fund or pool created by a municipality,
county, or other political subdivision of this state under Chapter 791, Government Code.
Installation - Correct Answer -the initial placement of equipment; or (B) the extension,
modification, or alteration of equipment after initial placement.
License - Correct Answer -document issued to a responsible managing employee authorizing
the employee to engage in the fire protection sprinkler system business in this state.
Maintenance - Correct Answer -the maintenance of a fire protection sprinkler system or any
part of a fire protection sprinkler system in the condition of repair that provides performance
as originally planned.
Organization - Correct Answer -a corporation, a partnership or other business association, a
governmental entity, or any other legal or commercial entity.
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,Registration certificate - Correct Answer -the document issued to a fire protection sprinkler
system contractor authorizing the contractor to engage in business in this state
Responsible managing employee - Correct Answer -an individual designated by a company
that plans, sells, installs, maintains, or services fire protection sprinkler systems to ensure that
each fire protection sprinkler system, as installed, maintained, or serviced, meets the
standards for the system as provided by law.
Service - Correct Answer -maintenance, repair, or testing
Section 6003.002 Applicability of Chapter - Correct Answer -(a) This chapter does not apply
to: (1) an employee of the United States, this state, or any political subdivision of this state
who acts as a fire protection sprinkler system contractor for the employing governmental
entity; (2) the plan, sale, installation, maintenance, or servicing of a fire protection sprinkler
system in any property owned by the United States or this state; (3) an individual or
organization acting under court order as authorization; (4) an individual or organization that
sells or supplies products or materials to a registered fire protection sprinkler system
contractor; (5) an installation, maintenance, or service project for which the total contract
price for labor, materials, and all other services is less than $100, if: (A) the project is not a
part of a complete or more costly project, whether the complete project is to be undertaken by
one or more fire protection sprinkler system contractors; or (B) the project is not divided into
contracts of less than $100 for the purpose of evading this chapter; (6) an engineer licensed
under Chapter 1001, Occupations Code, acting solely in the engineer's professional capacity;
(7) a regular employee of a registered fire protection sprinkler system contractor; or (8) an
owner or lessee of property that: (A) installs a fire protection sprinkler system on the owned
or leased property for the owner's or lessee's own use or for family members' use; and (B)
does not offer the property for sale or lease before the first anniversary of the date of
installation of the fire protection sprinkler system. (b) This chapter does not authorize an
individual or organization to practice professional engineering other than in compliance with
Chapter 1001, Occupations Code
Section 6003.003 Effect on Local Regulation - Correct Answer -(a) This chapter and the rules
adopted under this chapter have uniform force and effect throughout this state. A
municipality or county may not enact an order, ordinance, or rule requiring a fire protection
sprinkler system contractor to obtain a registration certificate from the municipality or
county. A municipality or county may not impose on a fire protection sprinkler system
contractor qualification or financial responsibility requirements other than proof of a
registration certificate. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a
municipality or county may require a fire protection sprinkler system contractor to obtain a
permit and pay a permit fee for the installation of a fire protection sprinkler system and
require the installation of a fire protection sprinkler system to conform to the building code or
other construction requirements of the municipality or county. (c) A municipal or county
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, order, ordinance, or rule in effect on September 1, 1983, is not invalidated because of any
provision of this chapter.
Section 6003.051 Administration of Chapter - Correct Answer -(a) The department shall
administer this chapter. (b) The commissioner may issue rules necessary to administer this
chapter through the state fire marshal.
Section 6003.052 Adoption of Rules - Correct Answer -(a) In adopting necessary rules, the
commissioner may use recognized standards, including standards: (1) adopted by federal law
or regulation; (2) published by a nationally recognized standards-making organization; or (3)
developed by individual manufacturers. (b) Under rules adopted under Section 6003.051(b),
the department may create a specialized licensing or registration program for fire protection
sprinkler system contractors.
Section 6003.053 Rules Restricting Advertising or Competitive Bidding - Correct Answer -
(a) The commissioner may not adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding by
the holder of a license or registration certificate issued under this chapter except to prohibit
false, misleading, or deceptive practices. (b) In the commissioner's rules to prohibit false,
misleading, or deceptive practices, the commissioner may not include a rule that: (1) restricts
the use of any medium for advertising; (2) restricts the use of a license or registration
certificate holder's personal appearance or voice in an advertisement; (3) relates to the size or
duration of an advertisement by the license or registration certificate holder; or (4) restricts
the license or registration certificate holder's advertisement under a trade name.
Section 6003.054 General Powers and Duties of Commissioner, State Fire Marshal, and
Department - Correct Answer -(a) The commissioner may delegate authority to exercise all or
part of the commissioner's functions, powers, and duties under this chapter, including the
issuance of licenses and registration certificates, to the state fire marshal. The state fire
marshal shall implement the rules adopted by the commissioner for the protection and
preservation of life and property in controlling: (1) the registration of an individual or an
organization engaged in the business of planning, selling, installing, maintaining, or servicing
fire protection sprinkler systems; and (2) the requirements for the plan, sale, installation,
maintenance, or servicing of fire protection sprinkler systems by: (A) determining the criteria
and qualifications for registration certificate and license holders; (B) evaluating the
qualifications of an applicant for a registration certificate to engage in the business of
planning, selling, installing, maintaining, or servicing fire protection sprinkler systems; (C)
conducting examinations and evaluating the qualifications of a license applicant; and (D)
issuing registration certificates and licenses to qualified applicants. (b) The commissioner
shall establish a procedure for reporting and processing complaints relating to the business of
planning, selling, installing, maintaining, or servicing fire protection sprinkler systems in this
state
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ANSWERS |LATEST UPDATE .
Fire Protection Sprinkler System - Correct Answer -an assembly of underground or overhead
piping or conduits that conveys water with or without other agents to dispersal openings or
devices to: (A) extinguish, control, or contain fire; and (B) provide protection from exposure
to fire or the products of
Fire protection sprinkler system contractor - Correct Answer -an individual or organization
that offers to undertake, represents itself as being able to undertake, or undertakes the plan,
sale, installation, maintenance, or servicing of: (A) a fire protection sprinkler system; or (B)
any part of a fire protection sprinkler system
Individual - Correct Answer -a natural person, including an owner, manager, officer,
employee, or occupant.
Insurance agent - Correct Answer -(A) an individual, firm, or corporation licensed under: (i)
Subchapter E, Chapter 981; or (ii) Subchapter A, B, C, D, E, or G, Chapter 4051; or (B) an
individual authorized to represent an insurance fund or pool created by a municipality,
county, or other political subdivision of this state under Chapter 791, Government Code.
Installation - Correct Answer -the initial placement of equipment; or (B) the extension,
modification, or alteration of equipment after initial placement.
License - Correct Answer -document issued to a responsible managing employee authorizing
the employee to engage in the fire protection sprinkler system business in this state.
Maintenance - Correct Answer -the maintenance of a fire protection sprinkler system or any
part of a fire protection sprinkler system in the condition of repair that provides performance
as originally planned.
Organization - Correct Answer -a corporation, a partnership or other business association, a
governmental entity, or any other legal or commercial entity.
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,Registration certificate - Correct Answer -the document issued to a fire protection sprinkler
system contractor authorizing the contractor to engage in business in this state
Responsible managing employee - Correct Answer -an individual designated by a company
that plans, sells, installs, maintains, or services fire protection sprinkler systems to ensure that
each fire protection sprinkler system, as installed, maintained, or serviced, meets the
standards for the system as provided by law.
Service - Correct Answer -maintenance, repair, or testing
Section 6003.002 Applicability of Chapter - Correct Answer -(a) This chapter does not apply
to: (1) an employee of the United States, this state, or any political subdivision of this state
who acts as a fire protection sprinkler system contractor for the employing governmental
entity; (2) the plan, sale, installation, maintenance, or servicing of a fire protection sprinkler
system in any property owned by the United States or this state; (3) an individual or
organization acting under court order as authorization; (4) an individual or organization that
sells or supplies products or materials to a registered fire protection sprinkler system
contractor; (5) an installation, maintenance, or service project for which the total contract
price for labor, materials, and all other services is less than $100, if: (A) the project is not a
part of a complete or more costly project, whether the complete project is to be undertaken by
one or more fire protection sprinkler system contractors; or (B) the project is not divided into
contracts of less than $100 for the purpose of evading this chapter; (6) an engineer licensed
under Chapter 1001, Occupations Code, acting solely in the engineer's professional capacity;
(7) a regular employee of a registered fire protection sprinkler system contractor; or (8) an
owner or lessee of property that: (A) installs a fire protection sprinkler system on the owned
or leased property for the owner's or lessee's own use or for family members' use; and (B)
does not offer the property for sale or lease before the first anniversary of the date of
installation of the fire protection sprinkler system. (b) This chapter does not authorize an
individual or organization to practice professional engineering other than in compliance with
Chapter 1001, Occupations Code
Section 6003.003 Effect on Local Regulation - Correct Answer -(a) This chapter and the rules
adopted under this chapter have uniform force and effect throughout this state. A
municipality or county may not enact an order, ordinance, or rule requiring a fire protection
sprinkler system contractor to obtain a registration certificate from the municipality or
county. A municipality or county may not impose on a fire protection sprinkler system
contractor qualification or financial responsibility requirements other than proof of a
registration certificate. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a
municipality or county may require a fire protection sprinkler system contractor to obtain a
permit and pay a permit fee for the installation of a fire protection sprinkler system and
require the installation of a fire protection sprinkler system to conform to the building code or
other construction requirements of the municipality or county. (c) A municipal or county
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, order, ordinance, or rule in effect on September 1, 1983, is not invalidated because of any
provision of this chapter.
Section 6003.051 Administration of Chapter - Correct Answer -(a) The department shall
administer this chapter. (b) The commissioner may issue rules necessary to administer this
chapter through the state fire marshal.
Section 6003.052 Adoption of Rules - Correct Answer -(a) In adopting necessary rules, the
commissioner may use recognized standards, including standards: (1) adopted by federal law
or regulation; (2) published by a nationally recognized standards-making organization; or (3)
developed by individual manufacturers. (b) Under rules adopted under Section 6003.051(b),
the department may create a specialized licensing or registration program for fire protection
sprinkler system contractors.
Section 6003.053 Rules Restricting Advertising or Competitive Bidding - Correct Answer -
(a) The commissioner may not adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding by
the holder of a license or registration certificate issued under this chapter except to prohibit
false, misleading, or deceptive practices. (b) In the commissioner's rules to prohibit false,
misleading, or deceptive practices, the commissioner may not include a rule that: (1) restricts
the use of any medium for advertising; (2) restricts the use of a license or registration
certificate holder's personal appearance or voice in an advertisement; (3) relates to the size or
duration of an advertisement by the license or registration certificate holder; or (4) restricts
the license or registration certificate holder's advertisement under a trade name.
Section 6003.054 General Powers and Duties of Commissioner, State Fire Marshal, and
Department - Correct Answer -(a) The commissioner may delegate authority to exercise all or
part of the commissioner's functions, powers, and duties under this chapter, including the
issuance of licenses and registration certificates, to the state fire marshal. The state fire
marshal shall implement the rules adopted by the commissioner for the protection and
preservation of life and property in controlling: (1) the registration of an individual or an
organization engaged in the business of planning, selling, installing, maintaining, or servicing
fire protection sprinkler systems; and (2) the requirements for the plan, sale, installation,
maintenance, or servicing of fire protection sprinkler systems by: (A) determining the criteria
and qualifications for registration certificate and license holders; (B) evaluating the
qualifications of an applicant for a registration certificate to engage in the business of
planning, selling, installing, maintaining, or servicing fire protection sprinkler systems; (C)
conducting examinations and evaluating the qualifications of a license applicant; and (D)
issuing registration certificates and licenses to qualified applicants. (b) The commissioner
shall establish a procedure for reporting and processing complaints relating to the business of
planning, selling, installing, maintaining, or servicing fire protection sprinkler systems in this
state
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