Texas Department of Public Safety Private Security Bureau -
Qualified Manager Exam (Correct Answers)
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.004(a) - General ProvisionsCorrect Answers(a)
The board, in addition to performing duties required by other law or exercising powers
granted by other law:
(1) licenses investigations companies and security services contractors;
(2) issues commissions to certain security officers;
(3) issues endorsements to certain security officers engaged in the personal protection
of individuals;
(4) registers and endorses:
(A) certain individuals connected with a license holder; and
(B) certain individuals employed in a field connected to private investigation or private
security; and
(5) regulates license holders, security officers, registrants, and endorsement holders
under this chapter.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.004(a) - General ProvisionsCorrect Answers(a)
The board, in addition to performing duties required by other law or exercising powers
granted by other law:
(1) licenses investigations companies and security services contractors;
(2) issues commissions to certain security officers;
(3) issues endorsements to certain security officers engaged in the personal protection
of individuals;
(4) registers and endorses:
(A) certain individuals connected with a license holder; and
(B) certain individuals employed in a field connected to private investigation or private
security; and
(5) regulates license holders, security officers, registrants, and endorsement holders
under this chapter.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.004(b) - General ProvisionsCorrect Answers(b)
The board shall adopt rules necessary to comply with Chapter 53. In its rules under this
section, the board shall list the specific offenses for each category of regulated persons
for which a conviction would constitute grounds for the board to take action under
Section 53.021.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.004(b) - General ProvisionsCorrect Answers(b)
The board shall adopt rules necessary to comply with Chapter 53. In its rules under this
section, the board shall list the specific offenses for each category of regulated persons
for which a conviction would constitute grounds for the board to take action under
Section 53.021.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.005(a) - Department of Public SafetyCorrect
Answers(a) The board created under Section 1702.021 is a part of the department. The
department shall administer this chapter through the board.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.005(a) - Department of Public SafetyCorrect
Answers(a) The board created under Section 1702.021 is a part of the department. The
department shall administer this chapter through the board.
,Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.005(b) - Department of Public SafetyCorrect
Answers(b) A reference in this chapter or another law to the Texas Commission on
Private Security means the board.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.005(b) - Department of Public SafetyCorrect
Answers(b) A reference in this chapter or another law to the Texas Commission on
Private Security means the board.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.006 - Foreign Entity RegistrationCorrect
AnswersLicensure under this chapter does not exempt a foreign entity from the
registration requirements of Chapter 9, Business Organizations Code.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.006 - Foreign Entity RegistrationCorrect
AnswersLicensure under this chapter does not exempt a foreign entity from the
registration requirements of Chapter 9, Business Organizations Code.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.021(a) - Board MembershipCorrect Answers(a)
The Texas Private Security Board consists of seven members appointed by the
governor with the advice and consent of the senate as follows:
(1) three public members, each of whom is a citizen of the United States;
(2) one member who is licensed under this chapter as a private investigator;
(3) one member who is licensed under this chapter as an alarm systems company;
(4) one member who is licensed under this chapter as the owner or operator of a guard
company; and
(5) one member who is licensed under this chapter as a locksmith.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.021(a) - Board MembershipCorrect Answers(a)
The Texas Private Security Board consists of seven members appointed by the
governor with the advice and consent of the senate as follows:
(1) three public members, each of whom is a citizen of the United States;
(2) one member who is licensed under this chapter as a private investigator;
(3) one member who is licensed under this chapter as an alarm systems company;
(4) one member who is licensed under this chapter as the owner or operator of a guard
company; and
(5) one member who is licensed under this chapter as a locksmith.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.021(b) - Board MembershipCorrect Answersb)
Appointments to the board shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability,
sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointee.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.021(b) - Board MembershipCorrect Answersb)
Appointments to the board shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability,
sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointee.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.023 - Eligibility of Public MembersCorrect
AnswersThe board's public members must be representatives of the general public. A
person may not be a public member of the board if the person or the person's spouse:
(1) is registered, commissioned, certified, or licensed by a regulatory agency in the field
of private investigations or private security;
(2) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other
organization regulated by or receiving money from the board;
(3) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business
entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the board; or
,(4) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or money from
the board other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for board
membership, attendance, or expenses.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.023 - Eligibility of Public MembersCorrect
AnswersThe board's public members must be representatives of the general public. A
person may not be a public member of the board if the person or the person's spouse:
(1) is registered, commissioned, certified, or licensed by a regulatory agency in the field
of private investigations or private security;
(2) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other
organization regulated by or receiving money from the board;
(3) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business
entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the board; or
(4) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or money from
the board other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for board
membership, attendance, or expenses.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.024(a) - Membership and Employee
RestrictionsCorrect Answers(a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a
cooperative and voluntarily joined association of business or professional competitors in
this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with
mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interests.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.024(a) - Membership and Employee
RestrictionsCorrect Answers(a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a
cooperative and voluntarily joined association of business or professional competitors in
this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with
mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interests.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.024(b) - Membership and Employee
RestrictionsCorrect Answers(b) A person may not be a board member, and may not be
a department employee whose primary duties include private security regulation and
who is employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as
that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions
of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29
U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), and its subsequent amendments, if:
(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in
the field of private investigation or private security; or
(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade
association in the field of private investigation or private security.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.024(b) - Membership and Employee
RestrictionsCorrect Answers(b) A person may not be a board member, and may not be
a department employee whose primary duties include private security regulation and
who is employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as
that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions
of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29
U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), and its subsequent amendments, if:
(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in
the field of private investigation or private security; or
, (2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade
association in the field of private investigation or private security.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.024(c) - Membership and Employee
RestrictionsCorrect Answers(c) A person may not be a board member or act as general
counsel to the board or agency if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under
Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on
behalf of a profession related to the operation of the agency.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.024(c) - Membership and Employee
RestrictionsCorrect Answers(c) A person may not be a board member or act as general
counsel to the board or agency if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under
Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on
behalf of a profession related to the operation of the agency.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.025(a) - Terms; VacanciesCorrect Answers(a) The
board members serve staggered six-year terms, with the terms of two or three members
expiring on January 31 of each odd-numbered year.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.025(a) - Terms; VacanciesCorrect Answers(a) The
board members serve staggered six-year terms, with the terms of two or three members
expiring on January 31 of each odd-numbered year.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.025(b) - Terms; VacanciesCorrect Answers(b) If a
vacancy occurs during the term of a board member, the governor shall appoint a new
member to fill the unexpired term.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.025(b) - Terms; VacanciesCorrect Answers(b) If a
vacancy occurs during the term of a board member, the governor shall appoint a new
member to fill the unexpired term.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.026(a) OfficersCorrect Answers(a) The governor
shall designate one board member as presiding officer to serve in that capacity at the
will of the governor. The governor shall designate the presiding officer without regard to
race, creed, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.026(a) OfficersCorrect Answers(a) The governor
shall designate one board member as presiding officer to serve in that capacity at the
will of the governor. The governor shall designate the presiding officer without regard to
race, creed, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.026(b) - OfficersCorrect Answers(b) The board
shall elect from among its members an assistant presiding officer and a secretary to
serve two- year terms beginning on September 1 of each odd- numbered year.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.026(b) - OfficersCorrect Answers(b) The board
shall elect from among its members an assistant presiding officer and a secretary to
serve two- year terms beginning on September 1 of each odd- numbered year.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.026(c) - OfficersCorrect Answers(c) The presiding
officer of the board or, in the absence of the presiding officer, the assistant presiding
officer shall preside at each board meeting and perform the other duties prescribed by
this chapter.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.026(c) - OfficersCorrect Answers(c) The presiding
officer of the board or, in the absence of the presiding officer, the assistant presiding
officer shall preside at each board meeting and perform the other duties prescribed by
this chapter.
Qualified Manager Exam (Correct Answers)
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.004(a) - General ProvisionsCorrect Answers(a)
The board, in addition to performing duties required by other law or exercising powers
granted by other law:
(1) licenses investigations companies and security services contractors;
(2) issues commissions to certain security officers;
(3) issues endorsements to certain security officers engaged in the personal protection
of individuals;
(4) registers and endorses:
(A) certain individuals connected with a license holder; and
(B) certain individuals employed in a field connected to private investigation or private
security; and
(5) regulates license holders, security officers, registrants, and endorsement holders
under this chapter.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.004(a) - General ProvisionsCorrect Answers(a)
The board, in addition to performing duties required by other law or exercising powers
granted by other law:
(1) licenses investigations companies and security services contractors;
(2) issues commissions to certain security officers;
(3) issues endorsements to certain security officers engaged in the personal protection
of individuals;
(4) registers and endorses:
(A) certain individuals connected with a license holder; and
(B) certain individuals employed in a field connected to private investigation or private
security; and
(5) regulates license holders, security officers, registrants, and endorsement holders
under this chapter.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.004(b) - General ProvisionsCorrect Answers(b)
The board shall adopt rules necessary to comply with Chapter 53. In its rules under this
section, the board shall list the specific offenses for each category of regulated persons
for which a conviction would constitute grounds for the board to take action under
Section 53.021.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.004(b) - General ProvisionsCorrect Answers(b)
The board shall adopt rules necessary to comply with Chapter 53. In its rules under this
section, the board shall list the specific offenses for each category of regulated persons
for which a conviction would constitute grounds for the board to take action under
Section 53.021.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.005(a) - Department of Public SafetyCorrect
Answers(a) The board created under Section 1702.021 is a part of the department. The
department shall administer this chapter through the board.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.005(a) - Department of Public SafetyCorrect
Answers(a) The board created under Section 1702.021 is a part of the department. The
department shall administer this chapter through the board.
,Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.005(b) - Department of Public SafetyCorrect
Answers(b) A reference in this chapter or another law to the Texas Commission on
Private Security means the board.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.005(b) - Department of Public SafetyCorrect
Answers(b) A reference in this chapter or another law to the Texas Commission on
Private Security means the board.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.006 - Foreign Entity RegistrationCorrect
AnswersLicensure under this chapter does not exempt a foreign entity from the
registration requirements of Chapter 9, Business Organizations Code.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.006 - Foreign Entity RegistrationCorrect
AnswersLicensure under this chapter does not exempt a foreign entity from the
registration requirements of Chapter 9, Business Organizations Code.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.021(a) - Board MembershipCorrect Answers(a)
The Texas Private Security Board consists of seven members appointed by the
governor with the advice and consent of the senate as follows:
(1) three public members, each of whom is a citizen of the United States;
(2) one member who is licensed under this chapter as a private investigator;
(3) one member who is licensed under this chapter as an alarm systems company;
(4) one member who is licensed under this chapter as the owner or operator of a guard
company; and
(5) one member who is licensed under this chapter as a locksmith.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.021(a) - Board MembershipCorrect Answers(a)
The Texas Private Security Board consists of seven members appointed by the
governor with the advice and consent of the senate as follows:
(1) three public members, each of whom is a citizen of the United States;
(2) one member who is licensed under this chapter as a private investigator;
(3) one member who is licensed under this chapter as an alarm systems company;
(4) one member who is licensed under this chapter as the owner or operator of a guard
company; and
(5) one member who is licensed under this chapter as a locksmith.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.021(b) - Board MembershipCorrect Answersb)
Appointments to the board shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability,
sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointee.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.021(b) - Board MembershipCorrect Answersb)
Appointments to the board shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability,
sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointee.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.023 - Eligibility of Public MembersCorrect
AnswersThe board's public members must be representatives of the general public. A
person may not be a public member of the board if the person or the person's spouse:
(1) is registered, commissioned, certified, or licensed by a regulatory agency in the field
of private investigations or private security;
(2) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other
organization regulated by or receiving money from the board;
(3) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business
entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the board; or
,(4) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or money from
the board other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for board
membership, attendance, or expenses.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.023 - Eligibility of Public MembersCorrect
AnswersThe board's public members must be representatives of the general public. A
person may not be a public member of the board if the person or the person's spouse:
(1) is registered, commissioned, certified, or licensed by a regulatory agency in the field
of private investigations or private security;
(2) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other
organization regulated by or receiving money from the board;
(3) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business
entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the board; or
(4) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or money from
the board other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for board
membership, attendance, or expenses.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.024(a) - Membership and Employee
RestrictionsCorrect Answers(a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a
cooperative and voluntarily joined association of business or professional competitors in
this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with
mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interests.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.024(a) - Membership and Employee
RestrictionsCorrect Answers(a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a
cooperative and voluntarily joined association of business or professional competitors in
this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with
mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interests.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.024(b) - Membership and Employee
RestrictionsCorrect Answers(b) A person may not be a board member, and may not be
a department employee whose primary duties include private security regulation and
who is employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as
that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions
of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29
U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), and its subsequent amendments, if:
(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in
the field of private investigation or private security; or
(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade
association in the field of private investigation or private security.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.024(b) - Membership and Employee
RestrictionsCorrect Answers(b) A person may not be a board member, and may not be
a department employee whose primary duties include private security regulation and
who is employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as
that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions
of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29
U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), and its subsequent amendments, if:
(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in
the field of private investigation or private security; or
, (2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade
association in the field of private investigation or private security.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.024(c) - Membership and Employee
RestrictionsCorrect Answers(c) A person may not be a board member or act as general
counsel to the board or agency if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under
Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on
behalf of a profession related to the operation of the agency.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.024(c) - Membership and Employee
RestrictionsCorrect Answers(c) A person may not be a board member or act as general
counsel to the board or agency if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under
Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on
behalf of a profession related to the operation of the agency.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.025(a) - Terms; VacanciesCorrect Answers(a) The
board members serve staggered six-year terms, with the terms of two or three members
expiring on January 31 of each odd-numbered year.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.025(a) - Terms; VacanciesCorrect Answers(a) The
board members serve staggered six-year terms, with the terms of two or three members
expiring on January 31 of each odd-numbered year.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.025(b) - Terms; VacanciesCorrect Answers(b) If a
vacancy occurs during the term of a board member, the governor shall appoint a new
member to fill the unexpired term.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.025(b) - Terms; VacanciesCorrect Answers(b) If a
vacancy occurs during the term of a board member, the governor shall appoint a new
member to fill the unexpired term.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.026(a) OfficersCorrect Answers(a) The governor
shall designate one board member as presiding officer to serve in that capacity at the
will of the governor. The governor shall designate the presiding officer without regard to
race, creed, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.026(a) OfficersCorrect Answers(a) The governor
shall designate one board member as presiding officer to serve in that capacity at the
will of the governor. The governor shall designate the presiding officer without regard to
race, creed, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.026(b) - OfficersCorrect Answers(b) The board
shall elect from among its members an assistant presiding officer and a secretary to
serve two- year terms beginning on September 1 of each odd- numbered year.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.026(b) - OfficersCorrect Answers(b) The board
shall elect from among its members an assistant presiding officer and a secretary to
serve two- year terms beginning on September 1 of each odd- numbered year.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.026(c) - OfficersCorrect Answers(c) The presiding
officer of the board or, in the absence of the presiding officer, the assistant presiding
officer shall preside at each board meeting and perform the other duties prescribed by
this chapter.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.026(c) - OfficersCorrect Answers(c) The presiding
officer of the board or, in the absence of the presiding officer, the assistant presiding
officer shall preside at each board meeting and perform the other duties prescribed by
this chapter.
