STATE OF TEXAS SECURITY EXAMS SCRIPT 2025/2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔It is not necessary for a security officer to have his state issued card on his person
while he is on duty. - ✔✔False
✔✔In order for an arrest to be legal, the intent of the security officer must be that the
suspect be presented to a magistrate in order to answer for an alleged crime. - ✔✔True
✔✔In a security officer sees a crime committed on a property he is not assigned to, he
should...
A. Investigate the activity
B. Confront the suspect
C. Call the police - ✔✔C. Call the police
✔✔A person is yelling obscene remarks to an employee at a retail store. The security
officer asks him to leave and he refuses. The suspect can be arrested for...
A. Arson
B. Aggravated assault
C. Theft
D. Disturbing the peace and trespassing - ✔✔D. Disturbing the peace and trespassing
✔✔An employee forgot his company badge and is trying to get into his place of work.
He has committed a...
A. Felony
B. Misdemeanor
C. Breach of company policy - ✔✔C. Breach of company policy
✔✔There are two types of crimes, felonies and misdemeanors. A misdemeanor is the
crime that carries the most punishment. - ✔✔False
✔✔The two basic types of written reports.
A. Narrative and Coded
B. Coded and Constructive
C. Pre-printed and Constructive
D. Narrative and Pre-Printed - ✔✔D. Narrative and Pre-Printed
✔✔Handwritten field notes can be demanded as evidence in a court case. - ✔✔True
✔✔Which type of fire extinguisher should be used to put out an electrical fire?
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D - ✔✔C. C
, ✔✔If you receive a bomb threat on the phone, you should immediately evacuate the
building for the safety of the employees. - ✔✔False
✔✔Any vehicle that transports hazardous material should have a _____ shaped sign
showing what type of hazardous material is on board?
A. Square
B. Circle
C. Diamond
D. Rectangle - ✔✔C. Diamond
✔✔A security officer's uniform may have the state flag on the sleeve since the licensing
is done through the state. - ✔✔False
✔✔The commission has the power to subpoena a security officer to appear at a hearing
at any time. - ✔✔True
✔✔The government agency that regulates radio transmission is...
A. FAA
B. FCC
C. TSA
D. None of the above - ✔✔B. FCC
✔✔The lowest level of force in the Use of Force Continuum is:
A. Verbal command
B. Soft empty hand
C. Officer presence
D. Uniform presence - ✔✔C. Officer presence
✔✔If a security officer sees an object on his round that he thinks could be a bomb, he
should immediately radio his supervisor. - ✔✔False
✔✔The object of conflict resolution is to gain voluntary compliance. - ✔✔True
✔✔What dictates the reason a security officer can escalate the use of force?
A. Justifiable homicide
B. Totality of circumstance
C. Subpoena duces - ✔✔B. Totality of circumstance
✔✔A person that operates a security company without a license has committed a:
A. Class B misdemeanor
B. Felony
C. Class A misdemeanor - ✔✔C. Class A misdemeanor
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔It is not necessary for a security officer to have his state issued card on his person
while he is on duty. - ✔✔False
✔✔In order for an arrest to be legal, the intent of the security officer must be that the
suspect be presented to a magistrate in order to answer for an alleged crime. - ✔✔True
✔✔In a security officer sees a crime committed on a property he is not assigned to, he
should...
A. Investigate the activity
B. Confront the suspect
C. Call the police - ✔✔C. Call the police
✔✔A person is yelling obscene remarks to an employee at a retail store. The security
officer asks him to leave and he refuses. The suspect can be arrested for...
A. Arson
B. Aggravated assault
C. Theft
D. Disturbing the peace and trespassing - ✔✔D. Disturbing the peace and trespassing
✔✔An employee forgot his company badge and is trying to get into his place of work.
He has committed a...
A. Felony
B. Misdemeanor
C. Breach of company policy - ✔✔C. Breach of company policy
✔✔There are two types of crimes, felonies and misdemeanors. A misdemeanor is the
crime that carries the most punishment. - ✔✔False
✔✔The two basic types of written reports.
A. Narrative and Coded
B. Coded and Constructive
C. Pre-printed and Constructive
D. Narrative and Pre-Printed - ✔✔D. Narrative and Pre-Printed
✔✔Handwritten field notes can be demanded as evidence in a court case. - ✔✔True
✔✔Which type of fire extinguisher should be used to put out an electrical fire?
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D - ✔✔C. C
, ✔✔If you receive a bomb threat on the phone, you should immediately evacuate the
building for the safety of the employees. - ✔✔False
✔✔Any vehicle that transports hazardous material should have a _____ shaped sign
showing what type of hazardous material is on board?
A. Square
B. Circle
C. Diamond
D. Rectangle - ✔✔C. Diamond
✔✔A security officer's uniform may have the state flag on the sleeve since the licensing
is done through the state. - ✔✔False
✔✔The commission has the power to subpoena a security officer to appear at a hearing
at any time. - ✔✔True
✔✔The government agency that regulates radio transmission is...
A. FAA
B. FCC
C. TSA
D. None of the above - ✔✔B. FCC
✔✔The lowest level of force in the Use of Force Continuum is:
A. Verbal command
B. Soft empty hand
C. Officer presence
D. Uniform presence - ✔✔C. Officer presence
✔✔If a security officer sees an object on his round that he thinks could be a bomb, he
should immediately radio his supervisor. - ✔✔False
✔✔The object of conflict resolution is to gain voluntary compliance. - ✔✔True
✔✔What dictates the reason a security officer can escalate the use of force?
A. Justifiable homicide
B. Totality of circumstance
C. Subpoena duces - ✔✔B. Totality of circumstance
✔✔A person that operates a security company without a license has committed a:
A. Class B misdemeanor
B. Felony
C. Class A misdemeanor - ✔✔C. Class A misdemeanor
