Texas DPS PBS Manager Exam Latest
Update 2025!! A+ Graded !! 100% Correct
Registration as an owner, officer, partner or shareholder of a license holder
expires (________).
A. 1 year from the date of issue.
B. 2 years from the date of issue.
C. 3 years from the date of issue.
D. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER-B. 2 years from the date of issue.
Before beginning employment as a Commissioned Security Officer, the
applicant must be approved by the commission based on the results of
criminal history check.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER-A. TRUE
Licensees, registrants or commissioned security officers shall surrender immediately on
demand or not later than the 3rd day after termination of employment, any uniform,
badge or other item of equipment owned by the employer or provided by the employer
issued to the licensee, registrant or commissioned security officer by an employer.
A. True
B. False - CORRECT ANSWER-B. False
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,The board shall not accept a complaint against a licensee or an employee if the complaint
is filed more than One year after the alleged violation date, except in matters that relate
to conviction for a Class B offense or greater or a material misstatement in an
application.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER-B. FALSE
Each commissioned security officer shall, at a minimum, display on the outermost
garment the name of the company under whom the commissioned security officer is
employed, the word" Security" and identification which contains the First name of the
security officer
A. TRUE
B. FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER-B. FALSE
What is the Private Security Act?
A. Administration Rules.
B. Chapter 1702
C. Chapter 981
D. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Chapter 1702
Records that are required to be maintained under chapter 1702 will be kept
where?
A. at a physical address within this state that was provided to the board.
B. At the primary office.
C. At a branch office.
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,D. None of the above. - CORRECT ANSWER-A. at a physical address within the state that was
provided to the board.
I am required by the code/rules to notify DPS/PSB within 14 days of hiring a
commissioned security officer. Can I arm this commission officer and place him on a post
while Im waiting on his registration to be transferred ?
A. Yes, An individual employed as a non commissioned security officer
may carry a firearm during the course of performing duties as a
security officer.
B. No, 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 board has issued his commission.
C. Yes, If the applicant employed by a license holder is registered as a
commissioned security officer with another company.
D. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Yes, If the applicant employed by a license
holder is registered as a
commissioned security officer with another company.
A completed security officer commission application shall be submitted on the
most current version of the form provided by the bureau. The application shall
include?
A. the required fee at least two sets of fingerprints on fingerprint cards obtained from
the board and the, $25.00 FBI Fingerprint Check Fee; a copy of the applicant's
Level II certificate of completion;
B. and a copy of the certificate of completion provided to the applicant from a board
approved Level III training school;
C. Texas Driver License and or Texas Identification Certificate issued by the Texas
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, Department of Public Safety.
D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER-D. All of the above
A Letter of Authority allows a private business to?
A. perform the activities described by Section 1702.182 "Letter of authority" means
a permit issued by the board that entitles the security department of a private
business or a political subdivision to employ a commissioned security officer.
B. Perform the activities described by Section 1702.182 "Letter of authority" means a
permit issued b the board that entitles the security department of a private business
or a political subdivision to employ a non commissioned security officer.
C. B only.
D. Both A & B - CORRECT ANSWER-A. perform the activities described by Section 1702.182
"Letter of authority" means
a permit issued by the board that entitles the security department of a private
business or a political subdivision to employ a commissioned security officer.
Who is authorized to sign company, client contracts?
A. Owner only.
B. Manager only.
C. A person authorized by either of them.
D. Requires both signatures owner/manager. - CORRECT ANSWER-C. A person authorized by
either of them.
As a manager of a security company I know that I must test a percentage of
my personnel each quarter for drug use. What happens when one of my
guards test POSITIVE?
A. Terminate the guard and notify the PSB.
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Update 2025!! A+ Graded !! 100% Correct
Registration as an owner, officer, partner or shareholder of a license holder
expires (________).
A. 1 year from the date of issue.
B. 2 years from the date of issue.
C. 3 years from the date of issue.
D. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER-B. 2 years from the date of issue.
Before beginning employment as a Commissioned Security Officer, the
applicant must be approved by the commission based on the results of
criminal history check.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER-A. TRUE
Licensees, registrants or commissioned security officers shall surrender immediately on
demand or not later than the 3rd day after termination of employment, any uniform,
badge or other item of equipment owned by the employer or provided by the employer
issued to the licensee, registrant or commissioned security officer by an employer.
A. True
B. False - CORRECT ANSWER-B. False
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,The board shall not accept a complaint against a licensee or an employee if the complaint
is filed more than One year after the alleged violation date, except in matters that relate
to conviction for a Class B offense or greater or a material misstatement in an
application.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER-B. FALSE
Each commissioned security officer shall, at a minimum, display on the outermost
garment the name of the company under whom the commissioned security officer is
employed, the word" Security" and identification which contains the First name of the
security officer
A. TRUE
B. FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER-B. FALSE
What is the Private Security Act?
A. Administration Rules.
B. Chapter 1702
C. Chapter 981
D. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Chapter 1702
Records that are required to be maintained under chapter 1702 will be kept
where?
A. at a physical address within this state that was provided to the board.
B. At the primary office.
C. At a branch office.
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,D. None of the above. - CORRECT ANSWER-A. at a physical address within the state that was
provided to the board.
I am required by the code/rules to notify DPS/PSB within 14 days of hiring a
commissioned security officer. Can I arm this commission officer and place him on a post
while Im waiting on his registration to be transferred ?
A. Yes, An individual employed as a non commissioned security officer
may carry a firearm during the course of performing duties as a
security officer.
B. No, 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 board has issued his commission.
C. Yes, If the applicant employed by a license holder is registered as a
commissioned security officer with another company.
D. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Yes, If the applicant employed by a license
holder is registered as a
commissioned security officer with another company.
A completed security officer commission application shall be submitted on the
most current version of the form provided by the bureau. The application shall
include?
A. the required fee at least two sets of fingerprints on fingerprint cards obtained from
the board and the, $25.00 FBI Fingerprint Check Fee; a copy of the applicant's
Level II certificate of completion;
B. and a copy of the certificate of completion provided to the applicant from a board
approved Level III training school;
C. Texas Driver License and or Texas Identification Certificate issued by the Texas
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, Department of Public Safety.
D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER-D. All of the above
A Letter of Authority allows a private business to?
A. perform the activities described by Section 1702.182 "Letter of authority" means
a permit issued by the board that entitles the security department of a private
business or a political subdivision to employ a commissioned security officer.
B. Perform the activities described by Section 1702.182 "Letter of authority" means a
permit issued b the board that entitles the security department of a private business
or a political subdivision to employ a non commissioned security officer.
C. B only.
D. Both A & B - CORRECT ANSWER-A. perform the activities described by Section 1702.182
"Letter of authority" means
a permit issued by the board that entitles the security department of a private
business or a political subdivision to employ a commissioned security officer.
Who is authorized to sign company, client contracts?
A. Owner only.
B. Manager only.
C. A person authorized by either of them.
D. Requires both signatures owner/manager. - CORRECT ANSWER-C. A person authorized by
either of them.
As a manager of a security company I know that I must test a percentage of
my personnel each quarter for drug use. What happens when one of my
guards test POSITIVE?
A. Terminate the guard and notify the PSB.
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