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Texas Department Of Public Safety
Private Security Bureau - Qualified
Manager Exam | Actual Exam Questions
And Answers
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.184(a) - Local Regulation of Certain Services
for Private Businesses - correct-answer -(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a
political subdivision of this state may not require a private business to contract
with or employ a peace officer to provide security services for the business.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.184(b) - Local Regulation of Certain Services
for Private Businesses - correct-answer -(b) This section does not apply to:
(1) a requirement that a private business contract with or employ a peace officer
to:
(A) provide security services for a public event;
(B) provide security services for a private event held at a public facility that is
owned or leased by a political subdivision of this state;
(C) conduct a public escort; or
(D) direct traffic on a public roadway; or
(2) an order or determination made by a court under Chapter 125, Civil Practice
and Remedies Code.
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Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.201 - Personal Protection Officer Endorsement
Required - correct-answer -An individual may not act as a personal protection
officer unless the individual holds a personal protection officer endorsement.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.202 - Personal Protection Officer - correct-
answer -An individual acts as a personal protection officer if the individual, while
carrying a firearm, provides to another individual personal protection from bodily
harm.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.203 - Application for Personal Protection
Officer Endorsement - correct-answer -An applicant for a personal protection
officer endorsement must submit a written application on a form prescribed by
the board.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.204(a) - Personal Protection Officer
Endorsement; Qualifications - correct-answer -(a) An applicant for a personal
protection officer endorsement must be at least 21 years of age and must provide:
(1) a certificate of completion of the basic security officer training course;
(2) proof that the applicant:
(A) has been issued a security officer commission;
(B) is employed at the time of application by an investigations company or guard
company licensed by the board; and
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(C) has completed the required training in nonlethal self-defense or defense of a
third person; and
(3) proof of completion and the results of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality
Inventory psychological testing.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.204(b) - Personal Protection Officer
Endorsement; Qualifications - correct-answer -(b) The board by rule shall require
an applicant for a personal protection officer endorsement to complete
the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory test. The board may use the
results of the test to evaluate the applicant's psychological fitness.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.205(a) - Personal Protection Officer Training -
correct-answer -(a) The board shall establish a 15-hour course for a personal
protection officer consisting of training in non-lethal self-defense or defense of a
third person.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.205(b) - Personal Protection Officer Training -
correct-answer -(b) The training required by this section is in addition to the basic
training course for security officers.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.206(a) - Limited Authority to Carry Firearms -
correct-answer -(a) An individual acting as a personal protection officer may not
carry a firearm unless the officer:
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(1) is either:
(A) engaged in the exclusive performance of the officer's duties as a personal
protection officer for the employer under whom the officer's personal protection
officer endorsement is issued; or
(B) traveling to or from the officer's place of assignment; and
(2) carries the officer's security officer commission and personal protection officer
endorsement on the officer's person while performing the officer's duties or
traveling as described by Subdivision (1) and presents the commission and
endorsement on request.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.206(b) - Limited Authority to Carry Firearms -
correct-answer -(b) An individual who is acting as a personal protection officer
and is wearing the uniform of a security officer, including any uniform or apparel
described by Section 1702.323(d), may not conceal any firearm the individual is
carrying and shall carry the firearm in plain view. An individual who is acting as a
personal protection officer and is not wearing the uniform of a security officer
shall conceal the firearm, regardless of whether the individual is authorized to
openly carry the firearm under any other law.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.221(a) - Registration and Endorsement
Required - correct-answer -(a) To perform any activity regulated by this chapter,
the individual must:
(1) register in accordance with the requirements of this chapter and related
administrative rules;
(2) obtain the proper endorsement under Subsection (b); and
(3) be employed by a company licensed under this chapter.
Texas Department Of Public Safety
Private Security Bureau - Qualified
Manager Exam | Actual Exam Questions
And Answers
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.184(a) - Local Regulation of Certain Services
for Private Businesses - correct-answer -(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a
political subdivision of this state may not require a private business to contract
with or employ a peace officer to provide security services for the business.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.184(b) - Local Regulation of Certain Services
for Private Businesses - correct-answer -(b) This section does not apply to:
(1) a requirement that a private business contract with or employ a peace officer
to:
(A) provide security services for a public event;
(B) provide security services for a private event held at a public facility that is
owned or leased by a political subdivision of this state;
(C) conduct a public escort; or
(D) direct traffic on a public roadway; or
(2) an order or determination made by a court under Chapter 125, Civil Practice
and Remedies Code.
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Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.201 - Personal Protection Officer Endorsement
Required - correct-answer -An individual may not act as a personal protection
officer unless the individual holds a personal protection officer endorsement.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.202 - Personal Protection Officer - correct-
answer -An individual acts as a personal protection officer if the individual, while
carrying a firearm, provides to another individual personal protection from bodily
harm.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.203 - Application for Personal Protection
Officer Endorsement - correct-answer -An applicant for a personal protection
officer endorsement must submit a written application on a form prescribed by
the board.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.204(a) - Personal Protection Officer
Endorsement; Qualifications - correct-answer -(a) An applicant for a personal
protection officer endorsement must be at least 21 years of age and must provide:
(1) a certificate of completion of the basic security officer training course;
(2) proof that the applicant:
(A) has been issued a security officer commission;
(B) is employed at the time of application by an investigations company or guard
company licensed by the board; and
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(C) has completed the required training in nonlethal self-defense or defense of a
third person; and
(3) proof of completion and the results of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality
Inventory psychological testing.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.204(b) - Personal Protection Officer
Endorsement; Qualifications - correct-answer -(b) The board by rule shall require
an applicant for a personal protection officer endorsement to complete
the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory test. The board may use the
results of the test to evaluate the applicant's psychological fitness.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.205(a) - Personal Protection Officer Training -
correct-answer -(a) The board shall establish a 15-hour course for a personal
protection officer consisting of training in non-lethal self-defense or defense of a
third person.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.205(b) - Personal Protection Officer Training -
correct-answer -(b) The training required by this section is in addition to the basic
training course for security officers.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.206(a) - Limited Authority to Carry Firearms -
correct-answer -(a) An individual acting as a personal protection officer may not
carry a firearm unless the officer:
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(1) is either:
(A) engaged in the exclusive performance of the officer's duties as a personal
protection officer for the employer under whom the officer's personal protection
officer endorsement is issued; or
(B) traveling to or from the officer's place of assignment; and
(2) carries the officer's security officer commission and personal protection officer
endorsement on the officer's person while performing the officer's duties or
traveling as described by Subdivision (1) and presents the commission and
endorsement on request.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.206(b) - Limited Authority to Carry Firearms -
correct-answer -(b) An individual who is acting as a personal protection officer
and is wearing the uniform of a security officer, including any uniform or apparel
described by Section 1702.323(d), may not conceal any firearm the individual is
carrying and shall carry the firearm in plain view. An individual who is acting as a
personal protection officer and is not wearing the uniform of a security officer
shall conceal the firearm, regardless of whether the individual is authorized to
openly carry the firearm under any other law.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.221(a) - Registration and Endorsement
Required - correct-answer -(a) To perform any activity regulated by this chapter,
the individual must:
(1) register in accordance with the requirements of this chapter and related
administrative rules;
(2) obtain the proper endorsement under Subsection (b); and
(3) be employed by a company licensed under this chapter.
