Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 214.193 · Subchapter F. BURGLAR ALARM SYSTEMS IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES WHOLLY LOCATED IN CERTAIN COUNTIES
DURATION OF MUNICIPAL PERMIT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) If a municipality adopts an ordinance that requires a person to obtain a permit from the municipality before a person may use an alarm system in the municipality, the ordinance must provide that the permit is valid for at least one year.
(b) This requirement does not affect the authority of the municipality to:
(1) revoke, suspend, or otherwise affect the duration of a permit for disciplinary reasons at any time during the period for which the permit is issued; or
(2) make a permit valid for a period of less than one year if necessary to conform the permit to the termination schedule established by the municipality for permits.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 550, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Renumbered from Sec. 218.003 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 12.002(6), eff. Sept 1, 2001.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.214.htm
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