Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 233.093 · Subchapter D. ALARM SYSTEMS
PERMIT REQUIRED; EXCEPTIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) In a county in which the sheriff regulates alarm systems under this subchapter, a person may not use an alarm system without a permit issued in accordance with this subchapter.
(b) This subchapter does not apply to:
(1) emergency response systems managed by health care facilities licensed by the Texas Department of Health; or
(2) alarm systems installed on:
(A) a motor vehicle;
(B) premises occupied by the United States, this state, or the county; or
(C) premises located in an incorporated area within the county.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Renumbered from Sec. 237.003 and amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch; 1420, Sec. 12.003(5), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.233.htm
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- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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