Tex. Occ. Code § 1702.182 · Subchapter H. EMPLOYMENT OF COMMISSIONED SECURITY OFFICER BY CERTAIN PERSONS; REQUIREMENTS
SECURITY DEPARTMENT OF PRIVATE BUSINESS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A security department acts as the security department of a private business if it:
(1) has as its general purpose the protection and security of its own property and grounds; and
(2) does not offer or provide security services to another person.
(b) For purposes of this subchapter, a hospital licensed under Chapter 241 or 577, Health and Safety Code, may provide security services to:
(1) buildings, grounds, and tenants located on the hospital's property or campus, regardless of who owns the building; and
(2) a parent entity or member entity of the hospital or hospital corporation, or an affiliated entity or business with whom the hospital shares common ownership or control.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1278 (H.B. 2303), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2005.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1702.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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