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Tex. Occ. Code § 1702.061 (2026)

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Sec. 1702.061. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The commission shall adopt rules and general policies to guide the department in the administration of this chapter.

(b) The rules and policies adopted by the commission under Subsection (a) must be consistent with this chapter and other commission rules adopted under this chapter and with any other applicable law, state rule, or federal regulation.

(c) The commission has the powers and duties to:

(1) determine the qualifications of company license holders, individual license holders, and commissioned security officers;

(2) investigate alleged violations of this chapter and of commission rules;

(3) adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter; and

(4) establish and enforce standards governing the safety and conduct of each person regulated under this chapter.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.573(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Amended by:

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 4.17, eff. September 1, 2009.

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 5.017, eff. September 1, 2019.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2006–2010 · leading case: Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. & Colonel Thomas A. Davis, Jr. v. Deputy Sheriffs Ass'n of Bexar Cnty., No. 04-07-00233-CV (Tex. App.—San Antonio Nov. 14, 2007).
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Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. & Colonel Thomas A. Davis, Jr. v. Deputy Sheriffs Ass'n of Bexar Cnty., No. 04-07-00233-CV (Tex. App.—San Antonio Nov. 14, 2007). · cites it 2× “Tex. Occ. Code Ann. § 1702.061 . Any individual accepting employment as a security officer, and whose job requires him to carry a firearm in the course and scope of his employment, must be commissioned under Chapter 1702 unless a specific exception applies.”
Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion, No. GA-0800 (Tex. Att'y Gen. July 2, 2010). “See TEx. Occ. CODE ANN. § 1702.061(d) (West Supp.”
Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion, No. GA-0409 (Tex. Att'y Gen. July 2, 2006). “To carry out its purpose, the Board is expressly authorized to “adopt rules and general policies to guide the agency in the administration of [chapter 1702],” TEX. OCC. CODE ANN. § 1702.061(b) (Vernon 2004), and has power to “adopt rules necessary to implement [chapter 17021.”
Tex. Occ. Code § 1702.061(b): 1 case
Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion, No. GA-0409 (Tex. Att'y Gen. July 2, 2006). “To carry out its purpose, the Board is expressly authorized to “adopt rules and general policies to guide the agency in the administration of [chapter 1702],” TEX. OCC. CODE ANN. § 1702.061(b) (Vernon 2004), and has power to “adopt rules necessary to implement [chapter 17021.”
Tex. Occ. Code § 1702.061(d): 1 case
Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion, No. GA-0800 (Tex. Att'y Gen. July 2, 2010). “See TEx. Occ. CODE ANN. § 1702.061(d) (West Supp.”
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