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Tex. Occ. Code § 1702.101 (2026)

Investigations Company License Required

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Sec. 1702.101. INVESTIGATIONS COMPANY LICENSE REQUIRED. Unless the person holds a license as an investigations company, a person may not:

(1) act as an investigations company;

(2) offer to perform the services of an investigations company; or

(3) engage in business activity for which a license is required under this chapter.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 2000–2017 · leading case: Orr v. State, 306 S.W.3d 380 (Tex. App. 2010).
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Orr v. State, 306 S.W.3d 380 (Tex. App. 2010). · cites it 6× “The statutes implicated in this case are Texas Occupations Code sections 1702.101 and 1702.”
Marks v. State, 525 S.W.3d 403 (Tex. App. 2017). · cites it 3× “See Tex. Occ. Code Ann. § 1702.101 , et seq.; Baumgart, 512 S.”
Baumgart v. State, 512 S.W.3d 335 (Tex. Crim. App. 2017). “”, 44(c) (“Any person who violates any provision of this Act for which a specific criminal penalty is not prescribed commits an offense.”
Ward v. Acs State & Local Solutions, Inc., 328 S.W.3d 648 (Tex. App. 2010). “Ward contends ACS was negligent per se when it provided red light cameras to the City of Dallas without first obtaining a license as required by the statute.”
Steven Bell v. Redflex Traffic Sys. Inc., 374 F. App'x 518 (5th Cir. 2010). “They claim that Redflex is an “investigations company” that under Tex. Occ.Code Ann. § 1702.101 may not operate without a license from the State of Texas.”
Rhonda Orr v. State (Tex. App. 2010). · cites it 3× “The statutes implicated in this case are Texas Occupations Code sections 1702.101 and 1702.”
Rhonda Orr v. State (Tex. App. 2010). “16 13  See Tex. Occ. Code Ann. § 1702.101 (Vernon 2004).”
Carol Ann Davis v. State (Tex. App. 2000). “The court assessed punishment at incarceration for one year and a $4000 fine, but suspended imposition of sentence and placed appellant on community supervision. See id ., 69th Leg., R.S., ch.”
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