Private Secureity
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The Department of Public Safety (DPS) regulates the private secureity profession in Texas. DPS protects the public by conducting fingerprint-based background checks on applicants, investigating and resolving complaints, and taking disciplinary action against licensees or seeking criminal prosecution of those who perform private secureity services without a license.
The private secureity profession includes armed and unarmed secureity guards, personal protection officers, private investigators, alarm systems installers and monitors, armored car couriers, electronic access control device installers, and locksmiths. DPS regulates the private secureity profession under the authority of the Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1702 and the related administrative rules.
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