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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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OCCUPATIONS CODE |
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Title 10. OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY |
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Chapter 1702. PRIVATE SECURITY |
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Subchapter L. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO REGULATED PERSONS |
Sec. 1702.282. CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECK
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(a) The board shall conduct a criminal history check, including a check of any criminal history record information maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in the manner provided by Subchapter F, Chapter 411, Government Code, on each applicant for a license, registration, security officer commission, letter of approval, permit, endorsement, or certification. As part of its criminal history check, the board may request that the applicant provide certified copies of relevant court documents or other records. The failure to provide the requested records within a reasonable time as determined by the board may result in the application being considered incomplete. An applicant is not eligible for a license, registration, commission, letter of approval, permit, endorsement, or certification if the check reveals that the applicant has committed an act that constitutes grounds for the denial of the license, registration, commission, letter of approval, permit, endorsement, or certification. Except as provided by Subsection (d), each applicant shall include in the application two complete sets of fingerprints on forms prescribed by the board accompanied by the fee set by the board.
(b) Before beginning employment as a commissioned security officer, the applicant must be approved by the board based on the results of the check under Subsection (a). To continue employment in a capacity regulated under this chapter other than as a commissioned security officer, the applicant must be approved by the board based on the results of the check under Subsection (a) not later than the 120th day after the date the applicant begins employment in that capacity.
(c) A license, registration, security officer commission, letter of approval, permit, endorsement, or certification issued by the board is conditional on the board's receipt of criminal history record information.
(d) An applicant who is a peace officer is not required to submit fingerprints with the applicant's application. On request, the law enforcement agency or other entity that employs the peace officer or the entity that maintains the peace officer's fingerprints shall provide the fingerprints for the peace officer to the board. The applicant shall provide sufficient information to the board to enable the board to obtain the fingerprints under this subsection.
(e) On receipt of notice that a check of the applicant's criminal record has uncovered an unresolved and potentially disqualifying arrest that occurred before the 10th anniversary of the date the application is filed, the applicant must provide a letter of reference from the county sheriff, prosecuting attorney, or judge of the county in which the applicant was arrested stating that a record of a disposition related to the arrest does not exist, and to the best of the county sheriff's, prosecuting attorney's, or judge's knowledge the applicant is free of any disqualifying convictions. If the applicant fails to provide either the letter of reference or documentary proof of the final disposition of the arrest, the application is considered incomplete and the applicant may not be issued a license, commission, endorsement, or certificate of registration under this chapter.