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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 N. EXCEPTIONS |
Sec. 1702.331. PERSONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEMS
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(a) In this section, "personal emergency response system" means an alarm system that is:
(1) installed in the residence of a person;
(2) monitored by an alarm systems company;
(3) designed only to permit the person to signal the occurrence of a medical or personal emergency on the part of the person so that the company may dispatch appropriate aid; and
(4) not part of a combination of alarm systems that includes a burglar alarm or fire alarm.
(b) This chapter does not apply to:
(1) an alarm systems company that sells, installs, services, monitors, or responds to only personal emergency response systems;
(2) an alarm systems installer who installs, maintains, or repairs only personal emergency response systems;
(3) a manager or branch office manager of an alarm systems company described by Subdivision (1);
(4) a security salesperson who is employed by an alarm systems company described by Subdivision (1) to sell services offered by the company; and
(5) an owner, officer, partner, or shareholder of an alarm systems company described by Subdivision (1).