Texas § OC.1702.204 - PERSONAL PROTECTION OFFICER LICENSE
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§ OC.1702.204. PERSONAL PROTECTION OFFICER LICENSE
PERSONAL PROTECTION OFFICER LICENSE; QUALIFICATIONS. (a) An applicant for a personal protection officer license must be at least 21 years of age and must provide: (1) a certificate of completion of the basic security officer training course; (2) proof that the applicant: (A) has been issued a security officer commission; (B) is employed at the time of application by an investigations company or guard company licensed by the department; and (C) has completed the required training in nonlethal self-defense or defense of a third person; and (3) proof of completion and the results of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory psychological testing. (b) The commission by rule shall require an applicant for a personal protection officer license to complete the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory test. The department may use the results of the test to evaluate the applicant's psychological fitness. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.623, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730 ), Sec. 4.59, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616 ), Sec. 5.068, eff. September 1, 2019.
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