Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 37	PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS
PART 1	TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
CHAPTER 35	PRIVATE SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER F	COMMISSIONED SECURITY OFFICERS
RULE §35.81	Application for a Security Officer Commission

(a) A complete security officer commission application must be submitted on the most current version of the form provided by the department. The application must include:

(1) The required application fee;

(2) Fingerprints in form and manner approved by the department;

(3) The required criminal history check fee;

(4) A copy of the applicant's Level II certificate of completion;

(5) A copy of the applicant's Level III certificate of completion;

(6) Non Texas residents must provide a copy of an identification card issued by the state of the applicant's residence, or other government issued identification card;

(7) Non United States citizens must submit a copy of their current alien registration card. Non-resident aliens must also submit documents establishing the right to possess firearms under federal law; and

(8) Proof of completion of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory on the department-prescribed form. The form must be signed by the administering psychologist or psychiatrist and must reflect the psychologist's or psychiatrist's interpretation of the results and the determination that the applicant is not disqualified from the license by reason of a mental health condition.

(b) Incomplete applications will not be processed and will be returned for clarification or missing information.

Source Note: The provisions of this §35.81 adopted to be effective May 6, 2014, 39 TexReg 3607; amended to be effective September 15, 2016, 41 TexReg 7123; amended to be effective November 16, 2023, 48 TexReg 6608