{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1702.1056","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.1056","heading":"LOCKSMITH COMPANY.","body":"(a) A person acts as a locksmith company for the purposes of this chapter if the person:\n(1) sells, installs, services, or maintains, or offers to sell, install, service, or maintain, mechanical security devices, including deadbolts and locks;\n(2) advertises services offered by the company using the term \"locksmith\"; or\n(3) includes the term \"locksmith\" in the company's name.\n(b) This section does not apply to a hotel, as that term is defined by Section 156.001, Tax Code.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 936, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1102 (H.B. 2243), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 4B.05, eff. September 1, 2009.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 10. OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY","CHAPTER 1702. PRIVATE SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER F. LICENSING AND DUTIES OF INVESTIGATIONS COMPANIES AND SECURITY SERVICES CONTRACTORS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1702.htm#1702.1056","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"db164291b285aa14c9c6d4971270ecfdb6580085c31abea94906a039192712ab","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1702.1055","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1702.106"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}