{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1702.169","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.169","heading":"FIREARM RESTRICTIONS.","body":"A commissioned security officer other than a person acting as a personal protection officer may not carry a firearm unless:\n(1) the security officer is:\n(A) engaged in the performance of duties as a security officer; or\n(B) traveling to or from the place of assignment;\n(2) the security officer wears a distinctive uniform indicating that the individual is a security officer; and\n(3) the firearm is in plain view.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1048 (H.B. 2101), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 10. OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY","CHAPTER 1702. PRIVATE SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER G. SECURITY OFFICER COMMISSION REQUIREMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1702.htm#1702.169","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"80be6daaa931fc74871af85a498e56cfeb7e65363e618fa0a8707abd7590335c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1702.1685","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1702.170"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}