{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1702.184","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.184","heading":"LOCAL REGULATION OF CERTAIN SECURITY SERVICES FOR PRIVATE BUSINESSES.","body":"(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a political subdivision of this state may not require a private business to contract with or employ a peace officer to provide security services for the business.\n(b) This section does not apply to:\n(1) a requirement that a private business contract with or employ a peace officer to:\n(A) provide security services for a public event;\n(B) provide security services for a private event held at a public facility that is owned or leased by a political subdivision of this state;\n(C) conduct a public escort; or\n(D) direct traffic on a public roadway; or\n(2) an order or determination made by a court under Chapter 125, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 408 (S.B. 949), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 10. OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY","CHAPTER 1702. PRIVATE SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER H. EMPLOYMENT OF COMMISSIONED SECURITY OFFICER BY CERTAIN PERSONS; REQUIREMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1702.htm#1702.184","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"9a4ae822f4ee9fbd60a0a40791fa0c428a4d1c0bc38570118089c664fdd22bb1","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1702.182","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1702.201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}