{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1702.206","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.206","heading":"LIMITED AUTHORITY TO CARRY FIREARMS.","body":"(a) An individual acting as a personal protection officer may not carry a firearm unless the officer:\n(1) is either:\n(A) engaged in the exclusive performance of the officer's duties as a personal protection officer for the employer under whom the officer's personal protection officer license is issued; or\n(B) traveling to or from the officer's place of assignment; and\n(2) carries the officer's security officer commission and personal protection officer license on the officer's person while performing the officer's duties or traveling as described by Subdivision (1) and presents the commission and license on request.\n(b) An individual who is acting as a personal protection officer and is wearing the uniform of a security officer, including any uniform or apparel described by Section 1702.323(d), may not conceal any firearm the individual is carrying and shall carry the firearm in plain view. An individual who is acting as a personal protection officer and is not wearing the uniform of a security officer shall conceal the firearm, regardless of whether the individual is authorized to openly carry the firearm under any other law.\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. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 4B.13, eff. September 1, 2009.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 437 (H.B. 910), Sec. 37, eff. January 1, 2016.\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 5.070, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 10. OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY","CHAPTER 1702. PRIVATE SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER I. PERSONAL PROTECTION OFFICER LICENSE REQUIREMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1702.htm#1702.206","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"c8e3842498c7c1c070a9bd5c85aa819c8921fa6ced4a57f9c60be88b43ece390","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1702.205","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1702.221"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}