1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the creation of a criminal offense for impersonating a 1-3 security officer regulated by the Texas Commission on Private 1-4 Security. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. Subchapter P, Chapter 1702, Occupations Code, is 1-7 amended by adding Section 1702.3875 to read as follows: 1-8 Sec. 1702.3875. IMPERSONATING SECURITY OFFICER; OFFENSE. (a) 1-9 A person commits an offense if the person: 1-10 (1) impersonates a commissioned or noncommissioned 1-11 security officer with the intent to induce another to submit to the 1-12 person's pretended authority or to rely on the person's pretended 1-13 acts of a security officer; or 1-14 (2) knowingly purports to exercise any function that 1-15 requires registration as a noncommissioned security officer or a 1-16 security officer commission. 1-17 (b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor. 1-18 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001. _______________________________ _______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 940 was passed by the House on April 20, 2001, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 940 was passed by the Senate on May 22, 2001, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0, 1 present, not voting. _______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: __________________________ Date __________________________ Governor