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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to exemptions from the requirement to hold an |
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investigations company license. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1702.104, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a [A] person acts |
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as an investigations company for the purposes of this chapter if the |
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person: |
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(1) engages in the business of obtaining or |
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furnishing, or accepts employment to obtain or furnish, information |
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related to: |
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(A) crime or wrongs done or threatened against a |
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state or the United States; |
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(B) the identity, habits, business, occupation, |
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knowledge, efficiency, loyalty, movement, location, affiliations, |
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associations, transactions, acts, reputation, or character of a |
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person; |
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(C) the location, disposition, or recovery of |
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lost or stolen property; or |
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(D) the cause or responsibility for a fire, |
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libel, loss, accident, damage, or injury to a person or to property; |
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(2) engages in the business of securing, or accepts |
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employment to secure, evidence for use before a court, board, |
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officer, or investigating committee; |
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(3) engages in the business of securing, or accepts |
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employment to secure, the electronic tracking of the location of an |
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individual or motor vehicle other than for criminal justice |
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purposes by or on behalf of a governmental entity; or |
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(4) engages in the business of protecting, or accepts |
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employment to protect, an individual from bodily harm through the |
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use of a personal protection officer. |
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(c) A person does not act as an investigations company for |
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the purposes of this chapter if the person is an expert or |
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consultant who engages in examining documents or interpreting |
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information for use as evidence by a court, board, officer, or |
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investigating committee. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |