# 37 Tex. Admin. Code § 35.1: 37 TAC § 35.1. Definitions

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## Section

- **Citation:** 37 Tex. Admin. Code § 35.1
- **Heading:** 37 TAC § 35.1. Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 37 PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS / Part 1 TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY / Chapter 35 PRIVATE SECURITY / 37 TAC § 35.1

## Text

The terms in this section have the following meanings when
 used in this chapter unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) Act--Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1702.
(2) Application--Includes an application for an original,
 renewal, duplicate or updated individual license, security officer
 commission, or company license issued under the Act.
(3) Company representative--An individual on the basis
 of whose qualifications a company license has been obtained.
(4) Department--The Texas Department of Public Safety.
(5) Licensee--An individual or company currently licensed
 under the Act. The term includes those holding a commission as a security
 officer.
(6) Mechanical security device--Any device designed
 to control the opening or closing of a room, building, safe, vault,
 lockbox, safety deposit box, or motor vehicle, and which is not an
 electric access control device or alarm system as defined by the Act.
(7) SOAH--The State Office of Administrative Hearings.
(8) Television camera or still camera system--Any device
 or system of devices that produces a visual image or series of images
 either recorded, transmitted through an intranet or internet protocol
 based device, or monitored by security personnel, for the purposes
 of private security or surveillance. The phrase does not refer to
 a television camera or still camera system used exclusively:
(A) To monitor traffic conditions on public roads;
(B) To detect motor vehicle violations on public roads;
(C) For telephone or video conferencing;
(D) To monitor a manufacturing process;
(E) For medical purposes by medical practitioners;
(F) By a courtroom reporter or videographer to record
 depositions or testimony; or
(G) By a licensed private investigator who installs,
 operates, and maintains ownership of the system for the purposes of
 an ongoing investigation.

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