Texas Insurance Code Title 20, Chapter 6001 - Fire Extinguisher Service And Installation

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 6001.001 - Purpose
  The purpose of this chapter is to safeguard lives and property by: (1) regulating: (A) the leasing, selling, installing, and servicing of portable fire extinguishers;...

SUBCHAPTER B POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER,

• Texas Section 6001.002 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Firm" means an individual, partnership, corporation, or association. (2) "Fixed fire extinguisher system" means an assembly of piping, conduits, or containers...
• Texas Section 6001.051 - Administration Of Chapter
  (a) The department shall administer this chapter. (b) The commissioner may issue rules the commissioner considers necessary to administer this chapter through the state fire...
• Texas Section 6001.052 - Adoption Of Rules
  (a) In adopting necessary rules, the commissioner may use recognized standards, including standards: (1) published by the National Fire Protection Association; (2) recognized by federal...
• Texas Section 6001.053 - Rules Restricting Advertising Or Competitive Bidding
  (a) The commissioner may not adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding by the holder of a license, permit, certificate, or approval issued under this...
• Texas Section 6001.054 - General Powers And Duties Of Department
  (a) The department shall evaluate the qualifications of a firm: (1) applying for a registration certificate to engage in the business of installing or servicing...
• Texas Section 6001.055 - Fees
  (a) The commissioner shall set the fee for: (1) an initial firm registration certificate in an amount not to exceed $450; (2) the renewal of...

SUBCHAPTER D REGISTRATION, LICENSE, AND PERMIT REQUIREMENTS

• Texas Section 6001.056 - Deposit In Operating Account
  All money collected under this chapter, other than penalties and monetary forfeitures, shall be paid to the department and deposited in the state treasury to...
• Texas Section 6001.151 - Firm Registration Certificate Required
  Unless the firm holds a registration certificate issued by the department, a firm may not engage in the business of: (1) installing or servicing portable...
• Texas Section 6001.152 - Branch Office Registration Certificate Required
  (a) Each separate office location of a firm holding a registration certificate, other than the location identified on the firm's certificate, must have a branch...
• Texas Section 6001.153 - Hydrostatic Testing; Registration Certificate Required
  (a) A firm may not perform hydrostatic testing of fire extinguishers manufactured in accordance with the specifications and procedures of the United States Department of...
• Texas Section 6001.154 - Required Insurance Coverage For Registration Certificate
  (a) The department may not issue a registration certificate under this chapter unless the applicant files with the department evidence of a general liability insurance...
• Texas Section 6001.155 - Employee License Required
  (a) Except as provided by Section 6001.156, an individual, other than an apprentice, must hold a license issued by the department before: (1) installing or...
• Texas Section 6001.156 - Activities Not Regulated By Chapter
  (a) The licensing provisions of this chapter do not apply to: (1) the filling or charging of a portable fire extinguisher by the manufacturer before...
• Texas Section 6001.157 - License Examination
  (a) The state fire marshal shall: (1) establish the scope and type of an examination required by this chapter; and (2) examine each applicant for...
• Texas Section 6001.158 - Examination Results
  (a) Not later than the 30th day after the date on which a licensing examination is administered under this chapter, the state fire marshal shall...
• Texas Section 6001.159 - Continuing Education Requirements
  (a) The commissioner may adopt procedures for certifying and may certify continuing education programs for individuals licensed under this chapter. (b) Participation in the continuing...
• Texas Section 6001.160 - Reciprocal License
  Sec. 6001.160. RECIPROCAL LICENSE.The department may waive any license requirement for an applicant who holds a license issued by another state that has license requirements...
• Texas Section 6001.161 - Apprentice Permit Required
  (a) An individual may not install or service portable fire extinguishers or fixed fire extinguisher systems as an apprentice unless the individual holds an apprentice...

SUBCHAPTER E RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION, LICENSE, OR PERMIT

• Texas Section 6001.162 - Not Transferable
  A registration certificate, license, or permit issued under this chapter is not transferable. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec....
• Texas Section 6001.201 - Renewal Required; Fee
  (a) A renewal of a registration certificate or license issued under this chapter is valid for a period of two years. The license or registration...
• Texas Section 6001.202 - Notice Of Expiration
  At least 30 days before the expiration date of a registration certificate or license, the state fire marshal shall send written notice of the impending...

SUBCHAPTER F PROHIBITED PRACTICES

• Texas Section 6001.203 - Renewal Procedures
  (a) The holder of an unexpired registration certificate or license may renew the certificate or license by paying the required renewal fee to the department...
• Texas Section 6001.251 - Prohibited Practices
  (a) An individual or firm may not: (1) engage in the business of installing or servicing portable fire extinguishers without holding a registration certificate; (2)...
• Texas Section 6001.252 - Disciplinary Actions
  (a) The state fire marshal may suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew a registration certificate, license, or permit if, after notice and hearing,...
• Texas Section 6001.253 - Disciplinary Hearing
  (a) If the state fire marshal proposes to suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a license, permit, certificate, or approval issued under this chapter, the...
• Texas Section 6001.254 - Reapplication Requirements
  (a) An applicant or holder of a registration certificate, license, or permit whose certificate, license, or permit has been refused or revoked under this chapter,...

SUBCHAPTER G CRIMINAL PENALTY

• Texas Section 6001.255 - Reexamination After Revocation
  An individual whose license to service portable fire extinguishers or to install or service fixed fire extinguisher systems has been revoked must retake and pass...
• Texas Section 6001.301 - Criminal Penalty
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly violates Section 6001.251(a). (b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor. (c)...

Last modified: September 28, 2016