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Texas Occupations Code - Section 1702.104. Investigations Company

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§ 1702.104. INVESTIGATIONS COMPANY.  A person acts as an 
investigations company for the purposes of this chapter if the 
person:
		(1)  engages in the business of obtaining or 
furnishing, or accepts employment to obtain or furnish, information 
related to:
			(A)  crime or wrongs done or threatened against a 
state or the United States;
			(B)  the identity, habits, business, occupation, 
knowledge, efficiency, loyalty, movement, location, affiliations, 
associations, transactions, acts, reputation, or character of a 
person;
			(C)  the location, disposition, or recovery of 
lost or stolen property;  or
			(D)  the cause or responsibility for a fire, 
libel, loss, accident, damage, or injury to a person or to property;
		(2)  engages in the business of securing, or accepts 
employment to secure, evidence for use before a court, board, 
officer, or investigating committee;
		(3)  engages in the business of securing, or accepts 
employment to secure, the electronic tracking of the location of an 
individual or motor vehicle other than for criminal justice 
purposes by or on behalf of a governmental entity;  or
		(4)  engages in the business of protecting, or accepts 
employment to protect, an individual from bodily harm through the 
use of a personal protection officer.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.                    

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