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Private Security Act & Rules Review for Private Investigators – 2 Hour Continuing Education Course

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About Course

An advanced, information-rich review of Texas Occupations Code Chapter 1702 and 37 TAC Chapter 35 for private investigators. Four major topics and sixteen short lessons cover regulated scope, company and individual licensing, client notice, advertising, records, reports, confidentiality, exemptions, investigator identity, capias restrictions, enforcement, PI continuing education, and audit readiness.

Classify regulated investigative services; identify company and individual licensing requirements; apply transfer and renewal rules; recall contract, notice, advertising, report, confidentiality, and record duties; analyze exemptions narrowly; distinguish PI identity from government authority; recall capias restrictions; calculate PI CE; and preserve audit evidence.

What Will You Learn?

  • Identify the Texas statutes and administrative rules governing private investigations and investigative companies.
  • Recognize activities that constitute regulated private investigative services in Texas.
  • Explain the company licensing, individual licensing, employment, transfer, and renewal requirements applicable to private investigators.
  • Identify the requirements governing client contracts, notices, advertising, reports, confidentiality, and investigative records.
  • Distinguish legitimate statutory exemptions from investigative activities that require a license.
  • Recognize the continuing-education, professional-conduct, enforcement, and record keeping requirements applicable to Texas private investigators.

Course Content

Introduction
Welcome to your continuing education course. This course includes supporting materials and handouts designed to reinforce the lesson content and provide a deeper understanding of the subjects presented. You are encouraged to review these resources as you progress through the course and retain them for future reference. The materials may include lecture notes, summaries, reference guides, key-term reviews, and other practical resources that organize important concepts in an accessible format. These resources supplement the course instruction and can help you prepare for the knowledge checks and final assessment.

  • Course Materials and Resources

Regulated Investigative Services and Licensing
Topic description: This topic establishes when fact-finding is regulated, which company classification applies, how individual licensing connects to employment, and how current status is maintained. Target time: 30 minutes, including four lessons, interactions, and topic quiz.

Client Relations, Reports, and Required Records
Topic description: This topic organizes the company-facing rules that create a defensible investigative file: written scope, consumer information, advertising, personnel and service records, accurate reports, confidentiality, and disclosure. Target time: 30 minutes, including four lessons, interactions, and topic quiz.

Exemptions, Identity, and Special Investigative Activity
Topic description: This topic explains how exemptions are limited, how investigator identity differs from pretended governmental authority, and what additional restrictions apply to capias or arrest-warrant work for a bail bond surety. Target time: 30 minutes, including four lessons, interactions, and topic quiz.

Enforcement, Continuing Education, and Audit Readiness
Topic description: This topic closes the course with standards of conduct, complaint and discipline processes, the two PI CE pathways, and the records a school and learner should preserve for DPS review. Target time: 30 minutes, including four lessons, interactions, and topic quiz.

Final Course Assessment
Congratulations—you have completed the instructional topics and lessons in this course. You have reviewed the key concepts, worked through the learning activities, and completed the knowledge checks designed to reinforce your understanding. The final assessment is your opportunity to demonstrate what you have learned and complete the course successfully. Take your time, read each question carefully, and rely on the knowledge you have developed throughout the course. You have done the work, prepared for this moment, and are ready to finish strong. Good luck!

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Brian Baxter
2 months ago
The course completion is a bit wonky but I figured out how to access the certificate. Great course otherwise.