TFM08 EXAM 2024/2025
TFM08 EXAM 2024/2025 EXAM WITH GUARANTEED ACCURATE ANSWERS |
VERIFIED
Fire Protection Sprinkler System - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ an assembly of
underground or overhead piping or conduits that conveys water with or without
other agents to dispersal openings or devices to: (A) extinguish, control, or contain
fire; and (B) provide protection from exposure to fire or the products of
Fire protection sprinkler system contractor - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ an
individual or organization that offers to undertake, represents itself as being able to
undertake, or undertakes the plan, sale, installation, maintenance, or servicing of:
(A) a fire protection sprinkler system; or (B) any part of a fire protection sprinkler
system
Individual - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ a natural person, including an owner,
manager, officer, employee, or occupant.
,Insurance agent - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ (A) an individual, firm, or
corporation licensed under: (i) Subchapter E, Chapter 981; or (ii) Subchapter A, B,
C, D, E, or G, Chapter 4051; or (B) an individual authorized to represent an
insurance fund or pool created by a municipality, county, or other political
subdivision of this state under Chapter 791, Government Code.
Installation - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ the initial placement of equipment; or
(B) the extension, modification, or alteration of equipment after initial placement.
License - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ document issued to a responsible
managing employee authorizing the employee to engage in the fire protection
sprinkler system business in this state.
Maintenance - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ the maintenance of a fire protection
sprinkler system or any part of a fire protection sprinkler system in the condition of
repair that provides performance as originally planned.
Organization - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ a corporation, a partnership or other
business association, a governmental entity, or any other legal or commercial
entity.
Registration certificate - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ the document issued to a
fire protection sprinkler system contractor authorizing the contractor to engage in
business in this state
Responsible managing employee - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ an individual
designated by a company that plans, sells, installs, maintains, or services fire
protection sprinkler systems to ensure that each fire protection sprinkler system, as
installed, maintained, or serviced, meets the standards for the system as provided
by law.
,Service - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ maintenance, repair, or testing
Section 6003.002 Applicability of Chapter - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ (a) This
chapter does not apply to: (1) an employee of the United States, this state, or any
political subdivision of this state who acts as a fire protection sprinkler system
contractor for the employing governmental entity; (2) the plan, sale, installation,
maintenance, or servicing of a fire protection sprinkler system in any property
owned by the United States or this state; (3) an individual or organization acting
under court order as authorization; (4) an individual or organization that sells or
supplies products or materials to a registered fire protection sprinkler system
contractor; (5) an installation, maintenance, or service project for which the total
contract price for labor, materials, and all other services is less than $100, if: (A)
the project is not a part of a complete or more costly project, whether the complete
project is to be undertaken by one or more fire protection sprinkler system
contractors; or (B) the project is not divided into contracts of less than $100 for the
purpose of evading this chapter; (6) an engineer licensed under Chapter 1001,
Occupations Code, acting solely in the engineer's professional capacity; (7) a
regular employee of a registered fire protection sprinkler system contractor; or (8)
an owner or lessee of property that: (A) installs a fire protection sprinkler system
on the owned or leased property for the owner's or lessee's own use or for family
members' use; and (B) does not offer the property for sale or lease before the first
anniversary of the date of installation of the fire protection sprinkler system. (b)
This chapter does not authorize an individual or organization to practice
professional engineering other than in compliance with Chapter 1001, Occupations
Code
Section 6003.003 Effect on Local Regulation - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ (a)
This chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter have uniform force and effect
throughout this state. A municipality or county may not enact an order, ordinance,
or rule requiring a fire protection sprinkler system contractor to obtain a
registration certificate from the municipality or county. A municipality or county
may not impose on a fire protection sprinkler system contractor qualification or
financial responsibility requirements other than proof of a registration certificate.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a municipality or county
may require a fire protection sprinkler system contractor to obtain a permit and pay
, a permit fee for the installation of a fire protection sprinkler system and require the
installation of a fire protection sprinkler system to conform to the building code or
other construction requirements of the municipality or county. (c) A municipal or
county order, ordinance, or rule in effect on September 1, 1983, is not invalidated
because of any provision of this chapter.
Section 6003.051 Administration of Chapter - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ (a)
The department shall administer this chapter. (b) The commissioner may issue
rules necessary to administer this chapter through the state fire marshal.
Section 6003.052 Adoption of Rules - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ (a) In
adopting necessary rules, the commissioner may use recognized standards,
including standards: (1) adopted by federal law or regulation; (2) published by a
nationally recognized standards-making organization; or (3) developed by
individual manufacturers. (b) Under rules adopted under Section 6003.051(b), the
department may create a specialized licensing or registration program for fire
protection sprinkler system contractors.
Section 6003.053 Rules Restricting Advertising or Competitive Bidding -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ (a) The commissioner may not adopt rules restricting
advertising or competitive bidding by the holder of a license or registration
certificate issued under this chapter except to prohibit false, misleading, or
deceptive practices. (b) In the commissioner's rules to prohibit false, misleading, or
deceptive practices, the commissioner may not include a rule that: (1) restricts the
use of any medium for advertising; (2) restricts the use of a license or registration
certificate holder's personal appearance or voice in an advertisement; (3) relates to
the size or duration of an advertisement by the license or registration certificate
holder; or (4) restricts the license or registration certificate holder's advertisement
under a trade name.
Section 6003.054 General Powers and Duties of Commissioner, State Fire
Marshal, and Department - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ (a) The commissioner
may delegate authority to exercise all or part of the commissioner's functions,
