Level 2 Non Commissioned Security Officer
Exam With Correctly Explained Solutions
2024
History .of .Private .Security .Bureau .- .correct .answer.The .Texas .Department .of .Public
.safety, .regulatory .services .division .which .oversees .the .private .security .bureau, .formerly
.known .as .the .Texas .Board .of .Private .Investigators .and .Private .Security .Agencies .was
.created .in .1969 .to .license .and .regulate .the .investigations .and .the .security .industry .in
.Texas.
The .Texas .Private .Security .Board .consists .of .seven .members .appointed .by .the .governor
.with .the .advice .and .consent .of .the .senate .as .follows .- .correct .answer.(1) .Four .public
.members, .each .of .whom .is .a .citizen .of .the .United .States
.(2) .One .member .who .is .licensed .under .this .chapter .as .a .private .investigator
(3) .One .member .who .is .licensed .under .this .chapter .as .an .alarm .systems .company; .and .
.(4) .One .member .who .is .licensed .under .this .chapter .as .the .owner .or .operator .of .a .guard
.company. .
(b) .Appointments .to .the .board .shall .be .made .without .regard .to .the .race, .color, .disability,
.sex, .religion, .age, .or .national .origin .of .the .appointee.
Subpoena .and .Injunctive .Powers .- .correct .answer.The .Department .retains .the .power .to
.issue .subpoenas .and .injunctions, .as .outlined .in .the .OC .below .Subpoena .Types:
.a. .Subpoena .duces .tecum .is .a .summons .ordering .the .parties .named .to .appear .in .court
.and .produce .tangible .evidence .for .use .at .a .hearing .or .trial.
.b. .Instanter .Subpoena .is .issued .when .a .person .fails .to .comply .with .a .subpoena .and .is
.brought .to .court .by .the .officer. .
Civil .Injunction: .is .an .order .requiring .a .person .to .do .or .cease .to .do .a .specific .action.
.(1702.381 .)(1702.382)(1702.383)
OC .Sec. .1702.367. .COMPLAINT .INVESTIGATION; .SUBPOENA; .WITNESS. .- .correct
.answer.a) .For .an .investigation .conducted .under .this .chapter, .the .Department .may .issue
.a .subpoena .to .compel .the .attendance .of .a .witness .or .the .production .of .a .pertinent .record
.or .document. .The .hearings .office .may .administer .oaths .and .require .testimony .or
.evidence .to .be .given .under .oath. .
, .b) .A .witness .is .not .privileged .to .refuse .to .testify .to .a .fact .or .to .produce .a .record .or
.document .with .respect .to .which .the .witness .is .properly .examined .by .the .hearings .officer.
OC .Sec. .1702.367. .COMPLAINT .INVESTIGATION; .SUBPOENA; .WITNESS. .- .correct
.answer.A .person .required .to .testify .or .to .produce .a .record .or .document .on .any .matter
.properly .under .inquiry .by .the .Department .who .refuses .to .testify .or .to .produce .the .record
.or .document .on .the .ground .that .the .testimony .or .the .production .of .the .record .or
.document .would .incriminate .or .tend .to .incriminate .the .person .is .nonetheless .required .to
.testify .or .to .produce .the .record .or .document. .A .person .who .is .required .to .testify .or .to
.produce .a .record .or .document .under .this .subsection .is .not .subject .to .indictment .or
.prosecution .for .a .transaction, .matter, .or .thing .concerning .which .the .person .truthfully
.testifies .or .produces .evidence
OC .Sec. .1702.367. .COMPLAINT .INVESTIGATION; .SUBPOENA; .WITNESS. .- .correct
.answer.If .a .witness .refuses .to .obey .a .subpoena .or .to .give .evidence .relevant .to .proper
.inquiry .by .the .Department, .the .Department .may .petition .a .district .court .of .the .county .in
.which .the .hearing .is .held .to .compel .the .witness .to .obey .the .subpoena .and .to .give .the
.evidence. .The .court .shall .immediately .issue .process .to .the .witness .and .shall .hold .a
.hearing .on .the .petition .as .soon .as .possible. .
.e) .An .investigator .employed .by .the .department .may .take .statements .under .oath .in .an
.investigation .of .a .matter .covered .by .this .chapter.
Actions .Against .Violators .
The .Department .may .take .actions .against .persons .including .administrative, .civil .and
.criminal .actions. .The .following .escalates .with .the .severity .of .the .violations .(OCP
.1702.061 .). .- .correct .answer.Reprimand, .Probation, .Suspension .and ./or .a .Fine
.,Revocation, .Summery .Suspension/ .Summary .Denial .,Criminal .Charges, .Definitions,
.Person, .Guard .Company .,Security .Services .Contractor, .Scope .of .License .,Firearm
.,Peace .Officer
Roles .and .Responsibilities .of .Security .Officers .- .correct .answer.The .Government .Bureau
.of .Labor .Statistics .Occupational .Handbook .discusses .the .roles .of .Security .Officers .as
.follows: .Security .guards, .also .called .security .officers, .patrol .and .inspect .property, .to
.protect .against .fire, .theft, .vandalism, .graffiti, .terrorism, .and .Illegal .activity. .These .workers
.protect .their .employer's .investment, .enforce .laws .on .the .property, .and .deter .criminal
.activity, .and .other .problems. .They .use .radio .and .telephone .communications .to .call .for
.assistance .from .police, .fire .or .emergency .medical .services, .as .the .situation .dictates.
.Security .guards .write .comprehensive .reports .outlining .their .observations .and .activities
.during .their .shift. .They .also .may .interview . witnesses .or .victims, .prepare .case .reports,
.and .testify .in .court.
Roles .and .Responsibilities .of .Security .Officers .- .correct .answer.Although .all .security
.officers .perform .many .of .the .same .duties, .their .specific .tasks .depend .on .whether .they
.are .work .in .a ."static" .security .position .or .on .a .mobile .patrol. .Security .Officers .assigned .to
.static .security .positions .usually .stay .at .one .location .for .a .specified .length .of .time. .These
.guards .must .become .closely .acquainted .with .the .property .and .the .people .associated