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Insurance agent - A person, firm, or corporation licensed under: (A) (i) Subchapter E,
Chapter 981; or (ii) Subchapter A, B, C, D, E, or G, Chapter 4051; or (B) a person
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.
Fire Protection Sprinkler System - Answer 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 - A person or organization that solicits, bids,
or otherwise offers to perform, or does perform the design, sale, installation,
maintenance, or servicing of: (A) a fire protection sprinkler system; or (B) any part of a
fire protection sprinkler system
Person - An individual, including an owner, manager, officer, employee, and occupant.
Installation - The original installation of equipment; or (B) the extension, modification, or
alteration of equipment after original installation.
License - An answer document issued to a responsible managing employee authorizing
the employee to engage in the fire protection sprinkler system business in this state.
Maintenance - A fire protection sprinkler system or part of a fire protection sprinkler
system in a state or condition of repair that provides performance originally
contemplated.
Organization - A corporation, a partnership or other business association, a
governmental entity, or any other legal or commercial entity.
,Registration certificate The certificate issued to a fire protection sprinkler system
contractor that qualifies the contractor to do business in this state.
Responsible managing employee An individual designated by a company that designs,
sells, installs, maintains or services fire protection sprinkler systems, who has the
responsibility to ensure that each fire protection sprinkler system, as installed,
maintained or serviced, meets the standards for the system as provided by law.
Service - Response to maintenance, repair or testing
Section 6003.002 Applicability of Chapter - Exemption (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 otherwise
than in conformity with Chapter 1001, Occupations Code
Section 6003.003 Effect on Local Regulation - Answer 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 ordinance, rule, or other measure 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 any qualification or financial responsibility requirement
other than proof of 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 - Answer (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 - Answer (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 - Answer (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.
Sec. 6003.054. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER, STATE FIRE
MARSHAL, AND DEPARTMENT - Answer (a) The commissioner may delegate authority
to exercise all or part of the commissioner's functions, powers, and duties under this
chapter, including the issuance of licenses and registration certificates, to the state fire
marshal. The state fire marshal shall enforce the rules adopted by the commissioner for
the protection and preservation of life and property in controlling: (1) the registration of
a person or organization engaged in the business of designing, selling, installing,
maintaining, or servicing fire protection sprinkler systems; and (2) the requirements for
the design, sale, installation, maintenance, or servicing of fire protection sprinkler
systems by: (A) determining the criteria and qualifications for the holder of a
registration certificate and license; (B) investigating the qualifications of an applicant
for a registration certificate to engage in the business of designing, selling, installing,