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TFM08 Questions-with 100% verified solutions -personalized success1. Fire Protection an assembly of underground or overhead piping or con-
Sprinkler System duits 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
2. Fire protection an individual or organization that offers to undertake, rep-
sprinkler system resents itself as being able to undertake, or undertakes
contractor the plan, sale, installation, maintenance, or servicing of:
(A) a fire protection sprinkler system; or (B) any part of a
fire protection sprinkler system
3. Individual a natural person, including an owner, manager, officer,
employee, or occupant.
4. Insurance agent (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 munic-
ipality, county, or other political subdivision of this state
under Chapter 791, Government Code.
5. Installation the initial placement of equipment; or (B) the extension,
modification, or alteration of equipment after initial place-
ment.
6. License document issued to a responsible managing employee
authorizing the employee to engage in the fire protection
sprinkler system business in this state.
7. Maintenance 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.
8. Organization a corporation, a partnership or other business associa-
tion, a governmental entity, or any other legal or commer-
cial entity.
9.
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Registration cer- the document issued to a fire protection sprinkler system
tificate contractor authorizing the contractor to engage in busi-
ness in this state
10. Responsible an individual designated by a company that plans, sells,
managing installs, maintains, or services fire protection sprinkler
employee systems to ensure that each fire protection sprinkler sys-
tem, as installed, maintained, or serviced, meets the stan-
dards for the system as provided by law.
11. Service maintenance, repair, or testing
12. Section 6003.002 (a) This chapter does not apply to: (1) an employee of
Applicability of the United States, this state, or any political subdivision
Chapter 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 prod-
ucts 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 pro-
ject, 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 en-
gineer 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
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system. (b) This chapter does not authorize an individual
or organization to practice professional engineering other
than in compliance with Chapter 1001, Occupations Code
13. Section 6003.003 (a) This chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter
Effect on Local have uniform force and effect throughout this state. A mu-
Regulation nicipality 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.
14. Section (a) The department shall administer this chapter. (b) The
6003.051 commissioner may issue rules necessary to administer
Administration this chapter through the state fire marshal.
of Chapter
15. Section 6003.052 (a) In adopting necessary rules, the commissioner may
Adoption of use recognized standards, including standards: (1) adopt-
Rules ed by federal law or regulation; (2) published by a na-
tionally 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.
16. Section 6003.053 (a) The commissioner may not adopt rules restricting ad-
Rules Restrict- vertising or competitive bidding by the holder of a license
ing Advertising or registration certificate issued under this chapter except
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or Competitive to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices. (b) In
Bidding 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 ad-
vertising; (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.
17. Section 6003.054 (a) The commissioner may delegate authority to exercise
General Pow- all or part of the commissioner's functions, powers, and
ers and Duties duties under this chapter, including the issuance of licens-
of Commission- es and registration certificates, to the state fire marshal.
er, State Fire Mar- The state fire marshal shall implement the rules adopted
shal, and Depart- by the commissioner for the protection and preservation
ment of life and property in controlling: (1) the registration of
an individual or an organization engaged in the business
of planning, selling, installing, maintaining, or servicing
fire protection sprinkler systems; and (2) the requirements
for the plan, sale, installation, maintenance, or servicing
of fire protection sprinkler systems by: (A) determining
the criteria and qualifications for registration certificate
and license holders; (B) evaluating the qualifications of
an applicant for a registration certificate to engage in the
business of planning, selling, installing, maintaining, or
servicing fire protection sprinkler systems; (C) conduct-
ing examinations and evaluating the qualifications of a
license applicant; and (D) issuing registration certificates
and licenses to qualified applicants. (b) The commissioner
shall establish a procedure for reporting and processing
complaints relating to the business of planning, selling, in-
stalling, maintaining, or servicing fire protection sprinkler
systems in this state
18. Section 6003.055 (a) The commissioner shall set the fee for: (1) a regis-
Fees tration certificate application in an amount not to exceed
$100; (2) an initial or renewal registration certificate in an
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