Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 6001.156 - Activities Not Regulated By Chapter(a) The licensing provisions of this chapter do not apply to: (1) the filling or charging of a portable fire extinguisher by the manufacturer before initial sale of the fire extinguisher;(2) the servicing by a firm of the firm's portable fire extinguishers or fixed systems by the firm's personnel who are specially trained for that servicing;(2-a) the inspection of a firm's portable fire extinguisher by a person who is:(A) specially trained to perform portable fire extinguisher inspections; and(B) under contract with the firm for that purpose;(3) the installation of portable fire extinguishers in a building by the building owner, the owner's managing agent, or an employee of the building owner or the owner's managing agent;(4) the installation or servicing of water sprinkler systems installed in compliance with the National Fire Protection Association's Standards for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems;(5) a firm that is engaged in the retail or wholesale sale of portable fire extinguishers that carry the listing of a testing laboratory approved by the department, but that is not engaged in the installation or servicing of those extinguishers;(6) a fire department that services portable fire extinguishers as a public service without charge, if the members of the fire department are trained in the proper servicing of the fire extinguishers;(7) a firm that is a party to a contract under which:(A) the installation of portable fire extinguishers or a fixed fire extinguisher system is performed under the direct supervision of and certified by a firm appropriately registered to install and certify portable extinguishers or fixed systems; and(B) the registered firm assumes full responsibility for the installation; or(8) an engineer licensed under Chapter 1001, Occupations Code, while acting solely in the engineer's professional capacity.(b) Except as provided by Subsection (a), only the holder of a license or an apprentice permit issued under this chapter may:(1) install or service portable fire extinguishers; or(2) install and maintain fixed fire extinguisher systems.Tex. Ins. Code § 6001.156
Amended by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1004,Sec. 3, eff. 9/1/2013.Amended By Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 450, Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/2011.Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730, Sec. 1J.001, eff. 4/1/2009.