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institution, or similar entity." Id. 1702.002(16). The term "investigations company" means "a
person who performs the activities described by Section 1702.104." Id. 1702.002(10).
Section 1702.104 provides that a person acts as an investigations company for purposes of
chapter 1702 if the person:
(1) engages in the business of obtaining or furnishing, or accepts
employment to obtain or furnish, information related to:
(A) crime or wrongs done or threatened against a state or the
United States;
(B) the identity, habits, business, occupation, knowledge,
efficiency, loyalty, movement, location, affiliations, associations,
transactions, acts, reputation, or character of a person;
(C) the location, disposition, or recovery of lost or stolen
property; or
(D) the cause or responsibility for a fire, libel, loss, accident,
damage, or injury to a person or to property;
(2) engages in the business of securing, or accepts employment to
secure, evidence for use before a court, board, officer, or investigating
committee;
(3) engages in the business of securing, or accepts employment to
secure, the electronic tracking of the location of an individual or
motor vehicle other than for criminal justice purposes by or on behalf
of a governmental entity; or
(4) engages in the business of protecting, or accepts employment to
protect, an individual from bodily harm through the use of a personal
protection officer.
Id. 1702.104.
Subchapter N of chapter 1702 provides numerous exceptions to the chapter's scope. For
example, section 1702.321 generally excepts government employees. See id. 1702.321(a) ("Except
as provided by this section, this chapter does not apply to an officer or employee of the United States,
this state, or a political subdivision of this state while the employee or officer is performing official
duties."). Significantly, section 1702.324 provides that the chapter does not apply to certain
occupations, including "an attorney while engaged in the practice of law." Id. 1702.324(b)(9). A
letter opinion from this office addressed the scope of the attorney exception in 1998, prior to the
Act's 1999 codification in the Occupations Code:(GA-0275)
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Texas. Attorney-General's Office. Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0275, text, November 24, 2004; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth275171/m1/2/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.