[Coco] New Texas IT Requirement

[John Donaldson]

Karl,
   Somewhere in the bill the wording is there. Both the radio talk shows 
and local newspapers were talking about the loophole.

John Donaldson


KARL SEFCIK wrote:

>John, 
>  I'm sure they were referring to businesses, not the
>lowly Coco owner. But businesses  that repair
>computers, like say the computers from Steven Grant
>the SOB that decapitated his wife, may have had
>pictures of that buried on his PC. And this way, the
>computer technician wouldn't help cover something like
>that up. 
>http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2324220,00.asp
>And I'm looking through the bill to fuind the
>legaleze.
>http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/html/HB02833F.htm
>      SECTION 3.  Section 1702.102(a), Occupations
>Code, is 
>  	amended to read as follows:
>  	       (a)  Unless the person holds a license as a
>security services 
>  	contractor, a person may not:
>  	             (1)  act as an alarm systems company,
>armored car 
>  	company, courier company, guard company, [or] guard
>dog company, 
>  	locksmith company, or private security consultant
>company;
>........................................................
> 	       (b)  For purposes of Subsection (a)(1),
>obtaining or 
>  	furnishing information includes information
>obtained or furnished 
>  	through the review and analysis of, and the
>investigation into the 
>  	content of, computer-based data not available to
>the public.
>
>    Other than this, I looked at the bill lots of
>times, and I didn't see anything that talked about
>computer repaoir techs. A lot about Security
>officercontractors  and armored car contractorws 
>having to be licensed.  If you can find it, the loinkl
>to the bill (with the HR in it)  is there.
>-----Karl
>
>--- John Donaldson <johnadonaldson at sbcglobal.net>
>wrote:
>
>  
>
>>Well, our great Texas Legislator really messed up
>>this time. A bill was 
>>drafted, passed, sign by the Governor and took
>>effect on July 1, 2008. 
>>This bill added a requirement for all IT persons now
>>have to ahear to. 
>>If you do any kind of analysis of the hard drive on
>>a computer or repair 
>>of a computer, you have to have a PI license. Yes,
>>that is correct, a 
>>Private Investigation License or you can end up in
>>jail for a year and a 
>>$4,000 fine. The company you work for can also be
>>fined $10,000 for each 
>>day that you work on a computer without the PI
>>license. It seems the PI 
>>Association wrote the law and no one read it prior
>>to passing it on the 
>>floor and sending it to the Governor for his
>>signuture. It was designed 
>>to plug a loop hole where CSI type people that work
>>on cases where data 
>>on the hard drive of a computer is evidence and the
>>person searching it 
>>was NOT a Licensed Investigator, thus was not
>>qualified and have the 
>>data on the hard drive thrown out. But they wrote it
>>TOO broad and now 
>>it covers anyone that works on a computer. Even the
>>12 year old next 
>>door neighbor. LOL
>>
>>So here in Texas if you work on computers, you half
>>to have a PI 
>>license. To obtain a PI license, you either have to
>>take pass a Criminal 
>>Investigate Course or serve as an apprientice to a
>>Licensed PI for three 
>>years. This means you can not work on any computer
>>for a min of three 
>>years. CIC course is a 4 year College Course.
>>
>>If Rolan and Martin was still had their TV show, I
>>am sure the Texas 
>>Legislator would get the Whoope award.
>>
>>
>>
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