(a) Business location. A specific business location must be maintained by each registered firm. The location must be indicated on the certificate. The business location must be a physical address, not a mailing address or P.O. Box.
(b) Designated Employee. Each registered firm must specify one full-time employee holding a license under this subchapter as the firm's designated employee on its Fire Alarm Certificate of Registration Application, Form No. SF031, and on its Renewal Application for Fire Alarm Certificate of Registration, Form No. SF084. Any change in the designated employee under this section must be submitted in writing to the State Fire Marshal's Office within 14 days of the change occurrence. An individual may not serve as a designated employee for more than one registered firm.
(c) Business vehicles. All vehicles regularly used in installation, service, maintenance, testing, or certification activities must prominently display the company name, telephone number, and certificate number. The numbers and letters must be at least one inch high and permanently affixed or magnetically attached to each side of the vehicle in a color contrasting with the background color of the vehicle. The certificate of registration number must be designated in the following format: TX ACR-number.
(d) Change of ownership.
  (1) The total change of a firm's ownership invalidates the current certificate. To ensure continuance of the business, a complete application for a new certificate must be submitted to the state fire marshal at least 14 days before the change.
  (2) A partial change in a firm's ownership requires a revised certificate if it affects the firm's name, location, or mailing address.
(e) Change of corporate officers. Any change of corporate officers must be reported in writing to the state fire marshal within 14 days. This change does not require a revised certificate.
(f) Branch Office Initial Certificate of Registration Fees and Expiration Dates. The initial fee for a branch office certificate of registration is $150 and is not prorated. Branch office certificates of registration expire and renew on the same date as the certificate of registration for the registered firm's main office.
(g) Duplicate certificates. A duplicate certificate must be obtained from the state fire marshal to replace a lost or destroyed certificate. The certificate holder must submit written notification of the loss or destruction without delay, accompanied by the required fee.
(h) Revised certificates. The change of a firm's name, location, or mailing address requires a revised certificate. Within 14 days after the change requiring the revision, the certificate holder must submit written notification of the necessary change accompanied by the required fee.
(i) Initial Alignment of the Expiration and Renewal Dates of Existing Branches. For branch offices in existence as of the effective date of this rule, branch office certificates of registration must expire and renew on the same date as the certificate of registration issued to the main office for that firm. All fees associated with the initial alignment of expiration and renewal dates for the branch office certificate of registration must prorate accordingly.

Source Note: The provisions of this §34.610 adopted to be effective February 27, 1995, 20 TexReg 1021; amended to be effective November 27, 1995, 20 TexReg 9449; amended to be effective August 26, 1996, 21 TexReg 7663; transferred effective September 1, 1997, as published in the Texas Register November 14, 1997, 22 TexReg 11091; amended to be effective April 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 1711; amended to be effective July 5, 2011, 36 TexReg 4111; amended to be effective July 29, 2014, 39 TexReg 5761; amended to be effective August 29, 2019, 44 TexReg 4481