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Follow-up On Texas PI Law For PC Techs

Posted by samzenpus on from the are-you-licensed-to-look dept.

boyko.at.netqos writes "Network Performance Daily has put out an in-depth series on the Texas law that requires private investigator licenses for computer repair techs, network analysts, and other IT professionals. It includes an interview with the author of the law, Texas Rep. Joe Driver, the captain of the Texas Private Security Bureau, RenEarl Bowie, and Matt Miller at the Institute for Justice, which is suing the state over the law. Finally, there's a series summary and editorial."

3 of 233 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Tax Dollars At Work by geekoid · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Bullshit.
    There isn't any proof of that.
    You're welcome to leave anytime.
    Barring that, please make some logical arguments.

    Can you manage to scrape enough brain cells to comment on why you think this will raise taxes?

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  2. Re:Tax Dollars At Work by thrashee · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Wow, remember how in the post directly above this I said that the arguments against UHC were typical?

    Thanks for proving that point.

  3. Re:DMCA and TCPA violations are crimes... by Obfuscant · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Sure thing. In fact, I'll use the quotes from the relevant sections that you, yourself provided:

    Except that those quotes do NOT say a computer repair tech needs a PI license. You need to quote something that does say this.

    Let's put this through the test: Does a computer repair company meet the first requirement, as referenced by (b)? Yes,...

    It does not matter if they meet any condition specified by (b), because (b) does not define who needs a PI license. They do not meet the conditions specified to be an "Investigations Company." They don't need a PI license.

    No, they don't fit under either C or D, because they aren't in the business of determining any of what C or D covers. If you think "lost data" is what "loss" means, try claiming a lost data sector on your hard drive as a loss on your income taxes and see if the guvmint doesn't set you straight.