Texas § 2154.207 INSURANCE REQUIREMENT.

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§ 2154.207 — INSURANCE REQUIREMENT.

Texas § 2154.207

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Tex. Occupations Code Code Ann. § 2154.207 (2026).

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Sec. 2154.207. INSURANCE REQUIREMENT.

(a)In addition to any other requirements, an applicant for a permit under Section 2154.253 must submit to the authority having jurisdiction evidence of a general liability insurance policy in an amount of not less than $1 million unless the commissioner decreases the amount under Section 2154.051 . The permit may not be issued without evidence of insurance as required by this section.

(b)The general liability insurance policy required by this section shall be conditioned to pay the amount of money the insured becomes obligated to pay as damages because of bodily injury and property damage caused by an occurrence involving the insured or the insured's servant, officer, agent, or employee in the conduct of a display of pyrotechnics and flame effects. (

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Sec. 2154.207. INSURANCE REQUIREMENT. (a) In addition to any other requirements, an applicant for a permit under Section 2154.253 must submit to the authority having jurisdiction evidence of a general liability insurance policy in an amount of not less than $1 million unless the commissioner decreases the amount under Section 2154.051 . The permit may not be issued without evidence of insurance as required by this section.
(b) The general liability insurance policy required by this section shall be conditioned to pay the amount of money the insured becomes obligated to pay as damages because of bodily injury and property damage caused by an occurrence involving the insured or the insured's servant, officer, agent, or employee in the conduct of a display of pyrotechnics and flame effects.
(c) Evidence of the general liability insurance policy required by this section must be in the form of a certificate of insurance issued by an insurer authorized to do business in this state and countersigned by an insurance agent licensed in this state.
(d) A certificate of insurance for surplus lines coverage obtained under Chapter 981 , Insurance Code, through a licensed Texas surplus lines agent resident in this state may be filed with the commissioner as evidence of coverage required by this section.
(e) An insurer may not cancel a certificate of insurance issued under this section unless the insurer gives the authority having jurisdiction notice of intent to cancel.
(f) This section may be satisfied by a city, county, or other political subdivision presenting proof of its participation in a self-insurance fund or a fund created under Chapter 791 , Government Code, covering the liability requirements under this chapter.
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Legislative History

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 872, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018 ), Sec. 11.155, eff. September 1, 2005.