(a) A state agency may provide self-service weapon lockers for the temporary secure storage of any weapon prohibited in a building or portion of a building.
(b) A self-service weapon locker must allow secure locking by the user and:
(1) provide a key for reopening; or
(2) reopen by electronic means, such as by a fingerprint scan or entry of a numeric code.

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Terms Used In Texas Government Code 2165.453

  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) A state agency may require a person to submit the person’s name, the number of the person’s driver’s license or other form of identification, and the person’s telephone number as a condition for use of a self-service weapon locker.
(d) A person placing a weapon in a self-service weapon locker may designate an alternate person to whom the weapon may be released if the person is not able to reclaim the person’s weapon before the 30th day after the date the weapon was placed in the locker.