- (a) After any service, all sections of a service tag must be completed in detail, indicating all the services that have been performed, and then the tag must be attached to the respective riser of each system.
- (b) After any service, if noncompliant conditions or impairments exist, the service person must attach, in addition to attaching a service tag, the appropriate yellow tag or red tag according to the procedures in this subchapter for completing and attaching yellow and red tags.
- (c) A new service tag must be attached each time service is performed.
- (d) Service tags must remain on the system for five years, after which they may only be removed by an authorized employee of a registered firm. An employee of the state fire marshal's office or an authorized representative of a governmental agency with appropriate regulatory authority may remove excess tags at any time.
- (e) Tags may be printed for multiple years.
- (f) Tags must be white, 5-1/4 inches in height, and 2-5/8 inches in width.
(g) Service tags must contain the following information in the format of the sample tag as set forth in subsection (h) of this section:
- (1) "DO NOT REMOVE BY ORDER OF TEXAS STATE FIRE MARSHAL" (all capital letters, at least 10-point boldface type);
- (2) firm's name, address and phone number;
- (3) firm's certificate of registration number;
- (4) applicable RME's name and license number;
- (5) signature of service person;
- (6) day, month, and year (to be punched);
- (7) type of work (to be punched);
- (8) name and address of owner or occupant;
- (9) building, location or system number;
- (10) a list of services performed;
- (11) date any yellow tag conditions were corrected (punch if applicable); and
- (12) date any red tag conditions were corrected (punch if applicable).
- (h) Sample service tag:
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Source Note:The provisions of this §34.719 adopted to be effective April 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 1716; amended to be effective July 29, 2014, 39 TexReg 5761.