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• § 7574.06 — (a) All fees and fines collected pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the Private Security Services Fund.
• § 7574.08 — This article shall become operative on January 1, 2011.
• § 7574.09 — It is the intent of the Legislature, consistent with Section 128.
• § 7574.10 — No person shall engage in the business of a proprietary private security officer unless registered with the department pursuant to this chapter.
• § 7574.11 — (a) An applicant seeking registration as a proprietary private security officer shall apply to the department on forms provided by the department.
• § 7574.12 — No person shall engage in the business of a proprietary private security employer unless registered with the department pursuant to this chapter.
• § 7574.13 — (a) An applicant seeking registration as a proprietary private security employer shall apply to the department on forms provided by the department.
• § 7574.14 — This chapter shall not apply to the following: (a) An officer or employee of the United States of America, or of this state or a political subdivision thereof, while the officer or employee is engaged
• § 7574.15 — (a) The director may refuse to approve a proprietary private security officer or proprietary private security employer registration pursuant to this chapter to a person who has had any license or regi
• § 7574.16 — This article shall become operative on January 1, 2011.
• § 7574.18 — (a) Except for a person who has completed the course of training required by Section 7583.
• § 7574.19 — This article shall become operative on July 1, 2011.
• § 7574.20 — No proprietary private security employer shall sublet proprietary private security officers employed by them to any other person, business, or entity.
• § 7574.21 — A person registered as a proprietary private security employer shall do the following with respect to proprietary private security officers in their employment: (a) Maintain an accurate and current re
• § 7574.22 — A person registered as a proprietary private security officer shall carry on their person, while on duty, a valid and current proprietary private security officer’s registration card or a hard copy pr
• § 7574.23 — This article shall become operative on January 1, 2011.
• § 7574.30 — (a) Pursuant to Section 125.
• § 7574.31 — (a) The registration of a proprietary private security officer shall be automatically suspended if the officer is convicted of any crime that is substantially related to the functions, duties, and res
• § 7574.32 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a violation of Section 7574.
• § 7574.33 — (a) A person registered with the department under this chapter may request a review by a private security disciplinary review committee, as established in Section 7581.
• § 7574.34 — This article shall become operative on January 1, 2011.
• § 7574.35 — The fee for an endorsed verification of registration shall be twenty-five dollars ($25).
• § 7574.36 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the failure of any person licensed to do business as a corporation or limited liability company in this state to be registered and in good standing with the Secretar
• § 7574.37 — (a) A person registered as a proprietary private security employer shall deliver to the director a written report describing the circumstances surrounding any physical altercation by a registered prop
• § 7574.38 — A proprietary private security employer shall not do any of the following: (a) Fail to properly maintain an accurate and current record of the name, address, commencing date of employment, and positio
• § 7574.39 — No person required to be registered as a proprietary private security officer pursuant to this chapter shall do any of the following: (a) Fail to carry on their person, while on duty, a valid and curr
• § 7574.40 — Notwithstanding the assessment or payment of fines for any violations of this chapter, the director may deny, suspend, or revoke a license issued under this chapter if they determine that the propriet
• § 7576 — Notwithstanding any other law, the powers and duties of the bureau, as set forth in this chapter, shall be subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature.
• § 7580 — This chapter may be cited as the Private Security Services Act.
• § 7580.1 — As used in this chapter, “director” means the Director of Consumer Affairs, unless the context indicates otherwise.
• § 7580.10 — As used in this chapter, “employer-employee” relationship means a relationship in which an individual works for another, the individual’s name appears on the payroll records of the employer, and the e
• § 7580.11 — As used in this chapter, “firearm permit” includes “firearms permit,” “firearms qualification card,” “firearms qualification,” and “firearms qualification permit.
• § 7580.12 — Every power and duty granted to or imposed upon the director may be exercised by any other officer or employee of the Department of Consumer Affairs authorized by the director, but the director shall
• § 7580.13 — The director may, in accordance with the State Civil Service Act and subject to the provisions of Section 159.
• § 7580.14 — Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as entitling any person to practice law in this state unless he or she is an active member of the State Bar of California.
• § 7580.15 — (a) As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply: (1) “Federally recognized tribe” means a tribe located in this state and included on the list published in the Federal Register pursuant t
• § 7580.2 — The director shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter.
• § 7580.3 — As used in this chapter, “person” includes any individual, firm, company, association, organization, partnership, corporation, and participating tribe.
• § 7580.4 — As used in this chapter, “bureau” means the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services.
• § 7580.5 — As used in this chapter, “chief” means the Chief of the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services.
• § 7580.6 — As used in this chapter, “licensee” means a person licensed under this chapter and includes, but is not limited to, private patrol operator and armored contract carrier.
• § 7580.7 — (a) As used in this chapter, “qualified manager” means the individual under whose direction, control, charge, or management the business of a licensee is operated, who has qualified pursuant to Sectio
• § 7580.8 — As used in this chapter, “employer” means a person who employs an individual for wages or salary, lists the individual on the employer’s payroll records, and withholds all legally required deductions
• § 7580.9 — As used in this chapter, “employee” means an individual who works for an employer, is listed on the employer’s payroll records, and is under the employer’s direction and control.
• § 7581 — The director may adopt and enforce reasonable rules, as follows: (a) Classifying licensees according to the type of business regulated by this chapter in which they are engaged, including, but not lim
• § 7581.1 — The Governor shall appoint two private security disciplinary review committees, and may remove any member of a disciplinary review committee for misconduct, incompetency, or neglect of duty.
• § 7581.2 — (a) Each disciplinary review committee shall perform the following functions as they pertain to private patrol operators, security guards, firearm qualification cardholders, baton permitholders, firea
• § 7581.3 — (a) A private patrol operator, qualified manager of a private patrol operator, security guard, firearm qualification cardholder, baton permitholder, firearm training facility, firearm training instruc
• § 7581.4 — Except in cases where licensees are required to comply with the provisions of Section 7581.
• § 7581.5 — The director shall furnish, at least once every two years, one copy of the current licensing law, rules, and regulations to every licensed business governed under this chapter, without charge.
• § 7581.6 — It is the intent of the Legislature, consistent with Section 128.
• § 7582 — No person shall engage in a business regulated by this chapter; act or assume to act as, or represent himself or herself to be, a licensee unless he or she is licensed under this chapter; and no perso
• § 7582.05 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person engaging in a business as a private patrol operator who violates Section 7582 is guilty of an infraction subject to the procedures described
• § 7582.1 — (a) A private patrol operator, or operator of a private patrol service, within the meaning of this chapter is a person, other than an armored contract carrier, who, for any consideration whatsoever: A
• § 7582.10 — Payment of the application fee prescribed by this chapter entitles an applicant or his or her manager to one examination without further charge.
• § 7582.11 — (a) The chief shall issue a license, the form and content of which shall be determined by the chief in accordance with Section 164.
• § 7582.12 — (a) The license shall at all times be posted in a conspicuous place in the principal place of business of the licensee.
• § 7582.13 — Upon the issuance of a license, a pocket card of the size, design, and content determined by the director shall be issued to each licensee, if an individual, or if the licensee is a person other than
• § 7582.14 — A license issued under this chapter is not assignable.
• § 7582.15 — A licensee shall at all times be legally responsible for the good conduct in the business of each of his or her employees or agents, including his or her manager.
• § 7582.16 — Each licensee shall maintain a record containing information relative to his or her employees as may be prescribed by the director.
• § 7582.17 — (a) No licensee shall conduct a business under a fictitious or other business name unless and until he or she has obtained the written authorization of the bureau to do so.
• § 7582.18 — Each licensee shall file with the bureau the complete address of his or her principal place of business including the name and number of the street, or, if the street where the business is located is
• § 7582.19 — (a) A licensee shall notify the bureau within 30 days of any change in its corporate officers or of any addition of a new partner.
• § 7582.2 — This chapter does not apply to the following: (a) A person who does not meet the requirements to be a proprietary private security officer, as defined in Section 7574.
• § 7582.20 — (a) Every advertisement by a licensee soliciting or advertising business shall contain his or her name, address, and license number as they appear in the records of the bureau.
• § 7582.21 — (a) A licensee shall not advertise or conduct business from any location other than that shown on the records of the bureau as their principal place of business unless they have received a branch offi
• § 7582.22 — (a) The business of each licensee shall be operated under the active direction, control, charge, or management, in this state, of the licensee, if they are qualified, or the person who is qualified to
• § 7582.23 — (a) In case of the death of a person licensed as an individual, a member of the immediate family of the deceased licensee shall be entitled to continue the business under the same license for 120 days
• § 7582.24 — After a hearing the director may deny a license unless the applicant makes a showing satisfactory to the director that the applicant, if an individual, has not, or if the applicant is a person other t
• § 7582.25 — The director may refuse to issue any license provided for in this chapter to any person: (a) Who has had any license revoked, or whose license is under suspension, or has failed to renew his or her li
• § 7582.26 — (a) Any licensee or officer, director, partner, or manager of a licensee may divulge to any law enforcement officer or district attorney, or his or her representative, any information he or she may ac
• § 7582.27 — (a) Any person referred to in subdivision (i) of Section 7582.
• § 7582.28 — (a) Any badge or cap insignia worn by a person who is a licensee, officer, director, partner, manager, or employee of a licensee shall be of a design approved by the director, and shall bear on its fa
• § 7582.3 — (a) Unless specifically exempted by Section 7582.
• § 7582.4 — (a) The superior court in and for the county in which any person has engaged or is about to engage in any act which constitutes a violation of Section 7582.
• § 7582.5 — (a) The provisions of this chapter shall not prevent the local authorities of any city, county, or city and county, by ordinance and within the exercise of the police power of the city, county, or cit
• § 7582.6 — An application for a license under this chapter shall be on a form prescribed by the director and accompanied by the application fee provided by this chapter.
• § 7582.7 — An application shall be verified and shall include: (a) The full name and business address of the applicant.
• § 7582.8 — Before an application for a license or registration is granted, the applicant for a license or his or her manager or the applicant for a security guard registration shall meet all of the following: (a
• § 7582.9 — The director may require an applicant or his or her manager, to demonstrate his or her qualifications by a written or oral examination, or a combination of both.
• § 7583 — For purposes of this article, “licensee” means a licensed private patrol operator.
• § 7583.1 — (a) An applicant, or their manager, for a license as a private patrol operator shall have had at least two years, which shall consist of not less than 4,000 hours of experience as a patrolperson, guar
• § 7583.10 — The application shall be verified and shall include all of the following: (a) The full name, residence address, telephone number, and date of birth of the applicant.
• § 7583.12 — (a) An employee of a licensee shall not carry or use a firearm unless the employee has in their possession both of the following: (1) A valid guard registration card issued pursuant to this chapter.
• § 7583.13 — (a) The bureau, upon receipt of a criminal offense record or record of a subsequent arrest from the Department of Justice, shall make an immediate determination of fitness of (1) applicants for regist
• § 7583.14 — (a) If the chief determines that an applicant’s criminal history contains open arrest information, the chief shall issue a notice to the applicant allowing 45 days for the applicant to provide documen
• § 7583.16 — (a) The director may deny an application for registration, or may suspend or revoke a previously issued registration, if the individual has committed any action which, if committed by a licensee, woul
• § 7583.17 — (a) Upon approval of an application for registration, the chief shall cause to be issued to the applicant at his or her last known residential address a registration card in a form approved by the dir
• § 7583.18 — A qualified manager who complies with Section 7582.
• § 7583.19 — A licensee shall at all times be responsible for ascertaining that those of their employees who are subject to registration are currently registered as provided in this article.
• § 7583.2 — A person licensed as a private patrol operator shall not do any of the following: (a) Fail to properly maintain an accurate and current record of all firearms or other deadly weapons that are in the p
• § 7583.20 — (a) A registration issued under this chapter expires at midnight on the last day of the month two years following the date of issuance unless renewed.
• § 7583.21 — The registration of a security guard shall be automatically suspended if the guard is convicted of any crime that is substantially related to the functions, duties, and responsibilities of a security
• § 7583.22 — (a) A licensee, qualified manager of a licensee, or security guard who, in the course of their employment, may be required to carry a firearm shall, prior to carrying a firearm, do all of the followin
• § 7583.23 — The bureau shall issue a firearms permit when all of the following conditions are satisfied: (a) The applicant is a licensee, a qualified manager of a licensee, or a registered security guard subject
• § 7583.24 — (a) The bureau shall not issue a firearm permit if the applicant is prohibited from possessing, receiving, owning, or purchasing a firearm pursuant to state or federal law.
• § 7583.25 — (a) The bureau shall not renew a firearm permit if the applicant is prohibited from possessing, receiving, purchasing, or owning a firearm pursuant to state or federal law.
• § 7583.26 — (a) The Department of Justice may charge the bureau a fee sufficient to reimburse the department’s costs for furnishing firearm eligibility information upon submission of the application for issuance
• § 7583.27 — (a) A firearm permit may be revoked if at any time the Department of Justice notifies the bureau that the holder of the firearm permit is prohibited from possessing, receiving, or purchasing a firearm
• § 7583.28 — If an applicant fails to complete his or her application within one year after it has been filed, the application shall be considered to be abandoned.
• § 7583.29 — If a firearms permit is denied, the denial of the permit shall be in writing and shall describe the basis for the denial.
• § 7583.3 — No person required to be registered as a security guard pursuant to this chapter shall do any of the following: (a) Fail to carry on their person, while on duty, a valid and current security guard reg
• § 7583.30 — The firearms qualification card, if issued, shall be mailed to the applicant at the address which appears on the application.
• § 7583.31 — A firearms qualification card does not authorize the holder thereof to carry a pistol, revolver, or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the person in a concealed manner pursuant to Section 2
• § 7583.32 — (a) A firearms qualification card expires two years from the date of issuance, if not renewed.
• § 7583.35 — Every licensee, qualified manager, or a registered uniformed security guard, who in the course of his or her employment carries tear gas or any other nonlethal chemical agent, shall complete the requi
• § 7583.36 — A licensee shall not permit any employee to carry tear gas or any other nonlethal chemical agent prior to ascertaining that the employee is proficient in the use of tear gas or other nonlethal chemica
• § 7583.37 — The director may assess fines as enumerated in Article 7 (commencing with Section 7587).
• § 7583.38 — A city, county, or city and county may regulate the uniforms and insignias worn by uniformed employees of a private patrol operator and vehicles used by a private patrol operator to make the uniforms
• § 7583.39 — (a) The bureau shall require, as a condition precedent to the issuance, reinstatement, reactivation, renewal, or continued maintenance of a license, that the applicant or licensee file or have on file
• § 7583.4 — Any person registered as a security guard or patrolperson, and the employer of the security guard or patrolperson, shall deliver to the director a written report describing fully the circumstances sur
• § 7583.40 — “Insurance policy,” as used in this article, means a commercial general liability policy of insurance issued by an insurance company authorized to transact business in this state that provides minimum
• § 7583.41 — Proof that a licensee maintains an insurance policy as required by this article shall be provided by the licensee to the bureau upon demand.
• § 7583.42 — The failure of a private patrol operator to maintain an insurance policy as required by this article shall constitute grounds for the suspension of the private patrol operator’s license.
• § 7583.45 — (a) (1) Every security guard working on the property of a K–12 school district or community college district pursuant to a contract with a private licensed security agency shall complete the latest co
• § 7583.46 — (a) (1) It shall be a violation of Section 1102.
• § 7583.47 — (a) As used in this section, “assessment” means the application of a testing instrument identified by the bureau that evaluates whether an applicant for a firearms permit who is a registered security
• § 7583.5 — (a) Every licensee and any person employed and compensated by a licensee, other lawful business, or public agency as a security guard or patrolperson, and who in the course of that employment or busin
• § 7583.6 — (a) Each applicant for a security guard registration shall complete a course in the exercise of the power to arrest and the appropriate use of force as a condition for the issuance of the registration
• § 7583.7 — (a) The course of training in the exercise of the power to arrest and the appropriate use of force may be administered, tested, and certified by any licensee or by any organization or school approved
• § 7583.8 — A licensee shall not permit an employee to perform the functions of a security guard without confirming that the person holds a current and valid security guard registration.
• § 7583.9 — (a) The security guard registration applicant shall submit the application, the registration fee, and their fingerprints, either in the form of classifiable fingerprint cards or in an electronic forma
• § 7584 — For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Licensee” means a licensed private patrol operator.
• § 7584.1 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a licensee, a qualified manager of a licensee, or a security guard shall not carry a baton in the course of their employment unless the following conditions
• § 7584.2 — A licensee shall not allow an employee to carry or use a baton in the course of their employment unless the employee possesses a valid and current baton permit issued by the bureau.
• § 7584.3 — The bureau shall issue a baton permit to an applicant if all of the following conditions are satisfied: (a) The applicant is a sole owner of a sole ownership licensee, a qualified manager of a license
• § 7584.4 — If the bureau denies a baton permit, the bureau shall issue that denial of the permit in writing and shall describe the basis for the denial.
• § 7584.5 — (a) A baton permit expires two years from the date of issuance, if not renewed.
• § 7584.6 — This article shall become operative on January 1, 2024.
• § 7585 — (a) The course of training in the carrying and usage of firearms, the satisfactory completion of which shall be required of applicants who wish to obtain a firearms qualification card, shall be in the
• § 7585.1 — For purposes of this article, “firearms course” means the firearms training course as outlined in Section 7585.
• § 7585.10 — For purposes of this article “a baton course” means the baton training course as outlined in Section 7585.
• § 7585.11 — (a) Any institution, firm, participating tribe, or individual wishing approval of the bureau to offer the baton course shall complete an application for certification as a baton training facility.
• § 7585.12 — Any individual who desires certification by the bureau to instruct the baton course shall complete an application for a baton training instructor certificate.
• § 7585.13 — All baton course material provided to the certificate holder in the “Baton Training Manual” issued by the bureau shall be covered in each class session.
• § 7585.15 — (a) Each baton training facility shall be required to retain for two years the following information regarding each student: (1) The student’s name.
• § 7585.16 — (a) In the event of the loss, theft, or destruction of a baton permit, a permitholder may request the bureau to issue a replacement permit.
• § 7585.17 — Each firearms training facility or baton training facility shall notify the bureau within five working days whenever any training instructor certified by the bureau is employed or ceases to be employe
• § 7585.18 — Each firearms training facility, firearms training instructor, baton training facility, or baton training instructor shall report to the bureau the name of any person who, while taking the course, dem
• § 7585.19 — (a) The chief may refuse to issue or may cancel a previously issued firearms training facility certificate, firearms training instructor certificate, baton training facility certificate, or baton trai
• § 7585.2 — The firearms requalification course shall consist of the successful completion of a firearms requalification course approved by the bureau.
• § 7585.20 — (a) A firearms training facility certificate, a firearms training instructor certificate, a baton training facility certificate, or a baton training instructor certificate which expires on or after Ja
• § 7585.3 — (a) Any institution, firm, participating tribe, or individual wishing the approval of the bureau to offer the firearms course shall complete an application for certification as a firearms training fac
• § 7585.4 — Upon approval by the bureau of a firearms training facility, the chief shall issue to the facility a “Firearms Training Facility Certificate.
• § 7585.4.1 — (a) (1) Within 120 days after issuance of a “Firearms Training Facility Certificate,” the bureau shall inspect the facility for compliance with the applicable requirements of this article and the appl
• § 7585.5 — (a) Any individual who desires certification by the bureau to instruct a firearms course shall complete an application for a firearms training instructor certificate.
• § 7585.6 — (a) All firearms course material provided to the certificate holder in the “Firearms Training Manual” issued by the bureau shall be covered in each class session.
• § 7585.7 — (a) Each firearms training facility shall be required to retain for two years the following information regarding each student: (1) The student’s name.
• § 7585.8 — (a) Each firearm training facility shall, before allowing any person to participate in the course of training in the carrying and usage of firearms, verify and certify on the firearms qualification ap
• § 7585.9 — (a) The course of training in the carrying and usage of the baton, the satisfactory completion of which shall be required of applicants who wish to obtain a baton permit, shall be in the format prescr
• § 7586 — (a) A private patrol operator license, branch office certificate, qualified manager certificate, and pocket card issued under this chapter expires at midnight on the last day of the month two years fo
• § 7586.1 — (a) To renew an unexpired license or certificate, the licensee shall, on or before the date on which it would otherwise expire, apply for renewal on a form prescribed by the director, and pay the rene
• § 7586.2 — Except as otherwise provided in this article, an expired license or branch office certificate may be renewed at any time within three years after its expiration on filing of application for renewal on
• § 7586.3 — (a) A suspended license, branch office certificate, or qualified manager certificate is subject to expiration and shall be renewed as provided in this article, but renewal of the license does not enti
• § 7586.4 — (a) A revoked license, branch office certificate, or qualified manager certificate is subject to expiration as provided in this article, but it may not be renewed.
• § 7586.5 — A license or branch office certificate which is not renewed within three years after its expiration may not be renewed, restored, reinstated, or reissued thereafter.
• § 7587 — Except as otherwise required to comply with the provisions of Section 7581.
• § 7587.1 — Notwithstanding Section 477, a firearm qualification card and a baton permit shall be considered a license subject to the terms of this section.
• § 7587.10 — The director may assess fines for the following acts pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 7583) only as follows: (a) Violation of subdivisions (c) and (d) of Section 7583.
• § 7587.11 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the failure of any person licensed to do business as a corporation in this state to be registered and in good standing with the Secretary of State and the Franchise
• § 7587.12 — The director may assess fines for the following acts only as follows: (a) Violations of paragraph (1), (2), (11), or (12) of subdivision (a) of Section 7585.
• § 7587.13 — Any person who knowingly falsifies the fingerprints or photographs submitted pursuant to any provision of this chapter is guilty of a felony.
• § 7587.14 — The director may assess administrative fines of fifty dollars ($50) against any licensee, registrant, or firearms qualification cardholder for each violation for failure to notify the bureau within 30
• § 7587.15 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the director may assess a fine of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) per violation against any licensee for a failure to comply with subdivision (d) of Se
• § 7587.16 — (a) The director, through his or her designee, may assess an administrative fine pursuant to Section 28022 of the Penal Code.
• § 7587.2 — Any person who knowingly makes a false statement in his or her application for a license or registration as a security guard is guilty of a misdemeanor.
• § 7587.3 — The director may suspend or revoke a license issued under this chapter if he or she determines that the licensee or his or her manager, if an individual, or if the licensee is a person other than an i
• § 7587.4 — The director may suspend or revoke a license issued under this chapter if he or she determines that the licensee or his or her manager, if an individual, or if the licensee is a person other than an i
• § 7587.5 — The record of conviction, or a certified copy thereof, shall be conclusive evidence of the conviction as that term is used in this article, Section 7582.
• § 7587.6 — The director, in lieu of suspending or revoking a license issued under this chapter for violations of Sections 7587.
• § 7587.7 — If, upon investigation, the director determines a licensee, including a corporation, or registrant is in violation of Section 7583.
• § 7587.8 — The director may assess fines for the following acts pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 7583) only as follows: (a) Violation of subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) of Section 7583.
• § 7587.9 — The director may assess fines for the following acts pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 7583) only as follows: (a) Violation of subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 7583.
• § 7588 — The fees prescribed by this chapter are as follows: (a) The application and examination fee for an original license for a private patrol operator shall be at least five hundred fifty dollars ($550) an
• § 7588.1 — The fee for processing fingerprints for all registrations and licenses is that amount charged the bureau by the Department of Justice.
• § 7588.2 — The Department of Consumer Affairs shall receive and account for all money derived from the operation of this chapter and, at the end of each month, shall report such money to the Controller and shall
• § 7588.3 — All money derived from the licensing and regulation of persons licensed under this chapter shall be expended exclusively on the licensing and regulation of these persons.
• § 7588.4 — Application or license fees shall not be refunded except in accordance with Section 158.
• § 7588.5 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of Consumer Affairs is authorized to temporarily reduce fees required by either paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (h) of Section 7588, or bot
• § 7588.6 — (a) A peace officer of this state or a political subdivision thereof who engages in off-duty employment solely and exclusively as a security guard or security officer, and who is required to be regist
• § 7588.8 — Notwithstanding any other law, the powers and duties of the bureau, as set forth in this chapter, shall be subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature.
• § 7590 — This chapter constitutes the chapter on alarm company operators and alarm agents.
• § 7590.1 — The following terms as used in this chapter have the meaning expressed in this article: (a) (1) “Advertisement” means: (A) Any written or printed communication for the purpose of soliciting, describin
• § 7590.2 — (a) An “alarm company operator” means a person who, for any consideration whatsoever, engages in business or accepts employment to install, maintain, alter, sell on premises, monitor, or service alarm
• § 7590.3 — This chapter does not apply to: (a) A person employed exclusively and regularly by any employer who does not provide contract alarm services for other entities or persons, in connection with the affai
• § 7590.5 — Notwithstanding any other requirements for licensure as an alarm company operator or for registration as an alarm agent pursuant to this chapter, an applicant for an alarm company operator license or
• § 7590.6 — (a) Notwithstanding any law, any application for a license, registration, certification, or permit required by this chapter shall be submitted electronically through the online licensing and enforceme
• § 7591 — There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs a Bureau of Security and Investigative Services.
• § 7591.1 — The Governor shall appoint a chief of the bureau at a salary to be fixed in accordance with Section 12080.
• § 7591.10 — (a) The director may deny a license, certificate, or registration regulated by this chapter on the grounds that the applicant has done any of the following: (1) Knowingly made a false statement of fac
• § 7591.11 — (a) The bureau shall deny a firearms permit, pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 29800) of Division 9 of Title 4 of Part 6 of the Penal Code, to any licensee, qualified manager, or alarm ag
• § 7591.12 — (a) When considering the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license, certificate, or registration, for which application has been made under this chapter, the chief, in evaluating the rehabilitati
• § 7591.13 — (a) The chief or his or her designee may issue a citation, in accordance with Section 148, against a person who is not otherwise exempt under this chapter and is acting or offering to act in the capac
• § 7591.14 — It is the intent of the Legislature, consistent with Section 128.
• § 7591.17 — The Governor shall appoint an Alarm Company Operator Disciplinary Review Committee.
• § 7591.18 — (a) The Alarm Company Operator Disciplinary Review Committee shall perform the following functions: (1) Affirm, rescind, or modify all appealed decisions concerning administrative fines assessed by th
• § 7591.19 — (a) (1) An alarm company operator, qualified manager, or alarm agent may request a review by the Alarm Company Operator Disciplinary Review Committee to contest the assessment of an administrative fin
• § 7591.2 — Every power and duty granted to or imposed upon the director under this chapter may be delegated to the chief, except that the director may not delegate authority to adopt or otherwise act upon any pr
• § 7591.20 — The disciplinary review committee shall be provided all evidence used by the bureau in reaching its decision prior to hearing an appeal.