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2002 SESSION

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SB 71 Private security services; qualifications.

Introduced by: W. Roscoe Reynolds | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Private security services. Requires each applicant for initial registration, licensure or certification as a compliance agent, private security services training school or instructor or unarmed security officer to submit his fingerprints for the conduct of a criminal records check. The bill also requires an unarmed security officer applying for renewal between January 1, 2003 and December 31, 2004 to submit his fingerprints for the purpose of a criminal records check. The bill also authorizes the Department to suspend a registration, license or certification based on the conviction of certain misdemeanors or any felony and provides that making a false statement on the fingerprint card shall be a Class 5 felony. In addition, the bill establishes compulsory minimum standards for armored car personnel and exempts from the requirement for licensure, registration or certification persons engaged in the business of a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act. This bill is identical to HB 511.

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Private security services. Requires each applicant for initial registration, licensure or certification must submit their fingerprints for the conduct of a criminal records check. The bill also requires an unarmed security officer applying for renewal between January 1, 2003 and December 31, 2004 to submit his fingerprints for the purpose of a criminal background check. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2003.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Private security services. Requires a computer-generated criminal history record check for a regulated person every second year. The Department of Criminal Justice Services must investigate the suitability of each applicant for renewal and deny renewal if the background check reveals any barrier crimes. The bill also requires an unarmed security officer to submit his fingerprints for the purpose of a criminal background check.