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1997 SESSION

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CHAPTER 204 An Act to amend and reenact § 9-183.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to security officers. [H 1632] Approved March 9, 1997

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 9-183.2 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 9-183.2. Exceptions.

A. The provisions of this article shall not apply to the following:

1. An officer or employee of the United States of America, or of this Commonwealth or a political subdivision of either, while the employee or officer is performing his official duties.

2. A person engaged exclusively in the business of obtaining and furnishing information regarding an individual's financial rating or a person engaged in the business of a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act.

3. An attorney or certified public accountant licensed to practice in Virginia or his employees.

4. The legal owner of personal property which has been sold under any security agreement while performing acts relating to the repossession of such property.

5. A person receiving compensation for private employment as a security officer who is also has full-time employment as a law-enforcement officer as defined by § 9-169 and employed by the Commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof.

6. Any person appointed under § 46.2-2003 or § 56-353 while engaged in the employment contemplated thereunder, unless they have successfully completed training mandated by the Department.

7. Persons who are regularly employed to investigate accidents or to adjust claims and who do not carry weapons in the performance of their duties.

8. Regular employees of persons engaged in other than the private security services business, where the regular duties of such employees primarily consist of protecting the property of their employers. Any such employee who carries a firearm and is in direct contact with the general public in the performance of his duties shall possess a valid registration with this Department as provided in subsection B of § 9-183.3. "General public" means individuals who have access to areas open to all and not restricted to any particular class of the community.

9. Persons, sometimes known as "shoppers," employed to purchase goods or services solely for the purpose of determining or assessing the efficiency, loyalty, courtesy, or honesty of the employees of a business establishment.

10. Licensed or registered private investigators from other states entering Virginia during an investigation originating in their state of licensure or registration when the other state offers similar reciprocity to private investigators licensed and registered by the Commonwealth of Virginia.

11. Unarmed regular employees of telephone public service companies where the regular duties of such employees consist of protecting the property of their employers and investigating the usage of telephone services and equipment furnished by their employers, their employers' affiliates, and other communications common carriers.

12. An end user.

13. A material supplier who renders advice concerning the use of products sold by an electronics security business and who does not provide installation, monitoring, repair or maintenance services for electronic security equipment.

14. Members of the security forces who are directly employed by electric public service companies.

15. Any Virginia state-licensed professional engineer or architectural firm doing design specifications or consulting work of which security is part of the overall contract.

16. Any person who only performs telemarketing or schedules appointments without access to information concerning the electronic security equipment purchased by an end user.

17. Any certified forensic scientist employed as an expert witness for the purpose of possibly testifying as an expert witness.

18. Members of the security forces who are directly employed by shipyards engaged in the construction, design, overhaul or repair of nuclear vessels for the United States Navy.

B. An out-of-state central station dispatcher employed by a private security services business licensed by the Department may meet the training requirements by completing a course in his geographic area that (i) meets or exceeds the Virginia curriculum and (ii) has been approved by the Department.