(a) An
individual applicant for licensing as a security service or the person applying
on behalf of an association, corporation or partnership, provided that such
person is an officer or member of such association, corporation or partnership,
shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the commissioner the experience
prescribed in section
29-161h
of the Connecticut General Statutes, as provided in subsection (c) of this
section.
(b) An application by an
individual or an association, corporation or partnership shall be made on forms
prescribed by the commissioner and in the manner provided in section
29-161k
of the Connecticut General Statutes. The application fee provided in section
29-161n
of the Connecticut General Statutes, payable to the Department of Public Safety
by cashier's check, money order or by such other method as the commissioner may
prescribe, shall accompany such application. In addition, an applicant shall
return completed state and federal fingerprint cards, together with the
appropriate fee per set, which shall be paid with a cashier's check or money
order payable to the Department of Public Safety, or by such other payment
method as the commissioner may prescribe. All supporting documentation that is
required to be provided with such application shall be submitted to the
department not later than sixty (60) days after the date that the application
is filed.
(c) In addition to the
items provided in subsection (b) of this section, an applicant or person
applying on behalf of an association, corporation or partnership shall provide
the following documentation:
(1) Motor vehicle
operator's records for the previous three (3) years from any state in which the
applicant resided during that period and a copy of the applicant's current
motor vehicle operator's license;
(2) Copy of the applicant's DD-214 or other
reliable documentation of military service, with reenlistment codes, if
applicable;
(3) Credit bureau
report prepared not more than six (6) months before the date of application for
an individual applicant;
(4) Copy
of a high school diploma, General Equivalency Degree (GED), college transcript
or college degree, and evidence of training related to the security industry or
law enforcement, such as course transcripts or certificates;
(5) Proof of citizenship or right to work in
this country;
(6) Proof of
employment in the security industry or law enforcement agency, including length
of service, title or titles held, duties performed in each position held, date
of retirement or other separation from employment and the reason for separation
from the employment. For the purposes of this subdivision, examples of such
proof may include, but shall not be limited to, written statements from current
or former employers;
(7) If the
applicant is an individual or an association, corporation or partnership,
information regarding whether the applicant is or has been licensed by
Connecticut or another state. For applicants previously or currently licensed
in another state, verification from the state licensing agency stating the
applicant's name, type of license held, duration of license and proof that the
license was or is in good standing;
(8) If the applicant is a corporation, proof
of incorporation in Connecticut or authority to do business in Connecticut as a
foreign corporation, issued by the Connecticut Secretary of the State's
office;
(9) If the applicant is an
association, corporation or partnership, information from each individual who
composes or intends to compose such association, corporation or partnership, as
provided by sections
29-161i
and
29-161k
of the Connecticut General Statutes; and
(10) Four letters of character reference
drafted and signed by the authors and sent directly to the Special Licensing
and Firearms Unit by the authors. Letters shall include the authors' addresses
and telephone numbers and, where available, e-mail addresses. The Special
Licensing and Firearms Unit shall not consider form letters or letters from the
applicant's spouse, parents or other immediate family members.
(d) Oral interviews shall be
scheduled once applications are complete.
