Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. An applicant for
security officer registration shall meet all of the qualifications and
requirements specified in
R.S.
37:3283 in addition to the rules
herein.
B. An applicant for
security officer registration shall meet all of the qualifications of a
licensee as defined in
R.S.
37:3276, except:
1. the applicant may be a resident
alien;
2. the applicant must be at
least 18 years of age if registered unarmed, or if registered to carry a baton;
and
3. the applicant must be at
least 21 years of age if registered armed.
C. Any person who performs the functions and
duties of a security officer shall fill out and file with the board an
application form provided and approved by the board. The application must be
either postmarked or received in the board office within 20 calendar days of
the applicant's date of hire.
D. In
addition to the completed application, the following documentation on the
applicant shall be submitted to the board:
1.
one set of classifiable fingerprints;
2. copy of DD-214 military discharge papers
showing type of discharge, if applicable;
3. non-refundable application fee and
fingerprint processing fee;
4. if
applicant has worked less than 20 consecutive calendar days, documentation must
nevertheless be submitted along with the required fees and a termination form
is included showing the dates worked;
5. if a resident alien, copies of INS
registration papers and completed Employment Eligibility Verification (Form
I-9) together with identification documents submitted therewith;
6. if a U.S. citizen, copy of completed
Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) together with identification
documents submitted therewith; and
7. copy of photo I.D.
E. Applicant must sign the application to
certify that the information he is providing the board is correct.
F. Licensee shall review the application to
insure that it has been properly completed and signed by the applicant.
Licensee shall sign the application to certify that the applicant will be given
the required training.
G. Licensee
shall cut off the portion of the application identified as "temporary
registration card," have the applicant complete required information, and
instruct applicant to carry temporary registration card at all times while on
duty. Temporary registration card is valid until applicant receives a permanent
registration card from the board. The licensee or company, as the case may be,
shall have 20 calendar days to issue the permanent card to the security officer
once it has been received.
H. An
applicant who will be registered to carry a weapon must be trained in that
weapon prior to carrying such on a job site and verification of training must
be submitted by the licensee to the board at the time application is made. If
the applicant has not been trained, then the licensee shall register the
applicant as unarmed until such time as required training has been received and
proof of training submitted to the board. If the training is received after 30
days, then a $10 status change fee must be submitted in accordance with the
rule for status changes.
I.
Licensee shall notify the board, in writing, within 10 calendar days of any
change in an applicant's status, eligibility, address, or phone
number.
J. Dual Registration
1. A security officer who works for more than
one licensed security company must register with the board for each individual
company.
2. Each company a security
officer is employed with shall submit an application marked "dual registration"
with the required application fee. The application must be either postmarked or
received in the board office within 20 calendar days of the applicant's date of
hire.
3. Each company that a
security officer is employed with is responsible for insuring that officer is
trained in accordance with
R.S.
37:3284 and the rules herein.
K. Registration Card
1. A registration card will not be issued
until an investigation determines that the applicant meets the requirements to
become registered and verification of training has been received by the board
that the applicant has successfully completed required training.
2. A registration card is valid for two years
based on date of hire. It shall be in the form of a pocket card and shall be
issued to the registrant through the licensee with whom he is employed.
Registrant must sign the back of the card immediately upon receipt.
3. A registration card is the property of the
Louisiana State Board of Private Security Examiners and must be surrendered to
the board upon request.
4.
Registration card classifications are as follows:
a. revolver;
b. straight baton;
c. revolver and shotgun;
d. 9mm semiautomatic and shotgun;
e. revolver and baton;
f. shotgun;
g. shotgun and PR-24 baton;
h. shotgun and baton;
i. PR-24 baton;
j. revolver and PR-24 baton;
k. 9mm semiautomatic;
l. 9mm semiautomatic and baton;
m. unarmed;
n. unarmed only;
o. 9mm and PR-24 baton;
p. 40 caliber semiautomatic;
q. 40 caliber semiautomatic and baton,
and
r. 45 caliber
semiautomatic.
5. If a
registration card is lost or mutilated, registrant is responsible. A $10 fee
will be assessed to issue a replacement card and registrant shall submit, in
writing, to the board his name, Social Security number, registration card
number, and circumstances surrounding loss or mutilation of card.
6. Prior to or after issuance of any
registration card, the board may require documented evidence verifying the
applicant meets, or continues to meet, all requirements to be registered with
the board.
L.
Reinstatement
1. A registrant who terminates
employment from a licensee and is rehired within 60 calendar days by the same
licensee may be reinstated by licensee submitting, in writing, a request to
have registrant reinstated, accompanied by the reinstatement fee prescribed by
law.
2. Written request must
provide the security officer's name, Social Security number, date of
termination, and date of reinstatement.
M. Renewal
1. The board will notify the licensee 60 days
prior to the expiration date of the registration card of each registrant in
their employ.
2. A renewal
application and required renewal fee must be submitted to the board not less
than 30 days prior to the expiration date of the registration card.
N. Emergency Assignment
1. Unarmed security officers may work
emergency assignments a maximum of 20 calendar days within a six-month
consecutive period.
2. Registration
requirements set forth in
§301. D.5
apply.
3. Armed security officers
must be registered with the board and have received all firearms training prior
to working an armed post.
O. Status Change
1. A registrant's status may be changed from
unarmed to armed, or vice versa, by submitting a letter to the board requesting
a status change with the status change fee prescribed by law.
2. Firearms training verification must be
received by the board before the officer's status can be changed to
armed.
P. Re-Employment
1. When a registrant is re-employed by one
licensee from another, the new licensee is responsible for insuring that the
officer is trained, or has been trained in accordance with
R.S.
37:3284 and the rules herein, and that proper
documentation is, or has been, received by the board.
2. If registrant terminates employment with
one employer and is re-employed within 30 calendar days, the new employer,
within 20 days of such re-employment, shall submit to the board a reapplication
on a form prescribed by the board, together with a reapplication fee paid by
the new employer. The board shall then issue a new registration card reflecting
the name or license number, or both, of the new employer.
Q. An administrative fee of $10 made payable
to the board will be assessed on all initial company applications and renewal
applications, and any other fees that may be assessed by the board under this
rule, except those persons governed by Subsection N shall not be required to
submit the administrative fee.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
37:3270 et
seq.
