New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Chapter V - Division Of Corporations And State Records
Subchapter C - Private Investigators/watch, Guard And Patrol Agencies/and Bail Enforcement Agents
Part 170 - Employees
Section 170.9 - Employees' identification cards issued by licensee

Universal Citation: 19 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs § 170.9

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024

(a) Each employee of a licensed private investigator or watch, guard or patrol agency providing services as either an investigator or security guard shall be issued a company identification card as described herein. Each employee of a licensed bail enforcement agent shall be issued a company identification card as described herein.

(b) The form of the employee identification card shall be as follows:

(1) The identification card shall be 2" in height, 31/4" width.

(2) Predominate over all other information contained therein shall be the name and business address of the licensee as indicated on the license issued by the Department of State.

(3) Below this information shall be the word "employee" followed by the employee's full name, and registration title--i.e., Investigator, Security Guard, Armed Security Guard or Bail Enforcement.

(4) In the upper left-hand corner of the identification card shall be placed a current photograph of the employee, approximately 11/2" by 11/2" in size. The photograph shall at all times be a true likeness of the employee's actual appearance.

(5) Employee identification cards will be laminated after the photograph and signatures are affixed.

(6) Date of hire.

(7) The employee ID card format appears as follows:

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(c) Security guards' identification cards to be temporary. Issuance of a company identification card to those individuals involved exclusively in the activities of a security guard shall be on a temporary basis until the appropriate security guard registration card is issued or denied by the Department of State. In accordance with the provisions of article 7A of the General Business Law, the card shall bear the words "Temporary ID". After the issuance or denial of the State registration card, the temporary card shall be maintained in the personnel files of the employee for the duration of his/her employment or for a one-year period following dismissal.

(d) Termination of employment. Upon termination of employment, each employee of a licensed business shall surrender his/her identification card within five business days. A licensee shall notify the Department of State of the name of each terminated employee on a TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT FORM. In addition, employers must indicate on the form if the employee has not surrendered the identification card as required. Surrendered identification cards should be maintained in the personnel file of the terminated employee.

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