New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 21 - Miscellaneous
Chapter I - Waterfront Commission Of New York Harbor
Part 5 - Port Watchman
General Provisions
Section 5.3 - Application for license

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

(a) An application for a license to act as a security officer, a supervisory security officer, or management security officer shall be made under oath on a form approved and furnished by the commission and shall include:

(1) the full name, residence, business address (if any), place and date of birth and social security number of the applicant;

(2) the present and previous occupations of the applicant, including the places where the applicant was employed and the names of the employers;

(3) the citizenship of the applicant and, if the applicant is a naturalized citizen of the United States, the certificate of naturalization, including the court and date of his naturalization;

(4) a photographic license to drive or other photographic identification issued by a Federal, State or county agency, or a valid passport;

(5) if the applicant is a non-citizen of the United States, valid proof from the Federal government of authorization to work in the United States;

(6) two photographs (2" x 2");

(7) a certification from an employer that such employer will sponsor the applicant for employment specifying the capacity, security officer, supervisory security officer or management security officer, in which the applicant is being sponsored for employment; and

(8) such further facts and evidence as the commission may deem appropriate to enable it to ascertain whether the license should be granted.

(b) All applicants for a license to act as a security officer and supervisory security officer shall:

(1) complete an application for a license as set forth in subdivision (a) of this section;

(2) submit to a fingerprint criminal history check at the applicant's expense;

(3)
(i) have a high school diploma or Graduate Equivalency Diploma/Degree (GED); and

(ii) achieve a proficiency score equivalent to an eight (8th) grade level of education on a test administered by the commission or by another agency with the approval of the commission;

(4) undergo a psychological testing and meet the requirements thereof;

(5) undergo medical examination and meet the requirements thereof; and

(6) undergo drug screening and be free from drugs.

(c) All applicants for a license to act as a management security officer shall:

(1) complete an application for a license as set forth in subdivision (a) of this section;

(2) submit to a fingerprint criminal history check at the applicant's expense.

(d) Pending final action on an application made for such a license, the commission may issue a temporary permit to any applicant, any such temporary permit may be issued under such terms and conditions as the commission may prescribe and shall be valid for a period to be fixed by the commission not in excess of six months.

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