Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) Applications
for licensure must be signed and submitted by the entity representative on
behalf of the applicant.
(2) To
apply for a license or renew a license, the applicant must submit a completed
application, including all required attachments, and the non-refundable license
fee per OAR 259-059-0070. The following information must be included with the
application:
(a) Proof of general liability
insurance as defined in OAR 259-059-0120;
(b) Proof of the ability to pay wages as
defined in OAR 259-059-0130;
(c) An
Oregon Department of Revenue Tax Compliance Certification or a statement from
the applicant that, as a new entity, the entity has not been required to file
taxes to date;
(d) The examination
for licensure certificate of completion;
(e) The names and addresses of all persons
financially interested, whether as partners, shareholders, associates or
profit-sharers, in the applicant's proposed operations as a private security
entity, together with the amount of their respective interests, and whether or
not, to the best of the applicant's knowledge, any of these persons was ever
denied a certificate or a license under ORS
181A.870 within the preceding
three years, or had a certificate or license suspended or revoked within the
preceding three years;
(f) The
physical address of the work location or locations at which private security
services are provided by private security professionals employed by or pursuant
to a contract or subcontract with the applicant; and
(g) For each work location at which private
security services are provided by private security professionals pursuant to a
contract or subcontract with the applicant, the names of the private security
entity or entities contracted or subcontracted with the applicant.
(3) The application and license
fee to renew a license must be received by the Department no later than June 30
of each year.
(a) Applicants may submit an
application and license fee for renewal beginning May 1 of each year.
(b) Failure to renew on time will result in a
late fee.
(c) To continue operating
as a private security entity, the license must be renewed even if the private
security entity does not receive notification from the Department.
(4) The Department may
administratively terminate the application process, after written notification
and opportunity for correction, if the application or any required
documentation is incomplete and the Department cannot satisfactorily verify
application information due to non-response or non-compliance by the applicant.
(a) The Department will issue a Notice of
Deficiency when the application packet is incomplete or insufficient.
(b) If the deficiency is not corrected within
30 business days of the date of the Notice of Deficiency, the application
process will be administratively terminated. The Department may extend the time
for compliance upon good cause shown by the applicant.
(c) Administrative termination of an
application process also results in the immediate expiration of the Temporary
Authorization Form.
(d) To re-apply
after an administrative termination of the application process, the applicant
will be required to submit a new application packet with all deficiencies
corrected and new fees.
(5) Any exception to the application process
found in this rule must be approved by the Department.
(6) An application for licensure may be
withdrawn at any time. Applicants who choose to withdraw an application forfeit
any fees.
(7) Falsification of any
information in connection with an application for licensure, including
supporting documentation and attachments, may result in issuance of a civil
penalty under OAR 259-059-0400 or the denial, refusal to renew, revocation, or
suspension of a license under OAR 259-059-0410.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
181A.870 & ORS
181A.900
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
181A.900
