Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) Age. Private security providers must be:
(a) At least 18 years of age to be certified
as an alarm monitor, unarmed or event and entertainment private security
professional or licensed as a supervisory manager; and
(b) At least 21 years of age to be certified
as an armed private security professional or private security instructor or
licensed as an executive manager.
(2) Education.
(a) Applicants for certification or licensure
must have earned one of the following:
(A) A
high school diploma;
(B) A General
Education Development (GED) certificate; or
(C) A two-year or four-year, post-secondary
degree issued by an accredited degree-granting college or university.
(b) The Department may require
documentary evidence of the above. Acceptable evidence consists of official
transcripts, diplomas, or GED test report forms. Other documentation may be
accepted at the discretion of the Department.
(c) The requirement found in subsection
(2)(a) applies only to individuals submitting an application for new
certification or licensure as described in OAR 259-060-0025 on or after
November 1, 2012.
(3)
Training. An applicant for certification or licensing must satisfactorily
complete the applicable training requirements prescribed by these
rules.
(4) Moral Fitness. All
applicants and private security providers must meet moral fitness standards for
certification or licensure.
(a) Moral fitness
is determined through a criminal records check, Department investigation, or
other reliable sources.
(b)
Violations of moral fitness are defined in OAR 259-060-0300, OAR 259-060-0310 and OAR 259-060-0320.
(5) Disclosure of Criminal Dispositions. An
applicant for certification or licensure must disclose their criminal
dispositions, including any juvenile adjudications.
(a) Any applicant with a juvenile
adjudication must provide the Department with official records for the petition
and any judgements issued in the adjudication.
(b) The Department may request that an
applicant provide official records for any other criminal
disposition.
(6) Legal
Name. The Department requires use of the applicant's or private security
provider's legal name as the name of record for all Department purposes. Any
certification or license issued to the private security provider will display
the legal name. When a private security provider legally changes their name
they must report the legal name change to the Department within 14 calendar
days of the change using Form PS-23 and provide a copy of proof of the name
change.
(7) Minimum Standards for
Armed Certification. An applicant for certification as an armed private
security professional or firearms instructor must not:
(a) Have been committed to the Oregon Health
Authority under ORS 426.130, or similar order in
another jurisdiction;
(b) Have been
found to be mentally ill and subject to an order under ORS
426.130 prohibiting the person
from purchasing or possessing a firearm as a result of that mental
illness;
(c) Be prohibited under US
Code Title 18, Section 922(g)(8) (relating to civil restraining orders
including stalking or harassment) from possessing a firearm in interstate
commerce; or
(d) Be prohibited
under any law of this state or any federal law from purchasing, owning or
possessing a firearm.
Publications: Publications referenced are available from the
agency.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
181A.870 & ORS
181A.855
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
181A.870 & ORS
181A.855
