Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Commerce
Title R156 - Professional Licensing
Rule R156-63a - Security Personnel Licensing Act Contract Security Rule
Section R156-63a-603 - Content of Approved Basic Education and Training Program for Armed and Unarmed Private Security Officers

Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 156-63a-603

Current through Bulletin 2024-24, December 15, 2024

In accordance with Subsection 58-63-302(2)(g), an approved basic education and training program for armed and unarmed private security officers shall have at least eight hours of classroom or online instruction, including:

(1) the nature and role of private security, including a private security officer's:

(a) scope and limits of authority;

(b) civil liability; and

(c) role in today's society;

(2) state laws and rules applicable to private security;

(3) the legal responsibilities of private security, including:

(a) constitutional law;

(b) search and seizure; and

(c) other such topics;

(4) situational response evaluations, including:

(a) protecting and securing crime or accident scenes;

(b) notifying internal and external agencies; and

(c) controlling information;

(5) security ethics;

(6) the use of force, emphasizing the de-escalation of force and alternatives to using force;

(7) documentation and report writing, including:

(a) preparing witness statements;

(b) performing log maintenance;

(c) exercising control of information;

(d) taking field notes;

(e) organizing information into a report; and

(f) performing basic writing;

(8) patrol techniques, including:

(a) mobile patrol versus fixed post;

(b) accident prevention;

(c) responding to calls and alarms;

(d) security breaches;

(e) monitoring potential safety hazards; and

(f) police and community relations, including fundamental duties and personal appearance of security officers;

(9) sexual harassment in the workplace; and

(10) a final examination that:

(a) competently examines the student on the subjects included in the eight hours of basic instruction; and

(b) mandates a minimum pass score of 80%.

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