Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
A. Prior to the issuance of a private
security services business license, the applicant shall meet or exceed the
requirements of licensing and application submittal to the department as set
forth in this section.
B. Each
person seeking a license shall file a completed application provided by the
department including:
1. For each principal
and supervisor of the applying business and for each electronic security
employee of an electronic security services business, his fingerprints pursuant
to this chapter;
2. A certificate
of insurance reflecting the department as a certificate holder and showing a
policy of comprehensive general liability insurance in the minimum coverage
amount of $1 million of general aggregate liability insurance issued by an
insurance company authorized to do business in Virginia.
a. Every personal protection specialist and
private investigator who has been issued a registration by the department and
is hired as an independent contractor by a licensed private security services
business shall maintain comprehensive general liability insurance in the
minimum coverage amount of $1 million of general aggregate liability insurance;
and
b. Documentation verifying the
personal protection specialist or private investigator has obtained the
required insurance shall be provided to the private security services business
prior to the hiring of such independent contractor;
3. For each nonresident applicant for a
license, on a form provided by the department, a completed irrevocable consent
for the department to serve as service agent for all actions filed in any court
in this Commonwealth;
4. For each
applicant for a license except a sole proprietor or partnership, the
identification number issued by the Virginia State Corporation Commission for
verification that the entity is authorized to conduct business in the
Commonwealth;
5. A physical address
in Virginia where records required to be maintained by the Code of Virginia and
this chapter are kept and available for inspection by the department. A post
office box is not a physical address;
6. On the license application, designation of
at least one individual as compliance agent who is certified or eligible for
certification;
7. The applicable,
nonrefundable license application fee; and
8. Designation on the license application of
the type of private security business license the applicant is seeking. The
initial business license fee includes one category. A separate fee will be
charged for each additional category. The separate categories are identified as
follows:
(i) security officers/couriers
(armed and unarmed),
(ii) private
investigators,
(iii) electronic
security personnel,
(iv) armored
car personnel,
(v) personal
protection specialists,
(vi)
locksmiths, and
(vii) detector
canine handlers and security canine handlers. Alarm respondents crossover into
both the security officer and electronic security category; therefore, if an
applicant is licensed in either of these categories, he can provide these
services without an additional category fee.
C. Upon completion of the initial license
application requirements, the department may issue an initial license for a
period not to exceed 24 months.
D.
The department may issue a letter of temporary licensure to businesses seeking
licensure under §
9.1-139
of the Code of Virginia for not more than 120 days while awaiting the results
of the state and national fingerprint search conducted on the principals and
compliance agent of the business, provided the applicant has met the necessary
conditions and requirements.
E. A
new license is required whenever there is any change in the ownership or type
of organization of the licensed entity that results in the creation of a new
legal entity. Such changes include:
1. Death
of a sole proprietor;
2. Death or
withdrawal of a general partner in a general partnership or the managing
partner in a limited partnership; and
3. Formation or dissolution of a corporation,
a limited liability company, or an association or any other business entity
recognized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
F. Each license shall be issued to the legal
business entity named on the application, whether it is a sole proprietorship,
partnership, corporation, or other legal entity, and shall be valid only for
the legal entity named on the license. No license shall be assigned or
otherwise transferred to another legal entity.
G. Each licensee shall comply with all
applicable administrative requirements and standards of conduct and shall not
engage in any acts prohibited by applicable sections of the Code of Virginia
and this chapter.
H. Each licensee
shall be a United States citizen or legal resident alien of the United
States.
Statutory Authority: §
9.1-141
of the Code of Virginia.
