Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
A. Prior to the issuance of a training school
certification, the applicant shall meet or exceed the requirements of
certification and application submittal to the department as set forth in this
section.
B. Each person seeking
certification as a private security services training school shall file a
completed application provided by the department to include:
1. For each principal of the applying
training school, the principal's fingerprints pursuant to this
chapter;
2. A certificate of
insurance reflecting the department as a certificate holder, showing a policy
of comprehensive general liability insurance with a minimum coverage of
$100,000 per individual occurrence and $300,000 general aggregate issued by an
insurance company authorized to do business in Virginia;
3. For each nonresident applicant for a
training school, 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 certification as a private security services training
school except a sole proprietor and partnership, on a certification application
provided by the department, 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 location 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 location;
6. On the
training school certification application, designation of at least one
individual as training director who is not designated as training director for
any other training school, and who is certified as an instructor pursuant to
this chapter. A maximum of four individuals may be designated as an assistant
training school director;
7. A copy
of the curriculum in course outline format for each category of training to be
offered, including the hours of instruction with initial and in-service courses
on separate documents;
8. A copy of
the training school regulations;
9.
A copy of the range regulations to include the assigned DCJS range
identification number if firearms training will be offered;
10. On the certification application,
selection of the category of training the applicant is seeking to provide. The
initial training school certification application fee includes one category. A
separate fee will be charged for each additional category of training. The
separate categories are identified as follows:
(i) security officers/couriers/alarm
respondents (armed and unarmed) to include arrest authority,
(ii) private investigators,
(iii) locksmiths and electronic security
personnel to include central station dispatchers,
(iv) armored car personnel,
(v) personal protection specialists,
(vi) detector canine handlers and
security canine handlers,
(vii)
special conservators of the peace pursuant to §
9.1-150.1 of the Code
of Virginia,
(viii) bail bondsmen
pursuant to §
9.1-185 of the Code
of Virginia and bail enforcement agents pursuant to §
9.1-186 of the Code
of Virginia, and
(ix)
firearms;
11. The
applicable, nonrefundable category fee; and
12. The applicable, nonrefundable training
school certification application fee.
C. When the department has received and
processed a completed application and accompanying material, the department may
inspect the training facilities, including an inspection of the firearms range,
if applicable, to ensure conformity with the minimum requirements set forth in
6VAC20-174 and this chapter.
D.
Upon completion of the initial training school application requirements, the
department may issue an initial certification for a period not to exceed 24
months.
E. The department may issue
a letter of temporary certification to training schools for not more than 120
days while awaiting the results of the state and national fingerprint search
conducted on the principals and training director of the business, provided
that the applicant has met the necessary conditions and requirements.
F. A new certification is required whenever
there is any change in the ownership or type of organization of the certified
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.
G. Each
certification shall be issued to the legal 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
certification. No certification shall be assigned or otherwise transferred to
another legal entity.
H. Each
certified training school 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.
Statutory Authority: §
9.1-141
of the Code of Virginia.
