Title BPC — California Bus. & Prof. Code

This chapter may be cited as the Proprietary Security Services Act.

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) “Bureau” means the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services. (b) “Chief” means the Chief of the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services. (c) “Director” means the Director of Co…

The director shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter.

Every power granted or duty imposed upon the director under this chapter may be exercised or performed by any other officer or employee of the Department of Consumer Affairs as authorized by the director, however, the director shall have the supervision of and the responsibility …

The director may, in accordance with the State Civil Service Act (Part 2 (commencing with Section 18500) of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code) and subject to the provisions of Section 159.5, appoint and fix the compensation of inspectors, investigators, and other perso…

The director may adopt regulations as necessary for the administration and enforcement of this chapter.

(a) All fees and fines collected pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the Private Security Services Fund. (b) All money derived from the registration and regulation of proprietary private security officers and proprietary private security employers registered under this…

This article shall become operative on January 1, 2011.

It is the intent of the Legislature, consistent with Section 128.5 of the Business and Professions Code, that the bureau shall not maintain a reserve balance of funds greater than the amount necessary to fund operating expenses of the bureau and that the bureau shall periodically…

No person shall engage in the business of a proprietary private security officer unless registered with the department pursuant to this chapter.

(a) An applicant seeking registration as a proprietary private security officer shall apply to the department on forms provided by the department. (b) An application for registration as a proprietary private security officer shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1…

No person shall engage in the business of a proprietary private security employer unless registered with the department pursuant to this chapter. However, a proprietary private security employer meeting one of the requirements of Section 7574.14 shall be considered exempt from re…

(a) An applicant seeking registration as a proprietary private security employer shall apply to the department on forms provided by the department. (b) An application for registration as a proprietary private security employer shall include, but not be limited to, a designated re…

This chapter shall not apply to the following: (a) An officer or employee of the United States of America, or of this state or a political subdivision thereof, while the officer or employee is engaged in the performance of their official duties, including uniformed peace officers…

(a) The director may refuse to approve a proprietary private security officer or proprietary private security employer registration pursuant to this chapter to a person who has had any license or registration revoked, or whose license or registration is under suspension, or who h…

This article shall become operative on January 1, 2011.

(a) Except for a person who has completed the course of training required by Section 7583.45, a person registered and hired as a proprietary private security officer shall complete training in security officer skills within six months from the date upon which registration is issu…

This article shall become operative on July 1, 2011.

No proprietary private security employer shall sublet proprietary private security officers employed by them to any other person, business, or entity. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit an employer from transferring employees from one location to another or fr…

A person registered as a proprietary private security employer shall do the following with respect to proprietary private security officers in their employment: (a) Maintain an accurate and current record of the name, address, commencing date of employment, and position of each p…

A person registered as a proprietary private security officer shall carry on their person, while on duty, a valid and current proprietary private security officer’s registration card or a hard copy printout of the bureau’s approval from the bureau’s internet website and either a …

This article shall become operative on January 1, 2011.

(a) Pursuant to Section 125.9, the director may issue a citation, which may include an order of abatement or an order to pay an administrative fine, for a violation of this chapter or any regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter. (b) Pursuant to Section 148, the director may …

(a) The registration of a proprietary private security officer shall be automatically suspended if the officer is convicted of any crime that is substantially related to the functions, duties, and responsibilities of a proprietary private security officer. (b) The automatic suspe…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a violation of Section 7574.10 is an infraction subject to the procedures described in Sections 19.6 and 19.7 of the Penal Code when either of the following applies: (1) A complaint or a written notice to appear in court pursuant to…

(a) A person registered with the department under this chapter may request a review by a private security disciplinary review committee, as established in Section 7581.1, to contest the assessment of an administrative fine or to appeal a denial, revocation, or suspension of a reg…

This article shall become operative on January 1, 2011.

The fee for an endorsed verification of registration shall be twenty-five dollars ($25). The verification document shall include the registration number the registration history and current status, the date of the endorsement, an embossed seal, and the signature of the chief.

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the failure of any person licensed to do business as a corporation or limited liability company in this state to be registered and in good standing with the Secretary of State and the Franchise Tax Board after notice from the bureau shall result…

(a) A person registered as a proprietary private security employer shall deliver to the director a written report describing the circumstances surrounding any physical altercation by a registered proprietary private security officer with a member of the public while on duty and w…

A proprietary private security employer shall not do any of the following: (a) Fail to properly maintain an accurate and current record of the name, address, commencing date of employment, and position of each proprietary private security officer, and the date of termination of e…

No person required to be registered as a proprietary private security officer pursuant to this chapter shall do any of the following: (a) Fail to carry on their person, while on duty, a valid and current proprietary private security officer registration card, or, if pending recei…

Notwithstanding the assessment or payment of fines for any violations of this chapter, the director may deny, suspend, or revoke a license issued under this chapter if they determine that the proprietary private security employer, responsible person of the proprietary private sec…

Notwithstanding any other law, the powers and duties of the bureau, as set forth in this chapter, shall be subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature. The review shall be performed as if this chapter were scheduled to be repealed as of January 1, 20…