North Carolina Administrative Code

14B NCAC 16 .1106 CONSIDERATION OF EXPERIENCE (a) The Board shall consider any practical experience gained prior to the application date. The Board shall not consider experience claimed by the applicant if the experience was: (1) gained by contracting private protective services …

14B NCAC 16 .1107 ENFORCEMENT A violation by the Associate may be deemed by the Board to be a violation of the sponsor if the violation is found to be the result of insufficient supervision and may subject the sponsor to any enforcement actions pursuant to G.S. 74C-17. History No…

14B NCAC 16 .1108 TRANSFERABILITY OF TRAINING HOURS If a Level One Associate transfers employment to another Private Investigator, the one-on-one training shall not transfer and the Associate shall undergo new one-on-one supervised training hours with the new sponsoring Private I…

14B NCAC 16 .1109 PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEES (a) A private investigator licensee may employ a potential trainee as a probationary employee for 60 consecutive calendar days. The Director, upon written request of the licensee, shall extend the probationary period by 30 additional days.…

SECTION .1200 – CONTINUING EDUCATION 14b NCAC 16 .1201 DEFINITIONS In addition to the definitions set forth in Rule .0103 of this Chapter, the following definitions shall apply to this Section: (1) "continuing education" or "CE" refers to any educational activity approved by the …

14B NCAC 16 .1202 REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS (a) Each licensee shall complete 12 credit hours of continuing education training during each two year renewal period. (b) Credit shall be given only for classes that have been approved by the Board as set forth in Rule .1203 …

14B NCAC 16 .1203 CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE ACCREDITATION STANDARDS (a) Continuing education course instructors may obtain Board accreditation of their course by submitting the following information to the Board for consideration: (1) the nature and purpose of the course; (2) t…

14b NCAC 16 .1204 NON-RESIDENT LICENSEE CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS A non-resident licensee shall obtain the required continuing education credits as set forth in Rule .1202 of this Section. If a non-resident licensee resides in a state that requires continuing education for a p…

14B NCAC 16 .1205 RECORDING AND REPORTING CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS (a) Each licensee shall be responsible for recording and reporting continuing education credits to the Board at the time of license renewal. For each course taken such report shall include a certificate of cou…

14B NCAC 16 .1206 NON-COMPLIANCE If a licensee fails to comply with this Section, his or her license shall not be renewed. History Note: Authority G.S. 74C-5; 74C-22; Eff. February 1, 2010; Transferred and Recodified from 12 NCAC 07D .1306 Eff. July 1, 2015; Readopted Eff. July 1…

14B NCAC 16 .1207 CREDIT FOR CE COURSES History Note: Authority G.S. 74C-2; 74C-4; 74C-5; 74C-22; Eff. February 1, 2010; Transferred and Recodified from 12 NCAC 07D .1307 Eff. July 1, 2015; Repealed Eff. October 1, 2020.

SECTION .1300 – ARMORED CAR SERVICE GUARD REGISTRATION (UNARMED) 14B NCAC 16 .1301 APPLICATION FOR UNARMED ARMORED CAR SERVICE GUARD REGISTRATION (a) Each employer or his or her designee shall submit an online application for the registration of each employee unarmed security gua…

14B ncac 16 .1302 FEES FOR UNARMED armored car service GUARD REGISTRATION (a) Fees for unarmed armored car service guards are as follows, along with the convenience fee charged by the Board's on-line application vendor and credit card transaction fee: (1) thirty dollar ($30.00) n…

14B NCAC 16 .1303 MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR UNARMED armored car service GUARD REGISTRATION An applicant for registration as an unarmed armored service guard shall: (1) be at least 18 years of age; (2) be a citizen of the United States or a resident alien; (3) be of good moral charact…

14B NCAC 16 .1304 INVESTIGATION FOR UNARMED armored car service GUARD REGISTRATION History Note: Authority G.S. 74C-3; 74C-5; Eff. January 1, 2013; Transferred and Recodified from 12 NCAC 07D .1404 Eff. July 1, 2015; Repealed Eff. October 1, 2020.

14B NCAC 16 .1305 UNARMED Armored car service GUARD REGISTRATION IDENTIFICATION CARDS (a) A registration identification card shall be carried by an armored car service guard registrant when performing the duties of a private protective services employee. (b) The registration iden…

14b NCAC 16 .1306 RENEWAL OR REISSUE OF UNARMED armored car service guard REGISTRATION (a) Each applicant for renewal of an unarmed armored car service guard registration identification card or his or her employer shall complete an online form provided by the Board. The applicati…

14B ncac 16 .1307 TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR UNARMED Armored car service GUARDS (a) The basic unarmed armored car service guard course shall consist of a minimum of 16 hours of classroom instruction including: (1) The Security Officer in North Carolina – (minimum of one hour); (2)…

14B NCAC 16 .1308 UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT The provisions of Rule .0104 of this Chapter apply to unarmed armored car service guards. History Note: Authority G.S. 74C-5; 74C-12; 74C-15; Eff. January 1, 2015; Transferred and Recodified from 12 NCAC 07D .1408 Eff. July 1, 2015; Readop…

SECTION .1400 - ARMED ARMORED CAR SERVICE GUARDS FIREARM REGISTRATION PERMIT 14B NCAC 16 .1401 APPLICATION/ARMED ARMORED CAR SERVICE GUARD FIREARM REGISTRATION PERMIT (a) Each employer or his or her designee shall submit an online application for the registration of each employee…

14B ncac 16 .1402 FEES FOR armed ARMored Car service guard FIREARM REGISTRATION PERMIT (a) Fees for armed armored car service guard firearm registration permits are as follows, along with the convenience fee charged by the Board's on-line application vendor and credit card transa…

14B NCAC 16 .1403 MINIMUM Standards for armed ARMORED CAR service guard FIREARM REGISTRATION PERMIT Applicants for an armed armored car firearms registration shall meet all the requirements of Rules .1303 and .1307 of this Chapter. History Note: Authority G.S. 74C-3; 74C-5; 74C-1…

14b NCAC 16 .1404 INVESTIGATION/ARMED ARMORED CAR service guard FIREARM REGISTRATION PERMIT History Note: Authority G.S. 74C-3; 74C-5; 74C-13; Eff. January 1, 2013; Transferred and Recodified from 12 NCAC 07D .1504 Eff. July 1, 2015; Repealed Eff. October 1, 2020.

14B NCAC 16 .1405 armed ARMORED CAR service guard FIREARM REGISTRATION PERMIT IDENTification CARDS (a) The provisions of Rule .1305 of this Chapter apply to armed armored car service guards. (b) Upon termination of employment of an armed armored car service guard, the employer sh…

14B NCAC 16 .1406 RENEWAL OF armed ARMORED CAR service guard FIREARM REGISTRATION PERMIT (a) Each applicant for renewal of an armed armored car service guard firearm registration permit identification card his or her employer or designee shall complete an online form provided by …

14B NCAC 16 .1407 TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR ARMED ARMORED CAR SERVICE GUARDS (a) Prior to applying, applicants for an armed armored car service guard firearm registration permit shall complete the basic training course for unarmed armored car service guards set forth in Rule .130…

14B NCAC 16 .1408 UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT The provisions of Rule .0104 of this Chapter apply to armed armored car service guards. History Note: Authority G.S. 74C-5; 74C-12; 74C-15; Eff. January 1, 2015; Transferred and Recodified from 12 NCAC 07D .1508 Eff. July 1, 2015; Readopte…

SECTION .1500 - CLOSE PERSONAL PROTECTION 14B NCAC 16 .1501 EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR CLOSE PERSONAL PROTECTION LICENSE (a) In addition to the requirements of G.S. 74C-8 and Section .0200 of this Chapter, applicants for a close personal protection license shall: (1) establish t…

14B NCAC 16 .1502 TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR CLOSE PERSONAL PROTECTION LICENSE (a) Applicants for a close personal protection license who do not have the experience set forth in Rule .1501(a)(1) through (3) or (b)(1) and (2) of this Section shall complete a basic close personal pr…

14B NCAC 16 .1503 INVESTIGATIONS DIRECTLY RELATED TO PROVISION OF SERVICES A close personal protection licensee may engage in activities otherwise defined by G.S. 74C-3(a)(8) as an investigation which are directly related to the provision of services including but not limited to …

14B NCAC 16 .1504 DISTINGUISHING SECURITY SERVICES (a) Prior to providing any service to a client, a close personal protection licensee or licensed private investigator with a close personal protection endorsement shall enter into a written contract or agreement that lists by nam…

section .1600 – digital forensics examiner 14B NCAC 16 .1601 EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR A DIGITAL FORENSICS EXAMINER LICENSE (a) In addition to the requirements of Section .0200 of this Chapter, applicants for a Digital Forensic Examiner (D.F.E.) license shall: (1) establish thr…

SECTION .1700 – TRAINING AND SUPERVISION FOR DIGITAL FORENSICS EXAMINER (D.F.E.) ASSOCIATES 14b NCAC 16 .1701 DEFINITIONS In addition to the definitions set forth in G.S. 74C, the following definitions shall apply to this Section: (1) "Digital Forensics Examiner Associate" means …

14B NCAC 16 .1702 TRAINING AND SUPERVISION REQUIRED IN LEVEL ONE (a) If upon sponsorship, the Associate has less than one year or 1,000 hours of verifiable training or experience, the Associate shall be classified as a Level One Associate and shall undergo 160 hours of one-on-one…

14B NCAC 16 .1703 TRAINING AND SUPERVISION REQUIRED IN LEVEL TWO (a) If upon initial application for an Associate permit, the applicant has at least one year or 1,000 hours of verifiable training or experience, the applicant will skip Level One and be classified as a Level Two Di…

14B NCAC 16 .1704 TRAINING AND SUPERVISION REQUIRED IN LEVEL THREE (a) If upon sponsorship the Associate has at least two years or 2,000 hours of verifiable training or experience, the Associate will be classified as a Level Three Associate and shall undergo 40 hours of one-on-on…

14B NCAC 16 .1705 EDUCATIONAL DEGREES AND NON-DEGREED TRAINING Using the formula in Rule .0204 of this Chapter, the Board shall give credit toward the educational and training requirements of this Section as follows: (1) An applicant shall receive a minimum of 400 hours of experi…

14B NCAC 16 .1706 CONSIDERATION OF PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE (a) The Board shall consider any practical experience in computer science or digital forensics examination gained by the applicant prior to the application date. The Board shall not consider experience claimed by the applica…

14B NCAC 16 .1707 ENFORCEMENT A violation of this Chapter or G.S. Chapter 74C by the Associate may be deemed by the Board to be a violation by the sponsor if the violation is found to be the result of a failure to supervise which resulted in the violation and may subject the spon…

14B NCAC 16 .1708 TRANSFERABILITY OF TRAINING HOURS If a Level One Associate transfers employment to another digital forensics examiner licensee, the one-on-one training shall not transfer and the Associate shall undergo new one-on-one supervised training hours with the new spons…

14B NCAC 16 .1709 PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEES (a) A digital forensic examiner licensee may employ a potential trainee as a probationary employee for 60 consecutive calendar days. The Director, upon written request of the licensee, shall extend the probationary period by 30 additional …

SECTION .0100 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS CHAPTER 17 - NORTH CAROLINA SECURITY SYSTEMS LICENSING BOARD SECTION .0100 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS 14B NCAC 17 .0101 PURPOSE The Security Systems Licensing Board is established within the North Carolina Department …

14B ncac 17 .0102 location The administrative offices of the Security Systems Licensing Board are located at 3101 Industrial Drive, Suite 104, Raleigh, North Carolina 27609, telephone (919) 788-5320. History Note: Authority G.S. 74D-4; 74D-5; Temporary Rule Eff. January 9, 1984, …

14b NCAC 17 .0103 DEFINITIONS In addition to the definitions under G.S. Chapter 74D, the following definitions shall apply throughout this Chapter: (1) "Agency Head" means the Chair of the Security Systems Licensing Board. (2) "Applicant" means any person, firm, or corporation ap…

14B NCAC 17 .0104 DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS (a) In lieu of the disciplinary actions set forth in G.S. Chapter 74D, the Board may issue a written reprimand to a holder of a license or registration identification card based on whether: (1) the holder has violated any of the provisions o…

14b NCAC 17 .0105 PROHIBITED ACTS In addition to the prohibited acts set forth elsewhere in this Subchapter and in Chapter 74D of the General Statutes, an applicant, licensee, or registrant who does any of the following shall have his or her application denied or his or her licen…

14b NCAC 17 .0106 DETERMINATION OF EXPERIENCE (a) Experience requirements shall be determined in the following manner: one year's experience = 1,000 hours. (b) The Board shall not consider any experience claimed by the applicant if gained while not in possession of a valid licens…

14B NCAC 17 .0107 RULEMAKING AND ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING PROCEDURES The Administrative Procedures for rule-making and hearings, codified at Title 26, Subchapters 2 and 3 of the North Carolina Administrative Code, effective August 1, 1986, are adopted by reference to apply to actio…

14B NCAC 17 .0108 CONSUMER CONTRACT AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR SECURITY SERVICES (a) Every person, firm, association or corporation licensed to engage in the security systems business in North Carolina who sells, installs, services, responds to or monitors electrical, electr…

14B NCAC 17 .0109 DECLARATORY RULING PROCEDURES (a) All requests for declaratory rulings shall be in writing and mailed to the Board at the Board's address. (b) Each request for a declaratory ruling shall include the following information: (1) the name and address of person reque…