Title 58, Occupations and Professions

58-63-301. Licensure required -- License classifications. (1) A license is required to engage in the practice of a contract security company, an armored car company, an armored car security officer, armed private security officer, or unarmed private security officer, except as ot…

58-63-302. Qualifications for licensure. (1) Each applicant for licensure as an armored car company or a contract security company shall: (a) submit an application in a form the division approves; (b) pay a fee the division determines in accordance with Section 63J-1-504; (c) hav…

58-63-303. Term of license -- Expiration -- Renewal. (1) The division shall issue each license under this chapter in accordance with a two-year renewal cycle established by rule. The division may by rule extend or shorten a renewal period by as much as one year to stagger the ren…

58-63-304. Exemptions from licensure. (1) In addition to the exemptions from licensure in Section 58-1-307, an individual may engage in acts regulated under this chapter without being licensed under this chapter if the individual is: (a) a peace officer employed by a contract sec…

58-63-305. Status of licenses held on the effective date of this chapter. An individual holding a valid Utah license as a contract security company, armed private security officer, or unarmed private security officer under Title 53, Chapter 5, Part 4, Security Personnel Licensing…

58-63-306. Replacement of qualifying agent. If the qualifying agent of an armored car company or a contract security company ceases to perform the agent's duties on a regular basis, the licensee shall: (1) notify the division in writing within 15 days; and (2) replace the qualify…

58-63-307. Use of firearms. (1) An individual licensed as an armored car security officer or an armed private security officer may carry a firearm only while acting as an armored car security officer or an armed private security officer in accordance with this chapter and rules m…

58-63-308. Evidence of licensure. An individual licensed as an armed private security officer, armored car security officer, or unarmed private security officer shall: (1) carry a copy of the individual's license on the individual's person at all times while acting as a licensee;…

58-63-309. Operating standards -- Rulemaking. The division in collaboration with the board shall establish by rule operating standards that shall apply to the conduct of licensees under this chapter, including rules relating to use of uniforms, badges, insignia, designations, and…

58-63-310. Interim permits. (1) The division may issue an interim permit to an applicant for licensure as an armed private security officer, armored car security officer, or unarmed private security officer upon receipt of a complete application for licensure in accordance with S…

58-63-401. Grounds for denial of license -- Disciplinary proceedings. Grounds for refusing to issue a license to an applicant, for refusing to renew the license of a licensee, for revoking, suspending, restricting, or placing on probation the license of a licensee, for issuing a …

58-63-501. Unlawful conduct. "Unlawful conduct" includes: (1) a contract security company employing the services of an unlicensed armed private security officer or unarmed private security officer, except as provided under Section 58-63-304 or 58-63-310; (2) an armored car compan…

58-63-502. Unprofessional conduct. "Unprofessional conduct" includes: (1) failing as an armored car company or a contract security company to notify the division of the cessation of performance of its qualifying agent or failing to replace its qualifying agent, as required under …

58-63-503. Penalties. (1) Unless Subsection (2) applies, an individual who commits an act of unlawful conduct under Section 58-63-501 or who fails to comply with a citation issued under this section after it becomes final is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. (2) The division may i…

58-63-601. State preemption of local regulation. (1) A political subdivision of this state may not enact any legislation, code, or ordinance, or make any rules relating to the licensing, training, or regulation of contract security companies or persons functioning as armed or una…