California Code
DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY
CHAPTER 11.5 - Private Security Services

ARTICLE 1 - General

Section 7580. - 7580. This chapter may be cited as the Private Security...

Section 7580.1. - 7580.1. As used in this chapter, “director” means the Director...

Section 7580.2. - 7580.2. The director shall administer and enforce the provisions of...

Section 7580.3. - 7580.3. As used in this chapter, “person” includes any individual,...

Section 7580.4. - 7580.4. As used in this chapter, “bureau” means the Bureau...

Section 7580.5. - 7580.5. As used in this chapter, “chief” means the Chief...

Section 7580.6. - 7580.6. As used in this chapter, “licensee” means a person...

Section 7580.7. - 7580.7. As used in this chapter, “manager” means the individual...

Section 7580.8. - 7580.8. As used in this chapter, “employer” means a person...

Section 7580.9. - 7580.9. As used in this chapter, “employee” means an individual...

Section 7580.10. - 7580.10. As used in this chapter, “employer-employee” relationship means a...

Section 7580.11. - 7580.11. As used in this chapter, “firearm permit” includes “firearms...

Section 7580.12. - 7580.12. Every power and duty granted to or imposed upon...

Section 7580.13. - 7580.13. The director may, in accordance with the State Civil...

Section 7580.14. - 7580.14. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as entitling...

ARTICLE 2 - Administration

Section 7581. - 7581. The director may adopt and enforce reasonable rules, as...

Section 7581.1. - 7581.1. The Governor shall appoint two private security disciplinary review...

Section 7581.2. - 7581.2. (a) Each disciplinary review committee shall perform the following...

Section 7581.2. - 7581.2. (a) Each disciplinary review committee shall perform the following...

Section 7581.3. - 7581.3. (a) A private patrol operator, qualified manager of a...

Section 7581.3. - 7581.3. (a) A private patrol operator, qualified manager of a...

Section 7581.4. - 7581.4. Except in cases where licensees are required to comply...

Section 7581.5. - 7581.5. The director shall furnish, at least once every two...

Section 7581.6. - 7581.6. It is the intent of the Legislature, consistent with...

ARTICLE 3 - Regulation, Licensing, and Registration

Section 7582. - 7582. No person shall engage in a business regulated by...

Section 7582.05. - 7582.05. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person...

Section 7582.1. - 7582.1. (a) A private patrol operator, or operator of a...

Section 7582.2. - 7582.2. This chapter does not apply to the following: (a)...

Section 7582.3. - 7582.3. (a) Unless specifically exempted by Section 7582.2, no person...

Section 7582.4. - 7582.4. (a) The superior court in and for the county...

Section 7582.5. - 7582.5. (a) The provisions of this chapter shall not prevent...

Section 7582.6. - 7582.6. An application for a license under this chapter shall...

Section 7582.7. - 7582.7. An application shall be verified and shall include: (a)...

Section 7582.8. - 7582.8. Before an application for a license or registration is...

Section 7582.9. - 7582.9. The director may require an applicant or his or...

Section 7582.10. - 7582.10. Payment of the application fee prescribed by this chapter...

Section 7582.11. - 7582.11. (a) The chief shall issue a license, the form...

Section 7582.12. - 7582.12. (a) The license shall at all times be posted...

Section 7582.13. - 7582.13. Upon the issuance of a license, a pocket card...

Section 7582.14. - 7582.14. A license issued under this chapter is not assignable....

Section 7582.15. - 7582.15. A licensee shall at all times be legally responsible...

Section 7582.16. - 7582.16. Each licensee shall maintain a record containing information relative...

Section 7582.17. - 7582.17. (a) No licensee shall conduct a business under a...

Section 7582.18. - 7582.18. Each licensee shall file with the bureau the complete...

Section 7582.19. - 7582.19. (a) A licensee shall notify the bureau within 30...

Section 7582.20. - 7582.20. (a) Every advertisement by a licensee soliciting or advertising...

Section 7582.21. - 7582.21. (a) A licensee shall not advertise or conduct business...

Section 7582.22. - 7582.22. (a) The business of each licensee shall be operated...

Section 7582.23. - 7582.23. (a) In case of the death of a person...

Section 7582.24. - 7582.24. After a hearing the director may deny a license...

Section 7582.25. - 7582.25. The director may refuse to issue any license provided...

Section 7582.26. - 7582.26. (a) Any licensee or officer, director, partner, or manager...

Section 7582.27. - 7582.27. (a) Any person referred to in subdivision (i) of...

Section 7582.28. - 7582.28. (a) Any badge or cap insignia worn by a...

ARTICLE 4 - Private Patrol Operators

Section 7583. - 7583. For purposes of this article, “licensee” means a licensed...

Section 7583.1. - 7583.1. (a) An applicant, or his or her manager, for...

Section 7583.2. - 7583.2. A person licensed as a private patrol operator shall...

Section 7583.3. - 7583.3. No person required to be registered as a security...

Section 7583.4. - 7583.4. Any person registered as a security guard or patrolperson,...

Section 7583.5. - 7583.5. (a) Every licensee and any person employed and compensated...

Section 7583.5. - 7583.5. (a) Every licensee and any person employed and compensated...

Section 7583.6. - 7583.6. (a) Each applicant for a security guard registration shall...

Section 7583.6. - 7583.6. (a) Each applicant for a security guard registration shall...

Section 7583.7. - 7583.7. (a) The course of training in the exercise of...

Section 7583.7. - 7583.7. (a) The course of training in the exercise of...

Section 7583.8. - 7583.8. A licensee shall not permit an employee to perform...

Section 7583.9. - 7583.9. (a) The security guard registration applicant shall submit the...

Section 7583.9. - 7583.9. (a) The security guard registration applicant shall submit the...

Section 7583.10. - 7583.10. The application shall be verified and shall include all...

Section 7583.10. - 7583.10. The application shall be verified and shall include all...

Section 7583.12. - 7583.12. (a) An employee of a licensee shall not carry...

Section 7583.13. - 7583.13. (a) The bureau, upon receipt of a criminal offense...

Section 7583.14. - 7583.14. (a) If the chief determines that an applicant’s criminal...

Section 7583.16. - 7583.16. (a) The director may deny an application for registration,...

Section 7583.17. - 7583.17. (a) Upon approval of an application for registration, the...

Section 7583.18. - 7583.18. A qualified manager who complies with Section 7582.22 is...

Section 7583.19. - 7583.19. A licensee shall at all times be responsible for...

Section 7583.20. - 7583.20. (a) A registration issued under this chapter expires at...

Section 7583.21. - 7583.21. The registration of a security guard shall be automatically...

Section 7583.22. - 7583.22. (a) A licensee, qualified manager of a licensee, or...

Section 7583.23. - 7583.23. The bureau shall issue a firearms permit when all...

Section 7583.24. - 7583.24. (a) The bureau shall not issue a firearm permit...

Section 7583.25. - 7583.25. (a) The bureau shall not renew a firearm permit...

Section 7583.26. - 7583.26. (a) The Department of Justice may charge the bureau...

Section 7583.27. - 7583.27. (a) A firearm permit may be revoked if at...

Section 7583.28. - 7583.28. If an applicant fails to complete his or her...

Section 7583.29. - 7583.29. If a firearms permit is denied, the denial of...

Section 7583.30. - 7583.30. The firearms qualification card, if issued, shall be mailed...

Section 7583.31. - 7583.31. A firearms qualification card does not authorize the holder...

Section 7583.32. - 7583.32. (a) A firearms qualification card expires two years from...

Section 7583.33. - 7583.33. (a) Any licensee, qualified manager, or a registered uniformed...

Section 7583.34. - 7583.34. (a) A licensee shall not permit any employee to...

Section 7583.35. - 7583.35. Every licensee, qualified manager, or a registered uniformed security...

Section 7583.36. - 7583.36. A licensee shall not permit any employee to carry...

Section 7583.37. - 7583.37. The director may assess fines as enumerated in Article...

Section 7583.37. - 7583.37. The director may assess fines as enumerated in Article...

Section 7583.38. - 7583.38. A city, county, or city and county may regulate...

Section 7583.39. - 7583.39. (a) The bureau shall require, as a condition precedent...

Section 7583.40. - 7583.40. “Insurance policy,” as used in this article, means a...

Section 7583.41. - 7583.41. Proof that a licensee maintains an insurance policy as...

Section 7583.42. - 7583.42. The failure of a private patrol operator to maintain...

Section 7583.45. - 7583.45. (a) (1) Every security guard working on the property...

Section 7583.46. - 7583.46. (a) (1) It shall be a violation of Section...

Section 7583.47. - 7583.47. (a) As used in this section, “assessment” means the...

ARTICLE 4.5 - Baton Permits

Section 7584. - 7584. For purposes of this article, the following terms have...

Section 7584.1. - 7584.1. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a licensee,...

Section 7584.2. - 7584.2. A licensee shall not allow an employee to carry...

Section 7584.3. - 7584.3. The bureau shall issue a baton permit to an...

Section 7584.4. - 7584.4. If the bureau denies a baton permit, the bureau...

Section 7584.5. - 7584.5. (a) A baton permit expires two years from the...

Section 7584.6. - 7584.6. This article shall become operative on January 1, 2024....

ARTICLE 5 - Firearms and Baton Training Facilities

Section 7585. - 7585. The course of training in the carrying and usage...

Section 7585. - 7585. (a) The course of training in the carrying and...

Section 7585.1. - 7585.1. For purposes of this article, “firearms course” means the...

Section 7585.2. - 7585.2. The firearms requalification course shall consist of the successful...

Section 7585.3. - 7585.3. (a) Any institution, firm, or individual wishing the approval...

Section 7585.4. - 7585.4. Upon approval by the bureau of a firearms training...

Section 7585.4.1. - 7585.4.1. (a) (1) Within 120 days after issuance of a...

Section 7585.5. - 7585.5. (a) Any individual who desires certification by the bureau...

Section 7585.6. - 7585.6. (a) All firearms course material provided to the certificate...

Section 7585.6. - 7585.6. (a) All firearms course material provided to the certificate...

Section 7585.7. - 7585.7. (a) Each firearms training facility shall be required to...

Section 7585.8. - 7585.8. (a) Each firearm training facility shall, before allowing any...

Section 7585.9. - 7585.9. (a) The course of training in the carrying and...

Section 7585.10. - 7585.10. For purposes of this article “a baton course” means...

Section 7585.11. - 7585.11. (a) Any institution, firm, or individual wishing approval of...

Section 7585.12. - 7585.12. Any individual who desires certification by the bureau to...

Section 7585.13. - 7585.13. All baton course material provided to the certificate holder...

Section 7585.14. - 7585.14. (a) A baton training facility shall issue a bureau-developed...

Section 7585.15. - 7585.15. (a) Each baton training facility shall be required to...

Section 7585.16. - 7585.16. (a) In the event of the loss, theft, or...

Section 7585.17. - 7585.17. Each firearms training facility or baton training facility shall...

Section 7585.18. - 7585.18. Each firearms training facility, firearms training instructor, baton training...

Section 7585.19. - 7585.19. (a) The chief may refuse to issue or may...

Section 7585.20. - 7585.20. (a) A firearms training facility certificate, a firearms training...

ARTICLE 6 - Expiration and Renewal of License

Section 7586. - 7586. A private patrol operator license, branch office certificate, and...

Section 7586.1. - 7586.1. (a) To renew an unexpired license or certificate, the...

Section 7586.2. - 7586.2. Except as otherwise provided in this article, an expired...

Section 7586.3. - 7586.3. A suspended license or branch office certificate is subject...

Section 7586.4. - 7586.4. A revoked license or branch office certificate is subject...

Section 7586.5. - 7586.5. A license or branch office certificate which is not...

ARTICLE 7 - Disciplinary Proceedings

Section 7587. - 7587. Except as otherwise required to comply with the provisions...

Section 7587.1. - 7587.1. Notwithstanding Section 477, a firearm qualification card and a...

Section 7587.1. - 7587.1. Notwithstanding Section 477, a firearm qualification card and a...

Section 7587.2. - 7587.2. Any person who knowingly makes a false statement in...

Section 7587.3. - 7587.3. The director may suspend or revoke a license issued...

Section 7587.4. - 7587.4. The director may suspend or revoke a license issued...

Section 7587.5. - 7587.5. The record of conviction, or a certified copy thereof,...

Section 7587.6. - 7587.6. The director, in lieu of suspending or revoking a...

Section 7587.7. - 7587.7. If, upon investigation, the director determines a licensee, including...

Section 7587.8. - 7587.8. The director may assess fines for the following acts...

Section 7587.9. - 7587.9. The director may assess fines for the following acts...

Section 7587.10. - 7587.10. The director may assess fines for the following acts...

Section 7587.11. - 7587.11. Notwithstanding any other law, the failure of any person...

Section 7587.12. - 7587.12. The director may assess fines for the following acts...

Section 7587.13. - 7587.13. Any person who knowingly falsifies the fingerprints or photographs...

Section 7587.14. - 7587.14. The director may assess administrative fines of fifty dollars...

Section 7587.15. - 7587.15. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the director may...

Section 7587.16. - 7587.16. (a) The director, through his or her designee, may...

ARTICLE 8 - Revenue

Section 7588. - 7588. The fees prescribed by this chapter are as follows:...

Section 7588. - 7588. The fees prescribed by this chapter are as follows:...

Section 7588.1. - 7588.1. The fee for processing fingerprints for all registrations and...

Section 7588.2. - 7588.2. The Department of Consumer Affairs shall receive and account...

Section 7588.3. - 7588.3. All money derived from the licensing and regulation of...

Section 7588.4. - 7588.4. Application or license fees shall not be refunded except...

Section 7588.5. - 7588.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of...

Section 7588.6. - 7588.6. (a) A peace officer of this state or a...

Section 7588.6. - 7588.6. (a) A peace officer of this state or a...

ARTICLE 9 - Review

Section 7588.8. - 7588.8. Notwithstanding any other law, the powers and duties of...