Georgia Code
Chapter 38 - Operators of Private Detective Businesses and Private Security Businesses
§ 43-38-7. Licensing of Armed Employees; Qualifications; Continuing Education; Fingerprints; License Card; Suspension

History. Ga. L. 1973, p. 40, § 8; Ga. L. 1981, p. 1828, § 6; Ga. L. 1987, p. 1400, § 6; Ga. L. 1988, p. 13, § 43; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1161, § 4; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19; Ga. L. 2005, p. 787, § 1/HB 17; Ga. L. 2008, p. 324, § 43/SB 455; Ga. L. 2010, p. 266, § 40/SB 195; Ga. L. 2010, p. 391, § 2/SB 162; Ga. L. 2011, p. 752, § 43/HB 142; Ga. L. 2021, p. 239, § 1/HB 364; Ga. L. 2022, p. 111, § 1/HB 1441.
The 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, designated the existing provisions of paragraph (b)(2) as subparagraph (b)(2)(A) and added subparagraph (b)(2)(B); substituted “subparagraph (b)(2)(A)” for “paragraph (2) of subsection (b)” in the introductory language of paragraph (c)(1); added paragraph (c)(2); redesignated former paragraph (c)(2) as present paragraph (c)(3); inserted “, except for those applicants who are currently certified by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council as having successfully completed the course training required by Chapter 8 of Title 35, the ‘Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Act,’ ” in the third sentence of subsection (d); and added the first sentence in subsection (e).
The 2022 amendment, effective July 1, 2022, in paragraph (b)(2), deleted the former subparagraph (b)(2)(A) designation and deleted former subparagraph (b)(2)(B), which read: “Any potential licensee currently certified by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council as having successfully completed the course training required by Chapter 8 of Title 35, the ‘Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Act,’ shall be authorized to serve as a guard, watchman, or patrolman, provided that an application to be licensed by the board pursuant to this Code section is submitted no later than 60 days from the start of employment.”; substituted “paragraph (2) of subsection (b)” for “subparagraph (b)(2)(A)” in paragraph (c)(1); deleted the former first sentence of paragraph (c)(2), which read: “The board shall accept certification by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council as having successfully completed the course training required by Chapter 8 of Title 35, the ‘Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Act,’ as evidence that subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of this subsection has been satisfied.”; redesignated former paragraph (c)(3) as present paragraph (c)(2); deleted “of the applicant, except for those applicants who are currently certified by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council as having successfully completed the course training required by Chapter 8 of Title 35, the ‘Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Act,’” following “fingerprints” in the third sentence in subsection (d); deleted the former first sentence in subsection (e), which read: “Any applicant currently certified by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council as having successfully completed the course training required by Chapter 8 of Title 35, the ‘Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Act,’ shall be authorized to serve as a guard, watchman, or patrolman during any period of time awaiting a decision of the board to grant or deny a license pursuant to this Code section.”; and substituted “his or her” for “his” four times in subsection (f).
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2005, former subsection (c) was redesignated as present paragraph (c)(1), former paragraphs (c)(1) through (c)(6) was redesignated as present subparagraphs (c)(1)(A) through (c)(1)(F), and former paragraph (c)(7) was redesignated as present paragraph (c)(2); and, in subparagraph (c)(1)(F), a period was substituted for “; and” at the end.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2010, “he” was substituted for “her” near the end of the introductory language in paragraph (c)(1).
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2021, a comma was inserted following “or patrolman” in subparagraph (b)(2)(B).

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