rity officer’s registration permit for a 2-year period. Such
requirements shall include—
(1) methods for a private security officer, or
such officer’s employer (if any), to certify completion
of the requirements in effect to comply with sections
6 and 7;
(2) a requirement that the certification required
by section 7(c) be included in the application for the
issuance or renewal of such permit;
(3) a procedure for the State regulatory agency
to check the State’s criminal history records for any
arrests or convictions of the individual; and
(4) a requirement that an individual not be is-
sued a private security officer’s registration permit,
or assigned by an employer to duty, as a private se-
curity officer, if—
(A) convicted of a felony,
(B) convicted of a misdemeanor that, in
the discretion of the State regulatory agency or
the employer, bears such a relationship to the
performance of security services as to constitute
a disqualification for a private security officer’s
registration permit or disqualification from as-
signment, or
(C) charged with a crime in which such
charge has not been satisfactorily resolved in
the discretion of the State regulatory agency or
the employer.
(b) LIMITATION ON FEES FOR ISSUANCE OF REG-
ISTRATION PERMITS.—A State may not impose on private
security officers a registration permit issuance fee in ex-
cess of the prorated direct costs of administering the re-
quirements described in subsection (a).
(c) DENIAL OF REGISTRATION PERMIT.—If a State
denies, for any reason, an application for the issuance or
renewal of private security officer’s registration permit,
the State regulatory agency shall give written notice to
the applicant and the applicant’s employer (if any) specify-
ing the reasons for denial not later than 10 days after
denial of such application.
SEC. 9. GRACE PERIOD FOR ISSUANCE OF NEW REGISTRA-
TION PERMITS TO PRIVATE SECURITY OFFI-
CERS WHO HOLD CURRENT PERMITS.
The issuance of a registration permit to a private se-
curity office who holds a private security officer’s registra-
tion permit that is valid without regard to the operation
of this Act shall not apply until—
(1) January 1, 1997, or
(2) the expiration of the 2-year period begin-
ning on the date a State initially puts into effect a
program that satisfies the requirements of sections
6, 7, and 8,
whichever is later.
SEC. 10. NOTICE OF CRIMINAL CHARGE.
A State shall have in effect requirements regarding
criminal charges made against a private security officer,
including the following, at a minimum:
(1) If a private security officer is charged with
a felony or misdemeanor, such officer shall notify
such officer’s employer (if any) not later than 48
hours after the charge is made.
(2) An employer who has knowledge that an
employee has been so charged shall report the fact
of such charge to the State regulatory agency not
later than 2 business days after acquiring such
knowledge.
(3) The registration permit of such officer may
be suspended by such agency pending disposition of
the charge.
(4) Upon conviction of a felony, the State shall
revoke the registration permit of such officer.
(5) Upon conviction of such misdemeanor, such
State may revoke such permit.
SEC. 11. PENALTIES.
A State shall have in effect a law that authorizes the
imposition of a penalty for each violation of the require-
ment imposed by the State to satisfy a condition of eligi-
bility specified in section 5, including at a minimum the
following:
(1) Prosecution of an individual of a mis-
demeanor for submitting an application for employ-
ment as a private security officer, for the issuance
of a private security officer’s registration permit, or
for renewal of such permit, if such individual know-
ingly included false information in such application.
(2) After notice, and a public hearing if re-
quested by a private security officer, suspension or
revocation of such officer’s registration permit issued
or renewed as a result of application if such officer
knowingly included false information in such appli-
cation.
(3) Administrative or judicial review of each
penalty imposed under this section.
SEC. 12. MORE STRINGENT REQUIREMENTS.
This Act shall not preclude or limit the authority of
a State to establish or maintain requirements that are
more stringent than the requirements described in this
Act.