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CA Bus & Prof Code § 7596.13 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies|ARTICLE 6 - Firearms Permits and Permits for Other Deadly and Nonlethal Weapons|Section 7596.13.

7596.13.  A licensee shall not permit any employee to carry tear gas, or any other nonlethal chemical agent, prior to ascertaining that the employee is proficient in the use of tear gas or other nonlethal chemical agent. Evidence of proficiency shall include a certificate from a POST-approved or Department of Justice-approved training facility that the person is proficient in the use of tear gas or other nonlethal chemical agent.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1210, Sec. 12.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7597 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies|ARTICLE 7 - Prohibited Acts and Citations for Firearms and Nonlethal Weapons|Section 7597.

7597.  The director may assess fines as enumerated in this article pursuant to Section 7591.9. Assessment of administrative fines shall be independent of any other action by the bureau or any local, state, or federal governmental agency which may result from a violation of this article.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1210, Sec. 12.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7597.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies|ARTICLE 7 - Prohibited Acts and Citations for Firearms and Nonlethal Weapons|Section 7597.1.

7597.1.  (a) A licensee, qualified manager, branch office manager, or alarm agent shall not carry, use, or possess a loaded or unloaded firearm in the course and scope of his or her employment, whether or not it is serviceable or operative, unless he or she has in his or her possession a valid and current firearms qualification card issued to him or her by the bureau. The card shall be shown to any peace officer or bureau representative upon demand.(b) Subdivision (a) shall not apply to a duly appointed peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, or a federal qualified law enforcement officer, as defined in Section 926B of Title 18 of the United States Code, who meets all of the following:(1) He or she has successfully completed a course of study in the use of firearms.(2) He or she is authorized to carry a concealed firearm in the course and scope of his or her employment pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 25450) of Chapter 2 of Division 5 of Title 4 of Part 6 of the Penal Code.(3) He or she has proof that he or she has applied to the bureau for a firearms qualification card.(c) A fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) may be assessed for the first violation of this section and a fine of five hundred dollars ($500) for each subsequent violation.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 800, Sec. 52. (SB 1196) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7597.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies|ARTICLE 7 - Prohibited Acts and Citations for Firearms and Nonlethal Weapons|Section 7597.2.

7597.2.  (a) A licensee, qualified manager, branch office manager, or alarm agent shall not carry any inoperable, replica, or other simulated firearm.(b) A violation of this section shall result in a fine of one hundred dollars ($100) for the first violation and a fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each subsequent violation.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 800, Sec. 53. (SB 1196) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7597.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies|ARTICLE 7 - Prohibited Acts and Citations for Firearms and Nonlethal Weapons|Section 7597.3.

7597.3.  (a) No licensee, qualified manager, branch office manager, or alarm agent shall use a firearm which is in violation of law, or in knowing violation of the standards for carrying and usage of firearms, as taught in the course of training in the carrying and use of firearms, including, but not limited to:(1) Illegally using, carrying, or possessing a dangerous weapon.(2) Brandishing a weapon.(3) Drawing a weapon without proper cause.(4) Provoking a shooting incident without cause.(5) Carrying or using a firearm while on duty under the influence of alcohol or dangerous drugs.(6) Carrying or using a firearm of a caliber for which a bureau firearms permit has not been issued.(7) Carrying or using a firearm while performing duties not related to the qualifying license, certificate, or registration to which the bureau associated the firearms permit.(b) A fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000) and a suspension of the firearms permit for six months may be assessed for the first violation of this section and a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000) and a suspension of the firearms permit for not more than one year for a subsequent violation.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 800, Sec. 54. (SB 1196) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7597.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies|ARTICLE 7 - Prohibited Acts and Citations for Firearms and Nonlethal Weapons|Section 7597.5.

7597.5.  (a) A licensee, qualified manager, branch office manager, or alarm agent shall not carry or use tear gas or any other nonlethal chemical agent in the performance of his or her duties, unless he or she has in his or her possession proof of completion of a course in the carrying and use of tear gas or other nonlethal chemical agent.(b) A fine of one hundred dollars ($100) may be assessed for the first violation of this section and a fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each subsequent violation.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 800, Sec. 55. (SB 1196) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7597.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies|ARTICLE 7 - Prohibited Acts and Citations for Firearms and Nonlethal Weapons|Section 7597.6.

7597.6.  (a) A licensee, qualified manager, branch office manager, or alarm agent shall not carry a pistol, revolver, or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the person in a concealed manner unless one of the following circumstances apply:(1) The person has been issued a permit to carry that firearm in a concealed manner by a local law enforcement agency pursuant to Section 26150, 26155, 26170, or 26215 of the Penal Code.(2) The person is an honorably retired peace officer authorized to carry a concealed firearm pursuant to Section 25650 of the Penal Code or Article 2 (commencing with Section 25450) of Chapter 2 of Division 5 of Title 4 of Part 6 of the Penal Code.(3) The person is a duly appointed peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, who is authorized to carry a concealed firearm in the course and scope of his or her employment pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 25450) of Chapter 2 of Division 5 of Title 4 of Part 6 of the Penal Code.(b) A fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000) may be assessed for each violation of subdivision (a).(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 800, Sec. 56. (SB 1196) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7598.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies|ARTICLE 8 - Powers to Arrest and Registration of Employees|Section 7598.1.

7598.1.  (a) Every person entering the employ of a licensee, performing the function of an alarm agent who responds to alarm systems shall complete a course in the exercise of the power to arrest, prior to being assigned to a duty location responding to an alarm system.(b) Evidence of completion shall consist of certification by the licensee or instructor that the exercise of the power to arrest course has been taught, the date the course was taught, and certification by the employee that the instruction was received. Evidence of completion of the power to arrest course shall be maintained in the licensee’s employee records and made available to the bureau upon request.(c) A qualified manager is not required to register under this article.(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2023, and as of that date is repealed.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 697, Sec. 27. (AB 229) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2023, by its own provisions. See later operative version as added by Sec. 28 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 697.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7598.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies|ARTICLE 8 - Powers to Arrest and Registration of Employees|Section 7598.1.

7598.1.  (a) Every person entering the employ of a licensee, performing the function of an alarm agent who responds to alarm systems shall complete a course in the exercise of the power to arrest and the appropriate use of force, prior to being assigned to a duty location responding to an alarm system.(b) Evidence of completion shall consist of certification by the licensee or instructor that the course in the exercise of the power to arrest and the appropriate use of force has been taught, the date the course was taught, and certification by the employee that the instruction was received. Evidence of completion of the course in the exercise of the power to arrest and the appropriate use of force shall be maintained in the licensee’s employee records and made available to the bureau upon request.(c) A qualified manager is not required to register under this article.(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2023.(Repealed (in Sec. 27) and added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 697, Sec. 28. (AB 229) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, by its own provisions.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7598.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies|ARTICLE 8 - Powers to Arrest and Registration of Employees|Section 7598.2.

7598.2.  (a) The course of training in the exercise of the power to arrest may be administered, tested, and certified by any licensee. The department may approve any person or school to teach the course in the exercise of the power to arrest. The course of training shall be approximately two hours in length and cover the following topics:(1) Responsibilities and ethics in citizen arrest.(2) Relationship with the public police in arrest.(3) Limitations on security guard power to arrest.(4) Restrictions on searches and seizures.(5) Criminal and civil liabilities.(A) Personal liability.(B) Employer liability.(b) The department shall make available a guidebook as a standard for teaching the course in the exercise of the power to arrest. The department shall encourage additional training and may provide a training guide recommending additional courses.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2023, and as of that date is repealed.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 697, Sec. 29. (AB 229) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2023, by its own provisions. See later operative version as added by Sec. 30 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 697.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7598.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies|ARTICLE 8 - Powers to Arrest and Registration of Employees|Section 7598.2.

7598.2.  (a) The course of training in the exercise of the power to arrest and the appropriate use of force may be administered, tested, and certified by any licensee. The department may approve any person or school to teach the course in the exercise of the power to arrest and the appropriate use of force. The course of training shall be approximately four hours in length and cover the following topics:(1) Responsibilities and ethics in citizen arrest.(2) Relationship with the public police in arrest.(3) Limitations on security guard power to arrest.(4) Restrictions on searches and seizures.(5) Criminal and civil liabilities.(A) Personal liability.(B) Employer liability.(6) The appropriate use of force, including all of the following topics:(A) Legal standards for use of force.(B) Duty to intercede.(C) The use of objectively reasonable force.(D) Supervisory responsibilities.(E) Use of force review and analysis.(F) Deescalation and interpersonal communication training, including tactical methods that use time, distance, cover, and concealment, to avoid escalating situations that lead to violence.(G) Implicit and explicit bias and cultural competency.(H) Skills, including deescalation techniques, to effectively, safely, and respectfully interact with people with disabilities or behavioral health issues.(I) Use of force scenario training, including simulations of low-frequency, high-risk situations and calls for service, shoot-or-don’t-shoot situations, and real-time force option decisionmaking.(J) Mental health and policing, including bias and stigma.(K) Active shooter situations.(7) Any other topic deemed appropriate by the bureau, excluding Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism Awareness, which may be an elective topic only.(b) Paragraph (6) of subdivision (a) shall be conducted through traditional classroom instruction. For the purposes of this subdivision, “traditional classroom instruction” means instruction where the instructor is physically present with students in a classroom and is available to answer students’ questions while providing the required training. In this setting, the instructor provides demonstrations and hands-on instruction in order to establish each student’s proficiency as to the course content.(c) The department shall make available a guidebook as a standard for teaching the course in the exercise of the power to arrest and the appropriate use of force. The department shall encourage additional training and may provide a training guide recommending additional courses.(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2023.(Repealed (in Sec. 29) and added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 697, Sec. 30. (AB 229) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, by its own provisions.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7598.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies|ARTICLE 8 - Powers to Arrest and Registration of Employees|Section 7598.3.

7598.3.  (a) No employee of a licensee performing the function of an alarm agent who responds to alarm systems shall be issued a firearms qualification card until proper certification by the instructor that the exercise of the power to arrest course has been taught and the employee’s certification that the instruction was received has been delivered to the department.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2023, and as of that date is repealed.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 697, Sec. 31. (AB 229) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2023, by its own provisions. See later operative version as added by Sec. 32 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 697.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7598.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies|ARTICLE 8 - Powers to Arrest and Registration of Employees|Section 7598.3.

7598.3.  (a) No employee of a licensee performing the function of an alarm agent who responds to alarm systems shall be issued a firearms qualification card until proper certification by the instructor that the course of training in the exercise of the power to arrest and the appropriate use of force has been taught, and the employee’s certification that the instruction was received, has been delivered to the department.(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2023.(Repealed (in Sec. 31) and added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 697, Sec. 32. (AB 229) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, by its own provisions.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7598.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies|ARTICLE 8 - Powers to Arrest and Registration of Employees|Section 7598.4.

7598.4.  (a) Within three working days after commencing employment, any employee performing the function of alarm agent, who is not currently registered with the bureau, shall submit to the bureau a completed application for registration, two classifiable fingerprint cards, one set of which shall be forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for purposes of a background check, and the appropriate registration fee. All information obtained on the application shall be confidential pursuant to the Information Practices Act of 1977 (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1798) of Title 1.8 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code) and shall not be released to the public except for the registrant’s full name, the employer’s name and address, and the registration number. Nothing in this section shall preclude the release of information to the public regarding the status of a registrant, or the release of information to law enforcement agencies or other governmental agencies for other authorized purposes.(b) No application is required to be submitted if the employee terminated employment within the three working days. “Within three working days” means 72 hours from the time an employee is first compensated for alarm agent services by a licensee.(c) The bureau may impose a fee not to exceed three dollars ($3) for processing classifiable fingerprint cards submitted by applicants, excluding those submitted into an electronic fingerprint system using electronic fingerprint technology.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 318, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7598.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies|ARTICLE 8 - Powers to Arrest and Registration of Employees|Section 7598.5.

7598.5.  The application for registration under this article shall be on a form prescribed by the director and shall be accompanied by the fee as prescribed in this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1210, Sec. 12.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7598.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies|ARTICLE 8 - Powers to Arrest and Registration of Employees|Section 7598.6.

7598.6.  The application shall be verified and shall include the following:(a) The full name, residence address, telephone number, and date of birth of the employee.(b) The name, address, telephone number, and license number of the employer and the date the employment commenced.(c) A statement as to whether the employee has been convicted of a misdemeanor, excluding minor traffic violations.(d) A statement as to whether the employee has been convicted of a felony.(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 876, Sec. 46.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7598.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies|ARTICLE 8 - Powers to Arrest and Registration of Employees|Section 7598.7.

7598.7.  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), an employee of a licensee may be assigned to work with a temporary application for registration until the bureau issues a registration card or denies the application for registration. A temporary application for registration shall be a copy of the initial application. Any alarm agent employee assigned to work must carry either a temporary application for registration or a valid registration. A temporary application for registration shall in no event be valid for more than 120 days. However, the director may extend the expiration date beyond the 120 days if there is an abnormal delay in processing applications for registration. For purposes of this section, the 120-day period shall commence on the date the applicant signs and submits the application.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), an employee who has been convicted of a crime prior to applying for registration shall not be issued a temporary application for registration and shall not be assigned to work as an alarm agent until the bureau issues a permanent registration card. This subdivision shall apply only if the applicant for registration has disclosed the conviction to the bureau on his or her application form, or if the fact of the conviction has come to the attention of the bureau through official court or other governmental documents.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 970, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7598.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies|ARTICLE 8 - Powers to Arrest and Registration of Employees|Section 7598.8.

7598.8.  No employee of a licensee shall carry or use a firearm unless the employee has in his or her possession a valid alarm agent registration card and a valid firearm qualification card issued pursuant to this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1210, Sec. 12.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7598.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies|ARTICLE 8 - Powers to Arrest and Registration of Employees|Section 7598.9.

7598.9.  The bureau, upon receipt of a criminal offense record or record of a subsequent arrest from the California Department of Justice, shall make an immediate determination of fitness for registration of applicants for registration or firearms qualification permit, when information contained in the records of the Department of Justice makes such a determination possible. Applications for registration of those determined to be unfit shall be immediately denied.The bureau shall keep a current and accurate record of the individuals who have applied for and been denied registration or firearms qualification permits. A listing consisting of individual names and other pertinent identifying information may be made of those individuals who have been denied. The listing may be updated bimonthly and made available to interested licensees and law enforcement agencies.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1210, Sec. 12.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7598.11 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies|ARTICLE 8 - Powers to Arrest and Registration of Employees|Section 7598.11.

7598.11.  If the chief determines that an applicant’s criminal history contains arrest information for which there appears no disposition, the chief shall issue a notice to the applicant allowing the applicant 45 days for the applicant to provide documentation concerning the disposition of the arrest or arrests.The notice shall be sent to the applicant and shall provide sufficient information to assist the applicant in complying with the chief’s request. If the applicant fails to respond within 45 days, the applicant’s employment shall be automatically suspended until the bureau obtains the necessary documentation to approve or deny the application.(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1299, Sec. 32.)