Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 161x - Security Services and Security Officers › Part II - Security Services and Security Officers › Section 29-161x-1 - Requirements for licensing as a security service

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) An
				individual applicant for licensing as a security service or the person applying
				on behalf of an association, corporation or partnership, provided that such
				person is an officer or member of such association, corporation or partnership,
				shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the commissioner the experience
				prescribed in section
				29-161h
				of the Connecticut General Statutes, as provided in subsection (c) of this
				section.
(b) An application by an
				individual or an association, corporation or partnership shall be made on forms
				prescribed by the commissioner and in the manner provided in section
				29-161k
				of the Connecticut General Statutes. The application fee provided in section
				29-161n
				of the Connecticut General Statutes, payable to the Department of Public Safety
				by cashier's check, money order or by such other method as the commissioner may
				prescribe, shall accompany such application. In addition, an applicant shall
				return completed state and federal fingerprint cards, together with the
				appropriate fee per set, which shall be paid with a cashier's check or money
				order payable to the Department of Public Safety, or by such other payment
				method as the commissioner may prescribe. All supporting documentation that is
				required to be provided with such application shall be submitted to the
				department not later than sixty (60) days after the date that the application
				is filed.
(c) In addition to the
				items provided in subsection (b) of this section, an applicant or person
				applying on behalf of an association, corporation or partnership shall provide
				the following documentation:
(1) Motor vehicle
				operator's records for the previous three (3) years from any state in which the
				applicant resided during that period and a copy of the applicant's current
				motor vehicle operator's license;
(2) Copy of the applicant's DD-214 or other
				reliable documentation of military service, with reenlistment codes, if
				applicable;
(3) Credit bureau
				report prepared not more than six (6) months before the date of application for
				an individual applicant;
(4) Copy
				of a high school diploma, General Equivalency Degree (GED), college transcript
				or college degree, and evidence of training related to the security industry or
				law enforcement, such as course transcripts or certificates;
(5) Proof of citizenship or right to work in
				this country;
(6) Proof of
				employment in the security industry or law enforcement agency, including length
				of service, title or titles held, duties performed in each position held, date
				of retirement or other separation from employment and the reason for separation
				from the employment. For the purposes of this subdivision, examples of such
				proof may include, but shall not be limited to, written statements from current
				or former employers;
(7) If the
				applicant is an individual or an association, corporation or partnership,
				information regarding whether the applicant is or has been licensed by
				Connecticut or another state. For applicants previously or currently licensed
				in another state, verification from the state licensing agency stating the
				applicant's name, type of license held, duration of license and proof that the
				license was or is in good standing;
(8) If the applicant is a corporation, proof
				of incorporation in Connecticut or authority to do business in Connecticut as a
				foreign corporation, issued by the Connecticut Secretary of the State's
				office;
(9) If the applicant is an
				association, corporation or partnership, information from each individual who
				composes or intends to compose such association, corporation or partnership, as
				provided by sections
				29-161i
				and
				29-161k
				of the Connecticut General Statutes; and
(10) Four letters of character reference
				drafted and signed by the authors and sent directly to the Special Licensing
				and Firearms Unit by the authors. Letters shall include the authors' addresses
				and telephone numbers and, where available, e-mail addresses. The Special
				Licensing and Firearms Unit shall not consider form letters or letters from the
				applicant's spouse, parents or other immediate family members.