Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 015 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Division 01 - Arkansas State Police › Rule 015.01.22-006 - Rules of Licensing and Regulation of Private Investigators, Private Security Agencies, Alarm Systems Companies Polygraph Examiners, and Voice Stress Analysis Examiners

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
SECTION 1.
TITLE/AUTHORITY/DEFINITIONS
Rule
			 1.0.
Title
- These Rules shall be known as the Rules
			 for Licensing and Regulation of Private Investigators, Private Security
			 Agencies, Alarm Systems Companies, Polygraph Examiners, and Voice Stress
			 Analysis Examiners ("Rules").
Rule
			 1.1.
Authority; Purpose
- These Rules are issued by
			 the Director's authority under A.C.A. §§
									17-39-101, et
			 seq., §§
									17-40-101, et
			 seq., and §§
									12-8-104, et
			 seq., and the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act at A.C.A. §§
			 25-15- 201, et seq. The purpose of these Rules is to establish the process and
			 procedures for the licensing and regulation of Private Investigators, Private
			 Security Agencies, Alarm Systems Companies, Polygraph Examiners, and Voice
			 Stress Analysis Examiners.
Rule
			 1.2.
Effective Date of these Rules
- These Rules
			 shall be effective on and after Tuesday, September 1, 2015.
Rule 1.3.
Definitions
-
(1) ABAT - Advanced Burglar Alarm
			 Technician.
(2) Administrator - the
			 designee of the Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police pursuant to
			 A.C.A. §
										17-39-110.
(3) AFPC - Arkansas Fire Prevention
			 Code.
(4) Applicant - any person
			 who has submitted a properly completed application to be licensed,
			 credentialed, or commissioned under this chapter to the Division.
(5) Commission holder - person who is a
			 Commissioned Security Officer (CSO) or Commissioned School Security Officer
			 (CSSO).
(6) Credential holder -
			 person who is a Credentialed Private Investigator (CPI), Manager (REP), Private
			 Security Officer (PSO), Alarm Systems Technician (AT), Alarm Systems Monitor
			 (AM), Alarm Systems Apprentice (AA), Alarm Systems Agent (AGT), Assistant
			 Training Administrator (ATA), Training Administrator (TA), Training Instructor
			 (TI), or Branch Office Manager.
(7)
			 Director - of the Arkansas State Police or his or her designee.
(8) Disqualifying Factor or Offense - any
			 factor or offense that could cause an applicant to be ineligible to hold a
			 license credential or commission.
(9) Division - the Division of Arkansas State
			 Police.
(10) ESA - Electronic
			 Security Association (formerly National Burglar and Fire Alarm Association
			 (NBFAA)/National Training School (NTS)).
(11) FAIM - Fire Alarm Installation
			 Methods.
(12) Hearing Officer - the
			 appointed presiding officer over cases of adjudication pursuant to the Arkansas
			 Administrative Procedure Act.
(13)
			 Institution of Instruction (IOI) - a teaching entity that has been approved by
			 the Division to instruct licensees, credential holders, and commission
			 holders.
(14) Licensee - person who
			 has been issued a Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E-M, Class E
			 Restricted, Class E-S, Class E Unrestricted, Class G, Polygraph Examiners
			 License, or Voice Stress Analysis Examiners License.
(15) NESA - National Electronic Security
			 Alliance.
(16) NICET - National
			 Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies.
Rule 1.4.
Authority to issue
-
			 The Director may issue a license, credential, or commission pursuant to these
			 Rules and applicable law, including A.C.A. §§
									17-39-101, et
			 seq. and §§
									17-40-101, et
			 seq.