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Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 5 - Law Enforcement Merit System Council › Article 7 - DISCIPLINE AND APPEALS › Section R13-5-706 - Appeal to the Council by Covered Employees

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A. Appealable actions by covered employees. A
				covered employee may appeal dismissal from covered service, suspension for more
				than 40 working hours, or involuntary demotion resulting from disciplinary
				action.
B. Form of appeal. To
				initiate an appeal, a covered employee shall submit a signed written appeal to
				the business manager and the agency head. The appeal must state specific facts
				relating directly to the charges on which the appeal is based.
C. Time for appeal. A covered employee shall
				file an appeal within 10 working days after the effective date of the
				action.
D. Agency responsibility.
1. When a covered employee is dismissed,
				involuntarily demoted, or suspended for more than 40 working hours, the
				employing agency shall notify the Business Manager in writing of this action
				and provide related documentation within 5 business days.
2. An agency shall have the burden of going
				forward with the case once an appeal has been filed.
3. An agency must prove by a preponderance of
				the evidence that it had just cause to discipline the employee.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 5 - Law Enforcement Merit System Council › Article 8 - SEPARATION FROM EMPLOYMENT; RETIREMENT SYSTEM ELIGIBILITY › Section R13-5-801 - Resignation or Retirement

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A.
				Notice of resignation or retirement. An employee shall resign or retire from
				the agency by submitting a letter addressed to the agency head and stating the
				effective date of the separation.
B. Oral resignation or retirement. If an
				employee resigns or retires orally rather than in writing, the employee's
				manager shall document the employee's stated separation date and forward the
				notice through the chain-of-command to the agency head.
C. Abandonment of position. If an employee
				abandons a position, it shall be deemed to be a voluntary resignation from the
				agency. The employee's manager shall document the employee's failure to show up
				for work and forward the notice through the chain-of-command to the agency
				head.
D. Refusal of resignation. An
				agency head may refuse to accept a resignation and may dismiss an employee
				under R13-5-701(B).
E. Withdrawal
				of resignation. An employee may withdraw a resignation only by submitting to
				the agency head a written notice of withdrawal before the employee's separation
				date. If a withdrawal is not submitted before the separation date, the
				resignation is final unless both the agency head and the employee agree to
				withdraw the resignation.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 5 - Law Enforcement Merit System Council › Article 8 - SEPARATION FROM EMPLOYMENT; RETIREMENT SYSTEM ELIGIBILITY › Section R13-5-802 - Reduction in Force

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A. General. The
				agency head may conduct a reduction in force when necessary because of a
				decrease in authorized positions, service area, funding, program
				responsibilities, or because of a legislative or executive mandate. If the
				reduction in force involves removal of a filled position, the agency shall not
				re-establish the position for two years, unless removal of the position was
				caused by fiscal constraints, legislative action, or court order.
B. Alternate methods. An agency head may
				pursue alternative methods of reducing costs without reducing the number of
				employees. Council approval will be required when:
1. Temporarily reducing all employees' pay,
				or
2. Assigning all employees time
				off without pay.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 5 - Law Enforcement Merit System Council › Article 8 - SEPARATION FROM EMPLOYMENT; RETIREMENT SYSTEM ELIGIBILITY › Section R13-5-803 - Disability

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An agency head shall establish policies and procedures for
				  discontinuing the employment of an employee who becomes disabled and is unable
				  to perform the essential functions of the job. Such policies and procedures
				  shall comply with the applicable state and federal laws.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 6 - Department of Public Safety - Security Guards › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R13-6-101 - Definitions

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In addition to the definitions in A.R.S. §
									32-2601,
				  the following definitions apply to this Chapter:
"Branch office" means a location other than the principal
				  place of business shown on a qualifying party's agency license at which the
				  qualifying party conducts the business of private security guard
				  service.
"Branch office certificate" means a document issued by the
				  Department to a qualifying party that authorizes the qualifying party to
				  conduct the business of private security guard service in this state at a
				  location other than the principal place of business shown on the qualifying
				  party's agency license.
"Classifiable fingerprints" means fingerprint impressions
				  that meet the criteria of the Federal Bureau of Investigation as contained in
				  Form FD-258 (5-11-99), published by the U.S. Government Printing Office. This
				  form is incorporated by reference and available from the Department and the FBI
				  (Attn: Logistical Support Unit, CJIS Division, 1000 Custer Hollow Road,
				  Clarksburg, WV 26306) or online at www.bookstore.gpo.gov [File Link Not
				  Available]. The material incorporated by reference contains no future editions
				  or amendments.
"Corporation" or "domestic corporation" has the same meaning
				  as prescribed in A.R.S. §
									10-140.
"Foreign corporation" means a for-profit corporation that is
				  incorporated under a law other than the law of Arizona.
"Limited liability company" means the same as
				  corporation.
"Partnership" means an association of two or more individuals
				  who are co-owners of a for-profit business organized under A.R.S. Title 29,
				  Partnership.
"Probation" means a period during which an agency or
				  individual who has violated A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 26, is allowed to
				  demonstrate compliance with licensure requirements to avoid having the
				  Department take an administrative action such as suspension or
				  revocation.
"Prohibited possessor" has the same meaning as prescribed in
				  A.R.S. §
									13-3101(A)(6).
"Resident manager" means an individual who meets all
				  requirements for an agency license, is a full-time legal resident of Arizona,
				  and is designated by a qualifying party who lives outside of Arizona to manage
				  the agency of the qualifying party.
"Restructure" means to change the name or business form of a
				  licensed agency.
"Sole proprietorship" means a business operated for profit by
				  one owner.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 6 - Department of Public Safety - Security Guards › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R13-6-102 - General License Requirements

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A.
				The qualifying party for an agency license and the resident manager, if the
				agency will have a resident manager, shall meet the requirements under A.R.S.
				§
									32-2612
				and submit the application required under R13-6-201.
B. Each partner, officer, director, member,
				and manager of an agency, except the qualifying party and resident manager,
				shall meet the requirements under A.R.S. §
									32-2622
				and submit the application required under
				R13-6-301.
C. An applicant for a security guard or armed
				security guard registration certificate shall meet the requirements under
				A.R.S. §
									32-2622
				and submit the application required under R13-6-301.
D. An applicant for a firearms-safety
				training instructor certificate shall meet the requirements under
				R13-6-701
				and submit the application required under
				R13-6-702.
E. An application form may be obtained in
				person at the Phoenix Licensing Unit office, by mailing a request to the
				Arizona DPS Licensing Unit, by telephone, or online at
www.azdps.gov/license
.
F. A completed application form may be
				presented in person at the Phoenix Licensing Unit office or by mail to the
				Arizona DPS Licensing Unit.
G. A
				blank application form may be duplicated to provide a copy to multiple
				individuals.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 6 - Department of Public Safety - Security Guards › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R13-6-103 - Fees

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A. Under the
				authority provided by A.R.S. §
									32-2607,
				the Department establishes and shall collect the following fees:
1. Original agency license application,
				$500;
2. Agency license,
				$500;
3. Application for renewal of
				an agency license, $500;
4. Agency
				restructure, $100;
5. Penalty for
				late application for renewal of an agency license, $100;
6. Resident manager license application,
				$50;
7. Resident manager license
				renewal application, $50;
8.
				Penalty for late application for renewal of resident manager license,
				$10;
9. Associate or security guard
				registration certificate, $50;
10.
				Associate or security guard registration certificate renewal, $50;
11. Armed security guard registration
				certificate, $100;
12. Armed
				security guard registration certificate renewal, $100;
13. Upgrade from security guard to armed
				security guard registration certificate, $50;
14. Replacement identification card,
				$10;
15. Armed security guard
				additional employer registration, $10;
16. Firearms-safety instructor certificate,
				$50;
17. Firearms-safety instructor
				certificate renewal, $50; and
18.
				Fingerprint and digital photo fee (optional), $15.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 6 - Department of Public Safety - Security Guards › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R13-6-104 - Identification Cards

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A. The
				Department shall provide an identification card to the following licensees and
				certificate holders:
1. Qualifying
				party,
2. Resident
				manager,
3. Associate,
4. Security guard, and
5. Armed security guard.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 6 - Department of Public Safety - Security Guards › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R13-6-105 - Time-frames for Making License and Registration Determinations

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A. For the purpose
				of A.R.S. §
									41-1072,
				the Department establishes the following time-frames for every license issued
				under this Chapter:
1. Administrative
				completeness review time-frame: five days;
2. Substantive review time-frame: 10 days;
				and
3. Overall time-frame: 15
				days.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 6 - Department of Public Safety - Security Guards › Article 2 - AGENCY LICENSES › Section R13-6-201 - Application for an Agency License

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A. The individual who will be the qualifying
				party of an agency shall submit an application for an agency license. The
				qualifying party shall ensure that the application consists of:
1. A complete application form that provides
				the following information about the applicant:
a. Full name;
b. Home address;
c. Mailing address if different from the home
				address;
d. Home and business
				telephone numbers;
e. Height,
				weight, hair and eye colors, sex, and date and place of birth;
f. Social Security number; and
g. Any other name by which the applicant has
				ever been known;
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 6 - Department of Public Safety - Security Guards › Article 2 - AGENCY LICENSES › Section R13-6-202 - Issuance of an Agency License

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A.
				The Department shall notify an applicant when the agency license is ready for
				issuance. The applicant has 90 days from the date of notification to:
1. Pay applicable license fees;
2. Provide a certificate of liability
				insurance showing at least $100,000 coverage for any one person and $300,000
				coverage for any one event and naming the Department as the certificate holder;
				and
3. If the agency will have
				employees, provide a certificate of workers' compensation insurance that names
				the Department as the certificate holder.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 6 - Department of Public Safety - Security Guards › Article 2 - AGENCY LICENSES › Section R13-6-203 - Agency License Renewal

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A. An
				agency license expires on the date specified on the license. A qualifying party
				may submit a renewal application to the Department up to 60 days before the
				expiration date.
B. The qualifying
				party shall provide the information required under R13-6-201 with the renewal
				application.
C. If the qualifying
				party fails to submit a renewal application before the expiration date, the
				qualifying party and each partner, member, officer, director, resident manager,
				and employee shall cease performing private security guard services subject to
				regulation by A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 26.
D. The Department shall not renew an agency
				license if a renewal application is filed more than 90 days after the
				expiration date on the agency license. If more than 90 days elapse after the
				expiration date on the agency license, the former qualifying party may resume
				providing security guard services only by obtaining a new license under
				R13-6-201.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 6 - Department of Public Safety - Security Guards › Article 2 - AGENCY LICENSES › Section R13-6-204 - Branch Office Certificate

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A.
				A qualifying party shall not operate a branch office unless the qualifying
				party obtains a branch office certificate. To obtain a branch office
				certificate, the qualifying party shall provide written notice of the branch
				office address to the Department.
B. The Department shall ensure that a branch
				office certificate contains the agency name, license number, expiration date,
				and address of the branch office.
C. A branch office certificate expires on the
				date the agency license expires and is renewed when the agency license is
				renewed.
D. The qualifying party
				shall post the branch office certificate in a conspicuous place in the branch
				office.
E. The qualifying party
				shall notify the Department in writing within 15 business days of any change of
				address for the branch office.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 6 - Department of Public Safety - Security Guards › Article 2 - AGENCY LICENSES › Section R13-6-205 - Change of Qualifying Party

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A.
				Within 15 business days after the qualifying party leaves an agency, each
				partner, member, officer, director, resident manager, and employee of the
				agency shall cease performing private security guard services subject to
				regulation by A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 26, unless the requirement in subsection
				(B) is met.
B. Before the agency
				may resume performing private security guard services, an individual who meets
				the requirements of a qualifying party shall submit an application for a new
				agency license under R13-6-201.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 6 - Department of Public Safety - Security Guards › Article 2 - AGENCY LICENSES › Section R13-6-206 - Restructure of an Agency

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A. If an
				application for restructure is made at the time of license renewal, the
				Department shall waive the restructure fee in
				R13-6-103. If an
				application for restructure is made at other than the time of license renewal,
				the agency shall pay the restructure fee.
B. The qualifying party shall submit an
				application for restructure for the agency. Any new partner, officer, director,
				or member of the agency shall meet the requirements of A.R.S. §
									32-2622
				and submit the application required under R13-6-301.
C. To change a sole proprietorship to a
				partnership, the applicant shall provide a partnership agreement with notarized
				signatures of the partners.
D. To
				change a corporation to a partnership, the applicant shall provide
				documentation of dissolving the corporation and a partnership agreement with
				notarized signatures of the partners.
E. To change a corporation to a sole
				proprietorship, the applicant shall provide documentation of dissolving the
				corporation.
F. To change a sole
				proprietorship or partnership to a corporation, the applicant shall provide the
				Articles of Incorporation bearing the approval stamp of the Arizona Corporation
				Commission. If the change is to a foreign corporation, the applicant shall
				submit documentation of Arizona Corporation Commission approval for the foreign
				corporation to transact business in Arizona.
G. To change a partnership to a sole
				proprietorship, the applicant shall provide documentation of dissolving the
				partnership.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 6 - Department of Public Safety - Security Guards › Article 2 - AGENCY LICENSES › Section R13-6-207 - Business Name

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A. The
				Department shall not grant a license to an agency with a name that includes the
				words "United States," "Federal," "State of Arizona," "Police," or "Bureau of
				Investigation," or a name that associates the business with any governmental or
				law enforcement agency.
B. The
				Department shall not grant a license to an agency with a name that includes
				"corporation," "corp.," "incorporated," "Inc.," or "L.L.C." unless corporation
				papers are filed with the Arizona Corporation Commission or approval to operate
				as a foreign corporation is obtained from the Arizona Corporation
				Commission.
C. The Department shall
				not issue a license to a corporation or limited liability company using a trade
				name unless the trade name is registered with the Arizona Secretary of State's
				Office. A sole proprietorship or partnership may, but is not required to,
				register a trade name.
D. The
				Department shall not approve a new business name that is similar to the
				business name of a currently licensed agency.
E. The qualifying party of an agency,
				resident manager, and agency associates and employees shall do business and
				present themselves under the name on the agency license.
F. A qualifying party shall do all business
				under the name and at the address that is on file with the Department and noted
				on the agency license. The qualifying party shall ensure that both the agency
				name and license number are listed on all letterhead and business cards and
				included in advertising and contracts with clients.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 6 - Department of Public Safety - Security Guards › Article 3 - REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES › Section R13-6-301 - Application for Registration Certificate

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A. Before a registration certificate
				application is submitted, the qualifying party of the agency shall:
1. Determine that the applicant meets the
				requirements of A.R.S. §
										32-2622,
2. Assess the accuracy of the information
				provided by the applicant,
3.
				Verify proof of U.S citizenship or legal resident status with authorization to
				seek employment by examining either one document from List A on U.S. Department
				of Justice Form I-9 or one document from both Lists B and C, and
4. Ensure that the application includes:
a. A properly completed application form that
				provides the following information about the applicant:
i. Full name;
ii. Home address;
iii. Mailing address if different from the
				home address;
iv. Home and business
				telephone numbers;
v. Social
				Security number; and
vi. Height,
				weight, sex, hair and eye colors, and date and place of birth;
b. The applicant's signature
				certifying that the information provided is true and correct;
c. Two color photographs suitable for use in
				making an identification card such as passport photos or 1" x 1 1/4" facial
				photos;
d. A properly completed
				fingerprint card with classifiable fingerprints;
e. The fee required under
				R13-6-103(A)(9) or
				(A)(11);
f. If applicable, the training verification
				form described in
				R13-6-601(C);
				and
g. If applicable, the
				firearms-safety training verification form described in
				R13-6-603(C);
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 6 - Department of Public Safety - Security Guards › Article 3 - REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES › Section R13-6-302 - Renewal of Registration Certificate

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A. An associate, security guard, or armed
				security guard registration certificate expires on the date specified on the
				registration certificate. An associate, security guard, or armed security guard
				may submit a renewal application to the Department up to 60 days before the
				expiration date.
B. The Department
				shall not renew a registration certificate unless the application is complete
				and contains:
1. The information required
				under R13-6-301(A)(4)(a) through (A)(4)(d);
2. The fee required under
				R13-6-103(A)(10) or
				(A)(12);
3. If applicable, the refresher training
				verification form described in
				R13-6-602(C);
				and
4. If applicable, the refresher
				firearms-safety training verification form described in
				R13-6-603(C).
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 6 - Department of Public Safety - Security Guards › Article 3 - REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES › Section R13-6-303 - Lost or Stolen Registration Certificate or Identification Card

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If a registration certificate or identification card is lost
				  or stolen, the registrant shall notify the Department immediately and request a
				  new registration certificate or identification card and pay the fee under
				  R13-6-103(A)(14).
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 6 - Department of Public Safety - Security Guards › Article 3 - REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES › Section R13-6-304 - Change in Name of Registrant

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A.
				A registrant whose name changes shall notify the Department in writing within
				15 days of the name change and may request a new identification card.
B. The registrant shall include with the
				notice of name change a government-issued photo identification card with the
				new name or a certified court document recording the name change and the fee
				under
				R13-6-103.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 6 - Department of Public Safety - Security Guards › Article 4 - APPEALS; COMPLAINTS; RECORDS › Section R13-6-401 - Denial of Agency License or Registration Certificate

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A. The Department shall deny an agency
				license or registration certificate to an applicant if the Department
				determines that the applicant does not meet the requirements of A.R.S. §
									32-2612
				or
				32-2622,
				or there are grounds for denial under A.R.S. §
									32-2640
				or
				32-2641.
				The Department shall send a notice of denial to the applicant at the address on
				file with the Department. The Department shall ensure that the notice of denial
				meets the requirements at A.R.S. §
									41-1092.03(A).
B. If a request for hearing is received, the
				Department shall:
1. Send a notice of the
				date and time of the hearing to the applicant,
2. Set the hearing date at least 30 days
				after the date of the notice, and
3. Hold the hearing before the
				Board.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 6 - Department of Public Safety - Security Guards › Article 4 - APPEALS; COMPLAINTS; RECORDS › Section R13-6-402 - Probation of Agency Licensee or Registrant

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Upon recommendation of the Board, the Director may fix a
				  period and terms of probation to protect the public health or safety or to
				  rehabilitate or educate a licensee or registrant. A licensee may continue to
				  operate and a registrant may continue to perform the duties of security guard
				  or armed security guard during a period of probation subject to the terms
				  established by the Director.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 6 - Department of Public Safety - Security Guards › Article 4 - APPEALS; COMPLAINTS; RECORDS › Section R13-6-403 - Employee and Business Records

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A. A
				qualifying party shall maintain at the principal place of business, a file or
				record of the name, street address, title, employment date, and date of
				termination of each resident manager, partner, officer, director, member,
				security guard, and armed security guard for at least five years from the date
				of termination.
B. The qualifying
				party shall make the files or records available for inspection by any peace
				officer, personnel of the Department's licensing section, or other designated
				representative of the Department.
C. The qualifying party shall submit a copy
				of the files or records and information pertaining to the files or records to
				the Department upon request.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 6 - Department of Public Safety - Security Guards › Article 4 - APPEALS; COMPLAINTS; RECORDS › Section R13-6-404 - Complaints

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A. A person may
				file with the Department a written complaint against a person regulated under
				this Chapter. After receiving a complaint, the Department shall investigate to
				determine whether the allegation, if true, amounts to a violation of statute or
				rule. The Department may forward a copy of the complaint to the person against
				whom the complaint is made and request that the person respond.
B. At the conclusion of the investigation,
				the Department shall forward a copy of the complaint to the person against whom
				the complaint is made and the Director shall take an action listed in A.R.S.
				§ 32-2636.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 6 - Department of Public Safety - Security Guards › Article 5 - UNIFORMS AND VEHICLES › Section R13-6-501 - Uniforms, Badges, and Insignia

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A.
				Uniforms are classified as either traditional or casual.
B. A traditional uniform consists of slacks
				and a collared, buttoned-down, long- or short-sleeve shirt, which may be worn
				with or without a tie. A traditional uniform shall have:
1. A patch on each shoulder of the shirt that
				is a minimum of two inches by three inches in size and bears the name of the
				agency;
2. A patch or badge on the
				left breast of the shirt that is a minimum of 1.5 inches by two inches in size
				and bears the name of the agency; and
3. If the patches and badge do not contain
				the words "Security" or "Security Guard," the words "Security" or "Security
				Guard" in letters that are at least 1/2 inch high and directly below each
				shoulder patch and the breast patch or badge.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 6 - Department of Public Safety - Security Guards › Article 5 - UNIFORMS AND VEHICLES › Section R13-6-502 - Business Attire and Plain Clothes

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A security guard who is wearing business attire or plain
				  clothes rather than a uniform described in
				  R13-5-501
				  shall not display a badge.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 6 - Department of Public Safety - Security Guards › Article 5 - UNIFORMS AND VEHICLES › Section R13-6-503 - Vehicle Markings, Emblems, and Insignia

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A. The qualifying party shall ensure that a
				vehicle under the control of a security guard agency does not bear markings
				similar to the vehicle markings used by a law enforcement agency of the federal
				or state government or a political subdivision of the state.
B. The qualifying party shall ensure that
				emblems, seals, and other insignia on a vehicle under the control of a security
				guard agency do not bear the words "Police," "Officer," "Patrolman," "Deputy,"
				"Marshall," "Sheriff," "Agent," or any other word that could cause a reasonable
				person to confuse the vehicle with a law enforcement vehicle.
C. The qualifying party shall ensure that all
				markings, emblems, seals, and other insignia displayed on a vehicle under the
				control of a security guard agency have written approval from the Department
				before being displayed.
D. A
				vehicle under the control of a security guard agency is not an authorized
				emergency vehicle. The operator of a vehicle under the control of a security
				guard agency shall comply with all traffic-control laws.
E. The qualifying party shall ensure that a
				vehicle under the control of a security guard agency is not equipped with a
				siren or bell unless the vehicle is an armored car equipped with a siren as a
				crime alarm device.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 6 - Department of Public Safety - Security Guards › Article 6 - TRAINING › Section R13-6-601 - Security Guard Pre-assignment Training

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A. The qualifying party of a security guard
				agency shall ensure that a person employed as a security guard by the agency
				completes eight hours of pre-assignment training before applying for and being
				granted a security guard registration certificate.
B. The qualifying party shall ensure that the
				curriculum established by the Department is used for the eight-hour
				pre-assignment training. The curriculum consists of:
1. Orientation,
2. Criminal law and laws of arrest,
3. Uniform and grooming,
4. Communications,
5. Use of force,
6. General security guard
				procedures,
7. Crime scene
				preservation and first response,
8.
				Ethics, and
9. Emergency response
				procedures.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 6 - Department of Public Safety - Security Guards › Article 6 - TRAINING › Section R13-6-602 - Security Guard Refresher Training

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A. The qualifying party of a security guard
				agency shall ensure that a person employed as a security guard by the agency
				completes eight hours of refresher training before renewing the security
				guard's registration certificate.
B. The qualifying party shall ensure that the
				curriculum established by the Department is used for the eight-hour refresher
				training. The curriculum consists of:
1.
				Criminal law and laws of arrest,
2.
				Use of force,
3. General security
				guard procedures,
4. Crime scene
				preservation and first response,
5.
				Ethics, and
6. Emergency response
				procedures.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 6 - Department of Public Safety - Security Guards › Article 6 - TRAINING › Section R13-6-603 - Armed Security Guard Pre-assignment and Refresher Training

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A. The qualifying
				party of a security guard agency shall ensure that in addition to completing
				the pre-assignment training described in
				R13-6-601
				and refresher training described in
				R13-6-602,
				a security guard who will use a firearm within the scope of the security
				guard's employment with the agency completes:
1. Sixteen hours of firearms-safety
				instruction before being assigned to a position requiring that a firearm be
				carried, and
2. Eight hours of
				refresher firearms-safety instruction before renewing the security guard's
				registration certificate.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 6 - Department of Public Safety - Security Guards › Article 7 - FIREARMS-SAFETY TRAINING INSTRUCTORS › Section R13-6-701 - Qualifications of a Firearms-safety Instructor

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Only an individual who meets the following qualifications is
				  eligible to be certified by the Department under A.R.S. §
									32-2632
				  as a firearms-safety instructor:
1. Is
				a resident of this state or a U.S. citizen;
2. Is at least 21 years old;
3. Is not under indictment for and has not
				been convicted in any jurisdiction of a felony;
4. Does not suffer from mental illness and
				has not been adjudicated mentally incompetent or committed to a mental
				institution;
5. Is not unlawfully
				present in the United States;
6. Is
				not a prohibited possessor; and
7.
				Possesses current evidence of completing one of the following firearms-safety
				training instructor programs:
a. Arizona Basic
				Police Firearms Instructor training provided by the Arizona Peace Officers
				Standards and Training Board;
b.
				Police Firearms Instructor Development School provided by the National Rifle
				Association;
c. Law Enforcement
				Security Firearms Instructor Development School provided by the National Rifle
				Association;
d. Training provided
				by the National Rifle Association that results in rating as one of the
				following:
i. Pistol Instructor and Personal
				Protection Instructor,
ii. Law
				Enforcement Tactical Handgun Instructor, or
iii. Law Enforcement Handgun or Shotgun
				Instructor; or
e.
				Firearms Instructor Training Program provided by a federal law enforcement
				agency.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 6 - Department of Public Safety - Security Guards › Article 7 - FIREARMS-SAFETY TRAINING INSTRUCTORS › Section R13-6-702 - Application for Certification As a Firearms-safety Instructor

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A. To be certified
				as a firearms-safety instructor, an individual shall provide the following to
				the Department:
1. A completed application
				form with the following information:
a. Full
				legal name;
b. Home address,
				including ZIP code and county;
c.
				Mailing address if different from the home address;
d. E-mail address;
e. Social Security number;
f. Driver license number or state
				identification card number and state of issuance;
g. Home, business, and mobile telephone
				numbers;
h. National origin or
				race, sex, height, weight, eye and hair colors, and date and place of birth;
				and
i. A statement whether the
				individual suffers from mental illness or has been adjudicated mentally
				incompetent or committed to a mental institution;
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 6 - Department of Public Safety - Security Guards › Article 7 - FIREARMS-SAFETY TRAINING INSTRUCTORS › Section R13-6-703 - Firearms-safety Instructor Certification Renewal

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A. A certified firearms-safety instructor
				shall renew the instructor's certification every two years by providing the
				following to the Department:
1. A completed
				application form with the information listed in
				R13-6-702(A)(1);
2. A properly completed fingerprint card with
				classifiable fingerprints unless currently registered as a firearms-safety
				instructor under A.R.S. §
										13-3112;
3. The current evidence of completion
				referenced in
				R13-6-701(7);
				and
4. The renewal fee required
				under
				R13-6-103.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 6 - Department of Public Safety - Security Guards › Article 7 - FIREARMS-SAFETY TRAINING INSTRUCTORS › Section R13-6-704 - Requirements of a Firearms-safety Instructor

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A firearms-safety instructor shall:
1. Conduct only firearms-safety training
				programs that are established by the Department;
2. Conduct Department-established
				firearms-safety training programs only in this state;
3. Maintain for five years the following
				firearms-safety training records regarding each individual to whom training is
				provided:
a. Name and age of the individual at
				the time training started;
b. Date
				and number of hours of each training session;
c. Location of each training
				session;
d. Name of the security
				guard agency or firearms-safety training organization sponsoring the training
				session;
e. Title and
				Department-assigned number of the training program; and
f. Whether the individual passed, failed, or
				withdrew from the training program; and
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTING BY SCRAP METAL AND USED AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS DEALERS › Article 1 - REPORTING BY SCRAP METAL AND USED AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS DEALERS › Section R13-7-101 - Definitions

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In addition to the definitions provided under A.R.S.
				  §§
									44-1321
				  and
				  44-1641
				  and for the purposes of this Article, the following definitions apply:
1. "Department" means the Arizona Department
				of Public Safety.
2. Scrap Metal
				and Lead Acid Battery Database" means the Internet-based database supported by
				the Department for the collection of data regarding the sale and purchase of
				scrap metal and lead acid batteries.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTING BY SCRAP METAL AND USED AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS DEALERS › Article 1 - REPORTING BY SCRAP METAL AND USED AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS DEALERS › Section R13-7-102 - Electronic Standards for Reporting Receipt of Scrap Metal

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A. A scrap metal
				dealer required to submit an electronic record under subsection §
									44-1644(A)
				 shall submit the record into the Scrap Metal
				and Lead Acid Battery Database. To submit the record, the scrap metal dealer
				shall create an electronic account in the Scrap Metal and Lead Acid Battery
				Database. The scrap metal dealer may:
1.
				Manually submit each record directly into the Scrap Metal and Lead Acid Battery
				Database, or
2. Upload individual
				or batch records from a point-of-sale software program or other software
				program into the Scrap Metal and Lead Acid Battery Database.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTING BY SCRAP METAL AND USED AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS DEALERS › Article 1 - REPORTING BY SCRAP METAL AND USED AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS DEALERS › Section R13-7-103 - Electronic Standards for Reporting Receipt of Lead Acid Batteries

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A. A used
				automotive components dealer required to submit an electronic record under
				subsection §
									44-1327(A)
				 shall submit the record into the Scrap Metal
				and Lead Acid Battery Database. To submit the record, the used automotive
				components dealer shall create an electronic account in the Scrap Metal and
				Lead Acid Battery Database. The used automotive components dealer may:
1. Manually submit each record directly into
				the Scrap Metal and Lead Acid Battery Database, or
2. Upload individual or batch records from a
				point-of-sale software program or other software program into the Scrap Metal
				and Lead Acid Battery Database.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY - LOCAL RETIREMENT BOARD › Article 1 - PROCEDURES › Section R13-8-101 - Definitions and Interpretation

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A.
				"System" means the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System, created by the
				provisions of A.R.S. Title 38, Chapter 5, Article 4, (A.R.S. §
									38-841
				et seq.).
B. "Local board" means
				the Department of Public Safety Local Retirement Board for the Public Safety
				Personnel Retirement System established pursuant to A.R.S. §
									38-847.
C. "Secretary" means the secretary of the
				local board.
D. "DROP" means
				deferred retirement option plan.
E.
				Interpretation and application of the rules in this Chapter shall be consistent
				with the definitions set forth in A.R.S. §
									38-842.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY - LOCAL RETIREMENT BOARD › Article 1 - PROCEDURES › Section R13-8-102 - Distribution of Information, Retirement Forms, and Applications

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A. Information
				explaining the system received from the fund manager, shall be maintained by
				the secretary who shall distribute the information:
1. To potential members within one month of
				hire,
2. Upon request,
				and
3. Upon application for
				retirement.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY - LOCAL RETIREMENT BOARD › Article 1 - PROCEDURES › Section R13-8-103 - New Memberships

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A. Within
				one month of hire, the secretary shall distribute membership forms to the newly
				employed commissioned officers.
B.
				After receipt of completed membership forms, the secretary shall request each
				applicant's medical report from the medical advisor of the Department of Public
				Safety and review the medical reports. The secretary shall report to the local
				board when the medical report indicates a pre-existing physical or mental
				condition or prior injury.
C. The
				local board at its regularly scheduled meetings shall review the applications
				for new membership for eligibility in the system and the medical reports of any
				applicants with a pre-existing physical or mental condition or prior
				injury.
D. If an applicant has a
				physical or mental condition or injury that existed or occurred prior to the
				date of membership in the system, but is otherwise eligible for membership, the
				local board shall approve membership, excluding accidental, catastrophic, or
				ordinary disability benefits relating to the pre-existing physical or mental
				condition or injury.
E. If the
				local board denies membership or approves membership with an exclusion based on
				a pre-existing condition or prior injury, the secretary shall so notify the
				applicant in writing.
F. The local
				board may review on its own initiative and redetermine its prior decisions on
				membership and exclusions. The local board shall notify any member of any
				meeting at which the local board will review a prior decision affecting a
				member's membership.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY - LOCAL RETIREMENT BOARD › Article 1 - PROCEDURES › Section R13-8-105 - Disability Retirement

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A. When a
				member applies for ordinary, accidental, catastrophic, or temporary disability
				pension, the member shall be provided with the appropriate forms, information
				on the documentation required, and assistance in applying for a disability
				pension.
B. When all required forms
				and documentation have been fully completed and submitted to the secretary, the
				secretary shall schedule the appointed Medical Board, notify the claimant of
				the date, time, and location of the Medical Board examination, and forward the
				application and all appropriate papers to the Medical Board.
C. If the claimant is applying for an
				ordinary disability pension, the local board shall request the Medical Board to
				address specifically:
1. Whether the claimant:
a. Has a physical condition which totally and
				permanently prevents the claimant from performing a reasonable range of duties
				within the member's department, or
b. Has a mental condition which totally and
				permanently prevents the claimant from engaging in any substantial gainful
				activity, and
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY - LOCAL RETIREMENT BOARD › Article 1 - PROCEDURES › Section R13-8-106 - Medical Examination of and Recovery by Member with Accidental or Ordinary Disability

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A. When
				the local board determines that a member qualifies for an ordinary or
				accidental disability retirement pension and the member will not reach normal
				retirement date within one year of the initial determination, the local board
				shall determine whether and when to request medical re-examination pursuant to
				A.R.S. §
									38-844(E).
B. If the local board requests a medical
				re-examination, the secretary shall so calendar the requested medical
				examination; process and direct the relevant medical documents; notify the
				member of the date, time, and location of the medical examination; and forward
				appropriate documentation to the doctors or clinic performing the medical
				examination.
C. The local board
				shall request the Medical Board performing the medical re-examination to
				address specifically whether the member has sufficiently recovered to be able
				to engage in a reasonable range of duties within the member's
				department.
D. Upon receipt of the
				report of the medical re-examination, the secretary shall forward a copy to the
				member and place the item on the agenda for the next regularly scheduled
				meeting of the local board, provided the report is received ten calendar days
				prior to the meeting.
E. The member
				shall be permitted to address the local board at any board meeting at which a
				determination on recovery may be made.
F. If the local board determines that the
				member has recovered sufficiently to be able to engage in a reasonable range of
				duties within the member's department, the local board shall notify the member
				and the member's department. If the member's department makes an offer of
				employment to the member, and the member refuses an offer of employment from
				the member's department or from any employer in the system, the local board
				shall terminate benefits.
G. If the
				local board determines that the member has not recovered, the local board shall
				determine whether and when to request another medical re-examination pursuant
				to A.R.S. §
									38-844(E).
H. Notwithstanding the provisions of
				subsections (A) and (G), the local board may request a medical re-examination
				pursuant to A.R.S. §
									38-844(E)
				 at any time prior to the normal retirement
				date of a member with a disability pension.