Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 130 - Arkansas State Police › Rule 130.00.15-001 - Rules for 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 Department 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 Department.
(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, Private
		  Security Officer (PSO), Alarm Systems Technician, Alarm Systems Monitor, Alarm
		  Systems Apprentice, Alarm Systems Agent, 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) Department - the Department of Arkansas
		  State Police.
(9) ESA - Electronic
		  Security Association (formerly National Burglar and Fire Alarm Association
		  (NBFAA)/National Training School (NTS)).
(10) FAIM - Fire Alarm Installation
		  Methods.
(11) Hearing Officer - the
		  appointed presiding officer over cases of adjudication pursuant to the Arkansas
		  Administrative Procedure Act.
(12)
		  Institution of Instruction (IOI) - a teaching entity that has been approved by
		  the department to instruct licensees, credential holders, and commission
		  holders.
(13) 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.
(14) NESA - National Electronic Security
		  Alliance.
(15) 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.