Virginia Administrative Code › Title 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS › Agency 20 - DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES › Chapter 173 - REGULATIONS RELATING TO PRIVATE SECURITY SERVICES TRAINING SCHOOLS › Part IV - Training School Application Procedures; Administrative Requirements; Standards of Conduct › Section 6VAC20-173-80 - Training school standards of conduct

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A training school shall:
1. Conform to all requirements pursuant to
				  the Code of Virginia and this chapter.
2. Ensure that the owners, principals,
				  training directors, and all instructors employed by the training school conform
				  to all applicable application requirements, administrative requirements, and
				  standards of conduct pursuant to the Code of Virginia and this
				  chapter.
3. Utilize only certified
				  instructors or other individuals eligible to provide instruction pursuant to
				  this chapter in the conduct of private security training sessions.
4. Maintain current files that include copies
				  or electronic images of attendance records, a master final examination,
				  pass/fail recording of examination and firearms qualification scores, training
				  completion rosters, and training completion forms for each student for three
				  years from the date of the training session in which the individual student was
				  enrolled.
5. Permit the department
				  during regular business hours to inspect, review, or copy those documents,
				  electronic images, business records, or training records that are required to
				  be maintained by the Code of Virginia and this chapter.
6. Permit the department to inspect and
				  observe any training session. Certified training schools that conduct training
				  sessions not located within Virginia may be required to pay the expenses of
				  inspection and review.
7. Include
				  the training school certification number issued by the department on all
				  business advertising materials pursuant to the Code of Virginia.
8. Not violate or aid and abet others in
				  violating the provisions of Article 4 (§ 9.1-138 et seq.) of Chapter 1 of Title
				  9.1 of the Code of Virginia, 6VAC20-172, 6VAC20-174, or this chapter.
9. Not commit any act or omission that
				  results in a private security license, registration, or certification being
				  suspended, revoked, or not renewed or the licensee, registrant, or certificate
				  holder otherwise being disciplined in any jurisdiction.
10. Ensure that the owners, principals,
				  training directors, and all instructors employed by the training school have
				  not been convicted or found guilty in any jurisdiction of the United States of
				  any felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, assault and battery,
				  damage to real or personal property, controlled substances or imitation
				  controlled substances as defined in Article 1 (§ 18.2-247 et seq.) of Chapter 7
				  of Title 18.2 of the Code of Virginia, prohibited sexual behavior as described
				  in Article 7 (§ 18.2-61 et seq.) of Chapter 4 of Title 18.2 of the Code of
				  Virginia, or firearms. Any plea of nolo contendere shall be considered a
				  conviction for the purpose of this chapter. The record of conviction certified
				  or authenticated in such form as to be admissible in evidence under the laws of
				  the jurisdiction where convicted shall be prima facie evidence of such
				  guilt.
11. Not obtain or aid and
				  abet others to obtain a license, license renewal, registration, registration
				  renewal, certification, or certification renewal through any fraud or
				  misrepresentation.
12. Conduct
				  entry-level and in-service training sessions separately. In-service subjects
				  and curriculums may not be incorporated or included as a part of the
				  entry-level subjects and curriculums unless otherwise authorized by the
				  department.
13. Not conduct a
				  private security services training school in such a manner as to endanger the
				  public health, safety, and welfare.
14. Not falsify, or aid and abet others in
				  falsifying, training records for the purpose of obtaining a license,
				  registration, certification, or certification as a compliance agent, training
				  school, school director, or instructor.
15. Not represent as one's own a
				  certification issued to another private security services training
				  school.
16. Not perform any
				  unlawful or negligent act resulting in loss, injury, or death to any
				  person.
17. Not use or display the
				  state seal of Virginia, or any portion thereof, as a part of any logo,
				  stationery, business card, badge, patch, insignia, or other form of
				  identification or advertisement.
18. Not use or display the seal of the
				  Department of Criminal Justice Services, or any portion thereof, or the seal of
				  any political subdivision of the Commonwealth, or any portion thereof, as a
				  part of the training school's logo, stationery, letter, training document,
				  business card, badge, patch, insignia, or other form of identification or
				  advertisement.
19. Not engage in
				  acts of unprofessional conduct in the practice of private security
				  services.
20. Not engage in acts of
				  negligent or incompetent private security services.
21. Not make any misrepresentation or false
				  promise to a private security services business client or potential private
				  security services business client.
22. Not violate any state or local ordinances
				  related to private security services.
23. Satisfy all judgments to include binding
				  arbitrations related to private security services not provided.
24. Not publish or cause to be published any
				  material relating to private security services that contains an assertion,
				  representation, or statement of fact that is false, deceptive, or
				  misleading.
25. Not provide false
				  or misleading information to representatives of the department.
26. Not act as or be an ostensible certified
				  training school for undisclosed persons who do or will control directly or
				  indirectly the operations of the training school.
27. Not provide materially incorrect,
				  misleading, incomplete, or untrue information on any email, application, or
				  other document filed with the department.
Statutory Authority: § 9.1-141 of the Code of
						Virginia.