Chapter 509-4 MINIMUM STANDARDS GOVERNING THE SAFETY AND CONDUCT OF LICENSEES AND REGISTRANTS
| (1) |
No person licensed by the board to carry
a firearm shall carry any firearm which is not in operable condition and
capable of firing live ammunition, and when carrying such a weapon, the
licensee shall have on his person live ammunition capable of being fired in the
weapon which he carries. |
| (2) |
No
person licensed or registered by the board to provide security services shall
carry a firearm while performing services for a private security agency or
in-house security agency except while providing actual security services or
while going directly to and from work (no stopovers allowed enroute to or from
work). Under no condition will a licensee, registrant or any other employee or
agent of a licensee carry any sort of firearm or have anyone accompanying them
who is carrying a firearm while soliciting new or prospective
clients. |
| (3) |
The issuance of an
exposed weapons permit shall authorize the holder of such permit to carry a
revolver of no greater caliber than a .357, or to carry a semi-automatic
handgun of no greater caliber than a .45. The applicant for a weapon permit
must submit proof of range and classroom training for the caliber weapon
carried. All classroom training must be conducted using curriculum approved by
the Board.
| (a) |
The holder of a weapons permit
may be authorized to carry a shotgun upon request in writing to the board. Such
request shall include supporting justification and reasons for the need to use
such weapon; |
| (b) |
The holder of a
weapons permit who has been authorized to carry a shotgun must submit proof of
two hours of classroom instruction within the past two years to include
mechanics of the shotgun, components of the shot-shell, penetration power of
the shotgun and safe handling of the shotgun. |
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| (4) |
The issuance of a concealed weapons
permit shall authorize the holder of such permit to carry a revolver of no
greater caliber than a .357, or to carry a semi-automatic handgun of no greater
caliber than a .45. The holder of a concealed weapon permit must submit proof
of firing range score for the caliber weapon carried. |
| (5) |
The holder of any weapon permit issued by
the board must qualify annually with the weapon carried or assigned. Proof of
range scores must be retained by the license holder or agency. |
| (1) |
Uniforms worn by licensees or registrants
should not be confusingly similar to any uniforms used by any law enforcement
agency in the State of Georgia. |
| (2) |
Uniforms worn by licensees or registrants should state the name of the company,
under which the license has been issued. |
| (3) |
All security personnel, armed or unarmed,
shall be required to wear a patch or armband on the upper left sleeve of the
uniform with the word SECURITY shown in three quarter inch block lettering.
Lettering of the word SECURITY shall be dark on light background or light on
dark background. Patches or armbands may be applied by velcro closure bands,
elastic bands or sewn patches. Effective August 1, 1993. |
| (4) |
No person licensed or registered by the
board to provide security services shall wear a uniform while soliciting a new
or prospective client unless requested by the new or prospective
client. |
| (1) |
No private
detective or security agency will be approved for licensure if, in the opinion
of the Board, the agency's name may be confused with the name of any public law
enforcement agency or any nation, state, unit of local government or other
governmental body, or if, in the opinion of the Board, the agency's name may
mislead the public into believing that the agency is (or is associated with) a
public law enforcement agency of any nation, state, unit of local government,
or other governmental investigative body. |
| (2) |
No private detective or security agency
will be approved for licensure if the agency's name includes the word
"police". |
| (3) |
Licensed private
detective and security companies shall operate only under the name in which the
license was issued. |
| (1) |
Every motor
vehicle which bears the identifying marks or name of any licensee must also
include, conspicuously displayed, the license number issued to the agency by
the board. |
| (2) |
Any security motor
vehicle may display flashing or revolving amber lights after obtaining
authorization from the Board of Public Safety. The licensee shall obey all the
rules and regulations of the Department of Public Safety. Pursuant to O.C.G.A.
Section 40-8-92, a security motor vehicle
may use amber lights as caution or warning devices, but may not use the amber
lights to respond to emergency situations. |
Any time a registrant, who is a holder of an exposed or
concealed weapons permit, discharges the weapon which the permit authorizes the
holder to carry other than on a supervised range, the licensed company for whom
the registrant is employed shall immediately report to the board the
circumstances surrounding the discharge of the weapon by the registrant. The
report shall be made within ten (10) business days of the date of discharge and
shall be made on forms provided by the board.
When requested by the client, reports of investigations shall
be submitted in writing, along with a detailed accounting of investigative
fees. Unless otherwise agreed upon, the reports shall be submitted within
thirty (30) days after the completion of the investigation.
No company license shall be issued in the exact name as
submitted on the application, if that name has been previously
issued.
Effective September 1, 2007, any advertising material
distributed or published by a licensee of a private detective agency or
security agency must display the agency license number as issued by the
Board.
