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.
