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S.B. 130

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SECURITY PERSONNEL LICENSING ACT AMENDMENTS

             2     
2013 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Margaret Dayton

             5     
House Sponsor: Keith Grover

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies the Security Personnel Licensing Act.
             10      Highlighted Provisions:
             11          This bill:
             12          .    modifies the Security Personnel Licensing Act by:
             13              .    adding an additional board member; and
             14              .    changing the requirements for an applicant to be licensed as an armored car
             15      company or a contract security company; and
             16          .    makes technical changes.
             17      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             18          None
             19      Other Special Clauses:
             20          None
             21      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             22      AMENDS:
             23          58-63-201, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 246
             24          58-63-302, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 183
             25          58-63-304, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapters 63 and 72
             26     
             27      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:


             28          Section 1. Section 58-63-201 is amended to read:
             29           58-63-201. Board -- Duties.
             30          (1) There is created the Security Services Licensing Board consisting of:
             31          (a) [two] three individuals who are officers or owners of a licensed contract security
             32      company;
             33          (b) one individual who is an officer or owner of a licensed armored car company;
             34          (c) one individual from among nominees of the Utah [Sheriff's] Sheriffs' Association;
             35          (d) one individual from among nominees of the Utah [Chief's] Chiefs of Police
             36      Association; and
             37          (e) one individual representing the general public.
             38          (2) (a) The executive director shall appoint board members in accordance with Section
             39      58-1-201 .
             40          (b) A board member serves in accordance with Section 58-1-201 .
             41          (3) (a) The board shall carry out its duties and responsibilities in accordance with
             42      Sections 58-1-202 and 58-1-203 .
             43          (b) The board shall designate one of its members on a permanent or rotating basis to:
             44          (i) assist the division in reviewing a complaint concerning the unlawful or
             45      unprofessional conduct of a person licensed under this chapter; and
             46          (ii) advise the division in its investigation of the complaint.
             47          (4) A board member who, under Subsection (3), has reviewed a complaint or advised
             48      in its investigation is disqualified from participating with the board when the board serves as a
             49      presiding officer in an adjudicative proceeding concerning the complaint.
             50          Section 2. Section 58-63-302 is amended to read:
             51           58-63-302. Qualifications for licensure.
             52          (1) Each applicant for licensure as an armored car company or a contract security
             53      company shall:
             54          (a) submit an application in a form prescribed by the division;
             55          (b) pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63J-1-504 ;
             56          (c) have a qualifying agent who:
             57          (i) [(A)] is a resident of the state and an officer, director, partner, proprietor, or
             58      manager of the applicant; [and]


             59          [(B)] (ii) passes an examination component established by rule by the division in
             60      collaboration with the board; and
             61          [(ii) (A)] (iii) demonstrates 6,000 hours of compensated experience as a manager,
             62      supervisor, or administrator of an armored car company or a contract security company; [or]
             63          [(B) demonstrates 6,000 hours of supervisory experience acceptable to the division in
             64      collaboration with the board with a federal, United States military, state, county, or municipal
             65      law enforcement agency;]
             66          (d) if a corporation, provide:
             67          (i) the names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers of all corporate
             68      officers, directors, and those responsible management personnel employed within the state or
             69      having direct responsibility for managing operations of the applicant within the state; and
             70          (ii) the names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers, of all
             71      shareholders owning 5% or more of the outstanding shares of the corporation, unless waived by
             72      the division if the stock is publicly listed and traded;
             73          (e) if a limited liability company, provide:
             74          (i) the names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers of all company
             75      officers, and those responsible management personnel employed within the state or having
             76      direct responsibility for managing operations of the applicant within the state; and
             77          (ii) the names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers of all individuals
             78      owning 5% or more of the equity of the company;
             79          (f) if a partnership, provide the names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security
             80      numbers of all general partners, and those responsible management personnel employed within
             81      the state or having direct responsibility for managing operations of the applicant within the
             82      state;
             83          (g) if a proprietorship, provide the names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security
             84      numbers of the proprietor, and those responsible management personnel employed within the
             85      state or having direct responsibility for managing operations of the applicant within the state;
             86          (h) have good moral character in that officers, directors, shareholders described in
             87      Subsection (1)(d)(ii), partners, proprietors, and responsible management personnel have not
             88      been convicted of:
             89          (i) a felony;


             90          (ii) a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; or
             91          (iii) a crime that when considered with the duties and responsibilities of a contract
             92      security company or an armored car company by the division and the board indicates that the
             93      best interests of the public are not served by granting the applicant a license;
             94          (i) document that none of the applicant's officers, directors, shareholders described in
             95      Subsection (1)(d)(ii), partners, proprietors, and responsible management personnel:
             96          (i) have been declared by a court of competent jurisdiction incompetent by reason of
             97      mental defect or disease and not been restored; and
             98          (ii) currently suffer from habitual drunkenness or from drug addiction or dependence;
             99          (j) file and maintain with the division evidence of:
             100          (i) comprehensive general liability insurance in a form and in amounts established by
             101      rule by the division in collaboration with the board;
             102          (ii) workers' compensation insurance that covers employees of the applicant in
             103      accordance with applicable Utah law;
             104          (iii) registration with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code; and
             105          (iv) registration as required by applicable law with the:
             106          (A) Unemployment Insurance Division in the Department of Workforce Services, for
             107      purposes of Title 35A, Chapter 4, Employment Security Act;
             108          (B) State Tax Commission; and
             109          (C) Internal Revenue Service; and
             110          (k) meet with the division and board if requested by the division or board.
             111          (2) Each applicant for licensure as an armed private security officer shall:
             112          (a) submit an application in a form prescribed by the division;
             113          (b) pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63J-1-504 ;
             114          (c) have good moral character in that the applicant has not been convicted of:
             115          (i) a felony;
             116          (ii) a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; or
             117          (iii) a crime that when considered with the duties and responsibilities of an armed
             118      private security officer by the division and the board indicates that the best interests of the
             119      public are not served by granting the applicant a license;
             120          (d) not have been declared incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction by reason


             121      of mental defect or disease and not been restored;
             122          (e) not be currently suffering from habitual drunkenness or from drug addiction or
             123      dependence;
             124          (f) successfully complete basic education and training requirements established by rule
             125      by the division in collaboration with the board;
             126          (g) successfully complete firearms training requirements established by rule by the
             127      division in collaboration with the board;
             128          (h) pass the examination requirement established by rule by the division in
             129      collaboration with the board; and
             130          (i) meet with the division and board if requested by the division or the board.
             131          (3) Each applicant for licensure as an unarmed private security officer shall:
             132          (a) submit an application in a form prescribed by the division;
             133          (b) pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63J-1-504 ;
             134          (c) have good moral character in that the applicant has not been convicted of:
             135          (i) a felony;
             136          (ii) a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; or
             137          (iii) a crime that when considered with the duties and responsibilities of an unarmed
             138      private security officer by the division and the board indicates that the best interests of the
             139      public are not served by granting the applicant a license;
             140          (d) not have been declared incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction by reason
             141      of mental defect or disease and not been restored;
             142          (e) not be currently suffering from habitual drunkenness or from drug addiction or
             143      dependence;
             144          (f) successfully complete basic education and training requirements established by rule
             145      by the division in collaboration with the board;
             146          (g) pass the examination requirement established by rule by the division in
             147      collaboration with the board; and
             148          (h) meet with the division and board if requested by the division or board.
             149          (4) Each applicant for licensure as an armored car security officer shall:
             150          (a) submit an application in a form prescribed by the division;
             151          (b) pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63J-1-504 ;


             152          (c) have good moral character in that the applicant has not been convicted of:
             153          (i) a felony;
             154          (ii) a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; or
             155          (iii) a crime that when considered with the duties and responsibilities of an armored car
             156      security officer by the division and the board indicates that the best interests of the public are
             157      not served by granting the applicant a license;
             158          (d) not have been declared incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction by reason
             159      of mental defect or disease and not been restored;
             160          (e) not be currently suffering from habitual drunkenness or from drug addiction or
             161      dependence;
             162          (f) successfully complete basic education and training requirements established by rule
             163      by the division in collaboration with the board;
             164          (g) successfully complete firearms training requirements established by rule by the
             165      division in collaboration with the board;
             166          (h) pass the examination requirements established by rule by the division in
             167      collaboration with the board; and
             168          (i) meet with the division and board if requested by the division or the board.
             169          (5) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
             170      division may make a rule establishing when the division shall request a Federal Bureau of
             171      Investigation records' review for an applicant.
             172          (6) To determine if an applicant meets the qualifications of Subsections (1)(h), (2)(c),
             173      (3)(c), and (4)(c), the division shall provide an appropriate number of copies of fingerprint
             174      cards to the Department of Public Safety with the division's request to:
             175          (a) conduct a search of records of the Department of Public Safety for criminal history
             176      information relating to each applicant for licensure under this chapter and each applicant's
             177      officers, directors, shareholders described in Subsection (1)(d)(ii), partners, proprietors, and
             178      responsible management personnel; and
             179          (b) forward to the Federal Bureau of Investigation a fingerprint card of each applicant
             180      requiring a check of records of the [F.B.I.] FBI for criminal history information under this
             181      section.
             182          (7) The Department of Public Safety shall send the division:


             183          (a) a written record of criminal history, or certification of no criminal history record, as
             184      contained in the records of the Department of Public Safety in a timely manner after receipt of
             185      a fingerprint card from the division and a request for review of Department of Public Safety
             186      records; and
             187          (b) the results of the [F.B.I.] FBI review concerning an applicant in a timely manner
             188      after receipt of information from the [F.B.I.] FBI.
             189          (8) (a) The division shall charge each applicant a fee, in accordance with Section
             190      63J-1-504 , equal to the cost of performing the records reviews under this section.
             191          (b) The division shall pay the Department of Public Safety the costs of all records
             192      reviews, and the Department of Public Safety shall pay the [F.B.I.] FBI the costs of records
             193      reviews under this chapter.
             194          (9) The division shall use or disseminate the information it obtains from the reviews of
             195      criminal history records of the Department of Public Safety and the [F.B.I.] FBI only to
             196      determine if an applicant for licensure under this chapter is qualified for licensure.
             197          Section 3. Section 58-63-304 is amended to read:
             198           58-63-304. Exemptions from licensure.
             199          (1) In addition to the exemptions from licensure in Section 58-1-307 , [the following
             200      individuals] an individual may engage in acts regulated under this chapter without being
             201      licensed under this chapter if the individual is:
             202          (a) a peace officer employed by, or licensed as, a contract security company, as
             203      provided in Subsection (2); [and] or
             204          (b) [a person] employed by a contract security company for the sole purpose of
             205      operating or staffing security apparatus, including a magnetometer, magnetometer wand, x-ray
             206      viewing device, or other device approved by rule of the division.
             207          (2) A peace officer may only engage in off-duty employment as a security officer if:
             208          (a) the law enforcement agency employing the peace officer has a written policy
             209      regarding peace officer employees working while off duty as a security officer and the written
             210      policy [shall address] addresses the issue of financial responsibility;
             211          (b) the agency's chief administrative officer, or that officer's designee, provides written
             212      authorization for an off-duty peace officer to work as a security officer; and
             213          (c) the business or entity employing the off-duty peace officer to work as a security


             214      officer complies with state and federal income reporting and withholding requirements
             215      regarding the off-duty officer's wages.
             216          (3) In addition to the exemptions from licensure in Section 58-1-307 , [a person] an
             217      individual holding a valid license as an armed private security officer under this chapter may
             218      also function as an unarmed private security officer without the additional license.
             219          (4) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
             220      division may make rules approving security apparatus under Subsection (1)(b).




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