License Description |
Commissioned Security Officer means a private security officer to whom an authorization to
carry a firearm in the course of his or her employment has been issued by the Director. The
individual is employed by a security services contractor or the security department of a private
business or armored car company to perform at least one of the following duties: (A) Prevention
of intrusion, entry, larceny, vandalism, abuse, fire, or trespass on private property; (B)
Prevention, observation, or detection of any unauthorized activity on private property; (C)
Control, regulation, or direction of the flow or movements of the public, whether by vehicle or
otherwise, only to the extent and for the time directly and specifically required to assure the
protection of property; (D) Protection of individuals from bodily harm; or (E) Providing of armed
security transportation and protection of money, currency, coins, bullion, securities, bonds,
jewelry, or other valuable items from one place to another place.
(a) A commission as a commissioned security officer or a commissioned school
security officer shall not be issued under this chapter to an individual who:
(1) Is under twenty-one (21) years of age;
(2) Has been found guilty of or who has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere
to any of the following offenses, whether or not those offenses have been
sealed or expunged;
(A) An offense listed under §17-40-306(d);
(B) A crime involving the use of a firearm; or
(3) A crime involving the use of alcohol while in possession of a
firearm; Has committed an act which would be grounds for
suspension or revocation under this chapter;
(4) Does not meet the qualifications for a commission as determined by the
Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police;
(5) May not lawfully possess a firearm;
(6) (A) Has not successfully completed a state and national criminal
background check to be conducted by the Division of Arkansas State
Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(B) Criminal history records from the Arkansas Crime Information
Center shall be available to the director for review of the applicant's
qualifications.
(C) The state and national criminal background check shall conform to
applicable federal standards and shall include the taking of
fingerprints.
(D)The individual applicant shall sign a release of information to the
director and shall make payment of any fee associated with the state
and national criminal background check;
(7) Has been adjudicated as mentally incompetent, or has been
involuntarily committed to a mental institution or mental health
treatment facility;
(8) Is a registered sex offender or required to be registered as a sex offender
under the Sex Offender Registration Act of 1997, § 12-12-901 et seq.;
(9) Is suffering from habitual drunkenness or from narcotics addiction or
dependence;
(10) Has been discharged from the United States Armed Forces under
dishonorable conditions;
(11) Is not in compliance with any other reasonable qualification that the
director may set by rule.
(b) The director shall not issue a commission as a commissioned security officer
or as a commissioned school security officer to an applicant employed by a
licensee or the security department of a private business unless the applicant
submits evidence satisfactory to the director that he or she meets all
qualifications established by this chapter and by the rules of the director.
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