La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LIX-201

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section LIX-201 - Qualifications and Requirements for Company Licensure

A. Licensing information packages may be obtained from the board by submitting, in writing, a request for such package. Request shall include the name, address, and phone number of the person requesting this information.

B. An applicant for licensure shall meet all of the qualifications and requirements specified in R.S. 37:3276 in addition to the rules herein.

C. Applicant must possess a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent work experience.

D. Applicant shall fill out and file with the board a notarized application form provided and approved by the board. If the applicant is a corporation, it shall be subscribed and sworn to by at least two principal corporate officers.

E. In addition to the completed application, the following documentation shall be submitted to the board:

1. two sets of classifiable fingerprints on FBI fingerprint cards with the appropriate processing fee of the applicant or qualifying agent and/or of each officer, partner or shareholder (except for shareholders of publicly traded corporations);

2. letters attesting to good moral character from three reputable individuals, not related by blood or marriage, who have known the applicant or qualifying agent for at least five years;

3. copy of applicant's or qualifying agent's DD-214 military discharge papers showing type of discharge, if applicable;

4. copy of company's badge and insignia;

5. copy of occupational license from each city or parish in which that company or branch has security operations, if applicable;

6. a certificate of general public liability insurance in an amount as required by law with the state of Louisiana named as an additional insured;

7. articles of incorporation, if incorporated, and certificate of authority from the Louisiana Secretary of State;

8. licensing, application and examination fees prescribed by law, and the appropriate fingerprint processing fee: and

9. copy of applicant's or qualifying agent's Social Security card.

F. It shall be unlawful for any individual to make an application to the board as qualifying agent unless that person intends to maintain and continues to maintain that supervisory position on a regular, full-time basis, or on a part-time basis if requested in writing by the applicant and approved by the board. A person may not be a qualifying agent for more than one licensee.

G. All material changes of fact affecting a company licensee must be communicated to the board, in writing, within 10 calendar days. These changes of facts include the following:

1. change in any of the principal corporate officers or noncorporate owners who hold a 25 percent or greater interest in the company, or qualifying agent, or any partner in a partnership;

2. change of business name, address or telephone number; and

3. change of ownership if the business is a sole proprietorship.

H. Any change of the current listed principal officers in a corporation that is a licensee must be accompanied with a copy of the minutes electing the new officers and verification that these changes have been recorded with the secretary of state's office.

I. Branch Office. A branch office of a board-licensed company may voluntarily register with the board by submitting the following documentation:

1. a letter from the licensee authorizing the board to register the branch office under the licensee. Letter shall also include the name of the designated branch manager, branch office address and phone number;

2. a current list of active security officers, and their Social Security numbers, who are to be registered with the designated branch officer; and

3. $110 annual licensing fee to cover administrative costs.

NOTE: The board shall issue a license certificate to the branch office with an identifying branch office number.

J. Examination

1. All applicants who apply to the board for licensure are required to successfully pass a written examination administered by the board. The examination tests the applicant's knowledge of R.S. 37:3270, et seq., the board's rules and regulations and the security profession.

2. Applicants required to take the examination are those:

a. applying for an initial company license;

b. reinstating an expired license; and

c. applying as a new qualifying agent for an approved, licensed company.

3. The passing grade of the examination shall be 70 percent.

4. An applicant who does not successfully pass the examination may reapply to take the examination twice within a six-month period. If the applicant does not successfully pass the examination as required, the application shall be referred to the board for action.

K. Insurance Renewal. On or before the expiration date of the required general liability insurance policy, licensee shall submit to the board a new certificate of insurance in an amount as required by law showing that insurance has been renewed and there has not been any lapse in coverage.

L. License Renewal

1. A company license shall expire annually on the date of issuance. Date of issuance means the date application was submitted to the board.

2. To renew a company license, licensee must submit the annual renewal fee prescribed by law to the board 30 days prior to the expiration date of license. If there have been any changes in the status of the company, then a new company application must also be submitted, along with the application fee prescribed by law.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LIX-201

Promulgated by Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Board of Private Security Examiners, LR 13:752 (December 1987), amended LR 15:847 (October 1989), LR 18:190 (February 1992), LR 23:588 (May 1997), LR 26:1068 (May 2000), LR 28:96 (January 2002), LR 28:2203 (October 2002), LR 31:1599 (July 2005), LR 35:2815 (December 2009).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:3270, et seq.