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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session 2020
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HOUSE BILL 2096 |
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AN ACT
amending sections 32‑2622 and 32‑2624, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to security guards.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 32-2622, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
32-2622. Qualifications of applicant for associate, security guard or armed security guard registration certificate
A. An applicant for an associate or a security guard registration certificate issued pursuant to this article shall:
1. Be at least eighteen years of age.
2. Be a citizen or legal resident of the United States who is authorized to seek employment in the United States.
3. Not have been convicted of any felony or currently be under indictment for a felony.
4. Within the five years immediately preceding the application for an associate, security guard or armed security guard registration certificate, not have been convicted of any misdemeanor act involving:
(a) Personal violence or force against another person or threatening to commit any act of personal violence or force against another person.
(b) Misconduct involving a deadly weapon as provided in section 13‑3102.
(c) Dishonesty or fraud.
(d) Arson.
(e) Theft.
(f) Domestic violence.
(g) A violation of title 13, chapter 34 or 34.1 or an offense that has the same elements as an offense listed in title 13, chapter 34 or 34.1.
(h) Sexual misconduct.
5. Not be on parole, on community supervision, on work furlough, on home arrest, on release on any other basis or named in an outstanding arrest warrant.
6. Not be serving a term of probation pursuant to a conviction for any act of personal violence or domestic violence, as defined in section 13‑3601, or an offense that has the same elements as an offense listed in section 13‑3601.
7. Not be either of the following:
(a) Adjudicated mentally incompetent.
(b) Found to constitute a danger to self or others pursuant to section 36‑540.
8. Not have a disability as defined in section 41‑1461, unless that person is a qualified individual as defined in section 41‑1461.
9. Not have been convicted of acting or attempting to act as an associate, security guard or armed security guard without a license if a license was required.
10. Not be a registered sex offender.
B. An applicant for an armed security guard registration certificate issued pursuant to this chapter shall:
1. Meet the requirements of subsection A of this section.
2. Except as provided in section 32‑2624, successfully complete all background screening and training requirements.
3. Not be a prohibited possessor as defined in section 13‑3101 or as described in 18 United States Code section 922.
4. Not have been discharged from the armed services of the United States under other than honorable conditions.
5. Not have been convicted of any crime involving domestic violence as defined in section 13‑3601.
Sec. 2. Section 32-2624, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
32-2624. Issuance of registration certificates and identification cards
A. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, after investigation, the department shall issue a security guard registration certificate, armed security guard registration certificate, security guard training instructor registration certificate or firearms safety training instructor registration certificate under this chapter to any applicant who satisfactorily complies with this chapter. Each security guard, security guard training instructor or firearms safety training instructor registration certificate shall contain the name and address of the registrant and the number of the certificate and, except as otherwise provided in this subsection, shall be issued for two years. Before the required background screenings for an applicant are complete, The department may issue a forty‑five‑day security guard registration certificate or a forty‑five‑day armed security guard registration certificate to an applicant who is an honorably discharged veteran of the United States military and who has been discharged not more than three years before application. The applicant who receives a forty‑five‑day security guard registration certificate pursuant to this section may only work for an agency licensee that provides the applicant preassignment training as prescribed in section 32‑2632.
B. When a security guard, security guard training instructor or firearms safety training instructor registration certificate is issued, an identification card as described in section 32‑2633 shall be issued to the registrant. The identification card is evidence that the person is a duly registered security guard, security guard training instructor or firearms safety training instructor. An employee must obtain an armed security guard registration certificate and identification card for each sponsoring agency licensee.
C. A security guard employee may not possess or carry a firearm while on official duty unless the employee is currently registered as an armed security guard and is authorized by the person's employer to possess or carry the firearm.
D. A security guard, security guard training instructor or firearms safety training instructor shall notify the director within fifteen calendar days of after any change in the name or residential address of the security guard, security guard training instructor or firearms safety training instructor.
E. The department shall not issue a security guard, security guard training instructor or firearms safety training instructor provisional certificate.