ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fifty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session
	House: MVA DPA 7-0-0-0

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HB 2096: security guard registration; discharged veterans

Sponsor:  Representative Lawrence, LD 23

Caucus & COW

Overview

Allows the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) to issue a 30-day security guard or armed security guard registration certificate to an honorably discharged veteran.

History

Pursuant to A.R.S. § 32-2622, an applicant for a security guard registration certificate must:

1) Be at least 18 years of age;

2) Be a citizen or legal resident of the United States who is authorized to seek employment;

3) Not have been convicted of any felony or currently be under indictment for a felony;

4) Not have been convicted of specified misdemeanor acts;

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 or an offense that has the same elements as a domestic violence offense;  

7) Not be adjudicated mentally incompetent or found to constitute a danger to self or others;

8) Not have a disability as defined by the employment discrimination statute, unless that person is a qualified individual;

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; and

10) Not be a registered sex offender.

An applicant for an armed security guard registration certificate must:

1) Meet the aforementioned requirements for a security guard registration certificate;

2) Successfully complete all background checks and training requirements;

3) Not be a prohibited possessor;

4) Not have been discharged from the armed services of the United States under other than honorable conditions; and

5) Not have been convicted of any crime involving domestic violence.

After investigation, DPS is required to issue a security guard or armed security guard registration certificate to any applicant who satisfactorily complies with application requirements. Each registration certificate is issued for two years (A.R.S. § 32-2624). 

Provisions

1. Allows DPS, before the required background screenings are complete, to issue a 30-day security guard or armed security guard registration certificate to an applicant who is an honorably discharged veteran of the U.S. military. (Sec. 2)

2. Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1-2)

Amendments

Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs

1. Makes the 30-day registration certificate a 45-day registration certificate.

2. Requires the veteran to be discharged not more than three years before application.

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Initials JT                    Caucus & COW

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