ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-fourth Legislature

Second Regular Session

House: MVA DPA 7-0-0-0

HB 2096: security guard registration; discharged veterans

Sponsor: Representative Lawrence, LD 23

House Engrossed

Overview

Allows the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) to issue a 45-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 45-day security guard or armed security guard registration certificate to an applicant who:

a) Is an honorably discharged veteran of the U.S. military; and

b) Has been discharged no more than three years before application. (Sec. 2)

2. Allows an applicant who receives a 45-day security guard registration certificate to only work for an agency licensee that provides the required reassignment training. (Sec. 2)

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

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