Article 8 - Powers to Arrest and Registration of Employees - California Business and Professions Code

Sections (6)

Amended (as added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 697, Sec. 28) by Stats. 2022, Ch. 287, Sec. 49. (AB 2515) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative July 1, 2023, by its own provisions.

(a)Every person entering the employ of a licensee, performing the function of an alarm agent who responds to alarm systems shall complete a course in the exercise of the power to arrest and the appropriate use of force, prior to being assigned to a duty location responding to an alarm system.

(b)Evidence of completion shall consist of certification by the licensee or instructor that the course in the exercise of the power to arrest and the appropriate use of force has been taught, the date the course was taught, and certification by the employee that the instruction was received. Evidence of completion of the course in the exercise of the power to arrest and the appropriate use of force shall be maintained in the licensee’s employee records and made available to

the bureau upon request.

(c)A qualified manager is not required to register under this article.

(d)This section shall become operative on July 1, 2023.

§ 7598.11

Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1299, Sec. 32.

If the chief determines that an applicant’s criminal history contains arrest information for which there appears no disposition, the chief shall issue a notice to the applicant allowing the applicant 45 days for the applicant to provide documentation concerning the disposition of the arrest or arrests.

The notice shall be sent to the applicant and shall provide sufficient information to assist the applicant in complying with the chief’s request. If the applicant fails to respond within 45 days, the applicant’s employment shall be automatically suspended until the bureau obtains the necessary documentation to approve or deny the application.

§ 7598.12

Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1299, Sec. 33.

If the director determines that continued employment of an applicant or registrant, in his or her current capacity, may present an undue hazard to public safety, the licensee, upon proper notification from the director, shall suspend the applicant or registrant from employment in that capacity.

A registrant or applicant may request a review by the Alarm Company Disciplinary Review Committee as set forth in Section 7591.19 to appeal the suspension.

§ 7598.14

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 376, Sec. 28. (AB 830) Effective January 1, 2022.

Upon approval of an application for registration, the chief shall cause to be issued to the applicant, at their last known address, a registration card in a form approved by the director. The applicant may request to be issued an enhanced pocket card that shall be composed of a durable material and may incorporate technologically advanced security features. The bureau may charge a fee sufficient to reimburse the department’s costs for furnishing the enhanced license. The fee charged may not exceed the actual costs for system development, maintenance, and processing necessary to provide this service, and may not exceed six dollars ($6). If the applicant does not request an enhanced card, the department shall issue a standard card at no cost to the applicant. Every

person, while engaged in any activity for which registration is required, shall display their valid pocket card as provided by regulation.

§ 7598.16

Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1210, Sec. 12.

A licensee shall at all times be responsible for ascertaining that his or her employees subject to registration are currently registered or have made proper application for registration as provided in this article. The licensee may not have in his or her employment a person whose registration has expired, or been revoked, denied, suspended, or canceled.

§ 7598.17

Current Version

Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 573, Sec. 40.5. (SB 800) Effective January 1, 2018. Inoperative July 1, 2018. Repealed as of January 1, 2019, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 429.

(a)A registration issued under this chapter expires at midnight on the last day of the month two years following the date of issuance

unless renewed. At least 60 days prior to the expiration of a registration, a registrant who desires to renew his or her registration shall forward to the bureau a completed registration renewal application and renewal fee. The renewal application shall be on a form prescribed by the director, dated and signed by the applicant, certifying under penalty of perjury that the information in the application is true and correct.

(b)The licensee shall provide

to any employee information regarding procedures for renewal of registration.

(c)An expired registration may be renewed provided the registrant files a renewal application on a form prescribed by the director and the renewal and delinquency fees prescribed by this chapter are returned to the bureau within 60 days of the expiration date of the registration. A firearms permit is not valid while the registration is expired.

(d)A registration not renewed within 60 days following its expiration may not be renewed thereafter. The holder of the expired registration may obtain a new registration only on compliance with all of the provisions of this chapter relating to the

issuance of an original registration. The delinquency fee is 50 percent of the renewal fee in effect on the date of expiration, but not less than twenty-five dollars ($25).

(e)The holder of an expired registration shall not engage in the activity for which a registration is required until the bureau issues a renewal registration.

(f)If the renewed registration card has not been delivered to the registrant, prior to the date of expiration of the prior registration, the registrant may present evidence of renewal to substantiate continued registration, for a period not to exceed 90 days after the date of expiration.

(g)A registration may not be renewed or reinstated until all fines assessed pursuant to Section 7591.9 and not resolved in accordance with the provisions of that section have been paid.

(h)A new registration shall be issued subject to payment of all fines assessed pursuant to Section 7591.9 and not resolved in accordance with the provisions of Section 7591.9 and payment of all applicable fees.

(i)This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2018, and, as of January 1, 2019, is repealed.

Future Version

Repealed (in Ch. 573) and added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 429, Sec. 55.5. (SB 547) Effective January 1, 2018. Section operative July 1, 2018, by its own provisions.

(a)A registration issued under this chapter expires at midnight on the last day of the month two years following the date of issuance unless renewed. At least 60 days prior to the expiration of a registration, a registrant who desires to renew his or her registration shall forward to the bureau a completed registration renewal application and renewal fee. The renewal application shall be on a form prescribed by the director, dated and signed by the applicant, certifying under penalty of perjury that the information in the application is true and correct.

(b)The licensee shall provide to any employee information regarding procedures for renewal of registration.

(e)The holder of an expired registration shall not engage in the activity for which a

registration is required until the bureau issues a renewal registration.

(f)If the renewed registration card has not been delivered to the registrant prior to the date of expiration of the prior registration, the registrant may present evidence of renewal to substantiate continued registration, for a period not to exceed 90 days after the date of expiration.

(g)A registration may not be renewed or reinstated until all fines assessed pursuant to Section 7591.9 and not resolved in accordance with the provisions of that section have been paid.

(h)A new registration shall be issued subject to payment of all fines assessed pursuant to Section 7591.9 and not resolved in accordance with the provisions of Section 7591.9 and payment

of all applicable fees.

(i)This section shall become operative on July 1, 2018.