North Carolina · statute · N.C. Gen. Stat. ch. 74C · 24 active provisions
Title. This Chapter may be cited as the Private Protective Services Act. The purpose of this act is to increase the level of integrity, competency, and performance of Private Protective Service Professions in order to safeguard the public health, safety, and welfare. (1979, c. 818, s. 2; 1989, c. 759, s. 1.)
Licenses required. (a) No private person, firm, association, or corporation shall engage in, perform any services as, or in any way represent or hold itself out as engaging in a private protective services profession or activity in this State without having first complied with the provisions of this Chapter. Compliance…
Private protective services profession defined. (a) As used in this Chapter, the term "private protective services profession" means and includes the following: (1) Armored car profession. - Any person, firm, association, or corporation which for a fee or other valuable consideration provides secured transportation and…
Private Protective Services Board established; members; terms; vacancies; compensation; meetings. (a) The Private Protective Services Board is hereby established in the Department of Public Safety to administer the licensing and set educational and training requirements for persons, firms, associations, and corporation…
Powers of the Board. In addition to the powers conferred upon the Board elsewhere in this Chapter, the Board shall have the power to do all of the following: (1) Adopt rules necessary to carry out and administer the provisions of this Chapter including the authority to require the submission of reports and information…
Position of Director created. The position of Director of the Private Protective Services Board is hereby created within the Department of Public Safety. The Secretary of Public Safety shall appoint a person to fill this full-time position. The Director's duties shall be to administer the directives contained in this C…
Investigative powers of the Secretary of Public Safety. The Secretary of Public Safety for the State of North Carolina has the power to investigate or cause to be investigated any complaints, allegations, or suspicions of wrongdoing or violations of this Chapter involving unlicensed individuals, licensed individuals, o…
License requirements. (a) License Required. - Any person, firm, association, or corporation desiring to carry on or engage in the private protective services profession in this State shall be licensed in accordance with this Chapter. (b) Application. - To apply for a license, an applicant must submit a verified applica…
Criminal background checks. (a) Authorization. - Upon receipt of an application for a license, registration, certification, or permit, the Board shall conduct a background investigation to determine whether the applicant meets the requirements for a license, registration, certification, or permit set out in G.S. 74C-8(…
Form of license; term; renewal; posting; branch offices; not assignable; late renewal fee. (a) The license when issued shall be in such form as may be determined by the Board and shall state: (1) The name of the licensee, (2) The name under which the licensee is to operate, and (3) The number and expiration date of the…
Certificate of liability insurance required; form and approval; suspension for noncompliance. (a) through (d) Repealed by Session Laws 1983, c. 673, s. 4. (e) No security guard and patrol, armored car, or special limited guard and patrol license shall be issued under this Chapter unless the applicant files with the Boa…
Probationary employees and registration of regular employees; unarmed security guards and unarmed armored car guards required to have registration card. (a) A security guard and patrol company or armored car company may employ unarmed guards as probationary employees for 20 consecutive calendar days. Upon completion of…
Denial, suspension, or revocation of license, registration, or permit; duty to report criminal arrests. (a) The Board may, after compliance with Chapter 150B of the General Statutes, deny, suspend, or revoke a license, certification, registration, or permit issued under this Chapter if it is determined that the applica…
Armed licensee or registered employee required to have firearm registration permit; firearms training. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person performing private protective services duties to carry a firearm in the performance of those duties without first having met the qualifications of this section and having been i…
Exemption from firearms training requirements. (a) The following persons shall be exempt from the firearms training requirements of G.S. 74C-13: (1) Any person who has successfully completed the North Carolina Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) and the first year of probationary employment. (2) Persons who have reti…
Pocket identification cards issued to licensees and trainees. (a) Upon the issuance of a license or trainee permit, a pocket identification card of design, size, and content approved by the Board shall be issued by the Board without charge to each licensee or trainee. The holder must have this card in his or her posses…
Prohibited acts. (a), (b) Repealed by Session Laws 1989, c. 759, s. 13. (c) It shall be unlawful for anyone not licensed or registered as required under this Chapter to: (1) Advertise or to hold himself out to be a licensee; (2) Advertise or to hold himself out to perform services for which a license is required when,…
Enforcement. (a) The Board may apply in its own name to any judge of the superior court of the General Court of Justice for an injunction in order to prevent any violation or threatened violation of the provisions of this Chapter. (b) Any person, firm, association, or corporation or their agents and employees violating…
Reciprocity; temporary permit. (a) To the extent that other states which provide for licensing of any private protective services profession provide for similar action for citizens of this State, the Board, in its discretion, may grant a private protective services license to a nonresident who holds a valid private pro…
Severability. If any provision of this Chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is for any reason held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the Article which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions…
Law enforcement officer provisions. (a) No law enforcement officer of the United States, this State, any other state, or any political subdivision of a state shall be licensed as a private detective or security guard and patrol licensee under this Chapter. (b) An off-duty law enforcement officer may be employed during…
Continuing education. The Board may require individuals holding a license, registration, certificate, or permit to complete continuing education courses approved by the Board before renewal. The Board shall establish, by rule, the number of hours of continuing education necessary for renewal and any other requirements…
Acquisition or change of ownership or control of licensed firm, association, or corporation. In the event a company, firm, or corporation licensed under this Chapter transfers ownership, control, or a majority of assets to another person, firm, association, or corporation, the person, firm, association, or corporation…
Private Protective Services Education Fund created; payments to Fund; management; use of funds. (a) There is hereby created and established a special fund to be known as the "Private Protective Services Education Fund" (hereinafter Fund) which shall be set aside and maintained in the Office of the State Treasurer. The…