Cal. Business and Professions Code § 7584.3

The bureau shall issue a baton permit to an applicant if all of the following conditions are satisfied: (a) The applicant is a sole owner of a sole ownership licensee, a qualified manager of a licensee, a partner of a partnership licensee pursuant to Section 7582.7, or a registered security guard. (b) (1) Except as specified in paragraph (2), the applicant has completed the course of training in the carrying and use of a baton specified in Section 7585.9 within the six months preceding the date the application is submitted to the bureau. (2) This subdivision shall not apply to a qualified law enforcement officer, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 7584, who has successfully completed a course of study in the use of batons within the 24-month period preceding the date of application. (c) A certified baton training instructor has attested under penalty of perjury that the applicant has successfully completed the baton training course specified in Section 7585.9. (d) The applicant has completed an application for a baton permit on a form prescribed by the director, dated and signed by the applicant, attesting under penalty of perjury that the information in the application is true. (e) The application is accompanied by the application fee prescribed in this chapter.