(P.A. 04-192, S. 27.)
Sec. 29-161m. Issuance of
license. Upon being satisfied, after investigation, of
the good moral character, competency and integrity of an applicant, or, if the
applicant is an association or partnership, of the individual members thereof,
or if a corporation, of all officers and directors thereof, the Commissioner of
Public Safety may grant a license to conduct business as a security service and
to maintain a bureau, agency, subagency, office or branch office for the conduct
of such business on the premises stated in such application. The license for an
individual, a corporation, association or partnership conducting a security
service shall be as a security service. Such license shall be for a term of two
years and application for renewal shall be on a form furnished by the
commissioner. Each licensee shall permit the department to inspect, review or
copy those documents, business records or training records in the licensee's
possession that are required by sections 29-161g to 29-161x, inclusive, to be
maintained.
(P.A. 04-192, S. 28.)
Sec. 29-161n. License
fees. The fee for an individual, association or
partnership licensed as a security service shall, for an original license, be
one thousand two hundred dollars, and for renewal thereof, five hundred dollars
every two years. The fee for a corporation licensed as a security service shall,
for an original license, be one thousand five hundred dollars and for renewal
thereof eight hundred dollars every two years. If a licensee fails to apply for
renewal of any license within ninety days after the expiration thereof, the
licensee shall pay for renewal thereof the fee provided for an original
license.
(P.A. 04-192, S. 29.)
Sec. 29-161o. Display of
license. Immediately upon the receipt of a license
certificate issued by the Commissioner of Public Safety pursuant to section
29-161m, the licensee shall post and at all times display such license in a
conspicuous place at the licensee's place of business. A copy or duplicate of
the license certificate shall be conspicuously posted at each branch or
suboffice.
(P.A. 04-192, S. 30.)
History: (Revisor's note: In codifying section
30 of P.A. 04-192, an incorrect reference to "section 23 of this act" was deemed
by the Revisors to be a reference to "section 28 of this act" and therefore
cited as "section 29-161m").
Sec. 29-161p. Licensee's
identification card. Upon the issuance of a license as
provided in sections 29-161g to 29-161x, inclusive, the Commissioner of Public
Safety shall issue to each licensee and, in the case of a corporation,
association or partnership, each officer or member thereof, a pocket
identification card, of such size and design as the commissioner may prescribe,
which card shall contain a photograph of the person to whom issued, the name and
business address of the licensee, the license number and date of its expiration
and the imprint or impress of the seal of the state of Connecticut. Such card
shall be carried upon the person to whom issued at all times when engaged in the
activities of the licensed business, which card shall be evidence of due
authorization pursuant to the terms of sections 29-161g to 29-161x, inclusive.
All persons to whom such identification cards have been issued shall be
responsible for the safe keeping of the same and shall not lend such
identification card to any other person or enable, let or allow any other person
to have, hold, possess or display such identification card, and no person shall
possess, hold or display any identification card or facsimile thereof, which is
not duly authorized and issued by the commissioner pursuant to the foregoing
provisions.
(P.A. 04-192, S. 31.)
Sec. 29-161q.
Qualifications of employees. License and registsration. Fee. (a) Any security service may employ as many security officers as
the licensee deems necessary for the conduct of the business, provided such
employees shall be of good moral character and at least eighteen years of
age.
(b) Any person hired to work as a security officer shall
be licensed as a security officer prior to a security service making application
to register the security officer with the Commissioner of Public Safety. The
employee shall complete a minimum of eight hours training in the following
areas: Basic first aid, search and seizure laws and regulations, use of force,
basic criminal justice and public safety issues. The training shall be approved
by the commissioner in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to section
29-161x.
(c) Upon successful completion of such training, an employee may
submit an application for a license as a security officer on forms furnished by
the commissioner and, under oath, shall give the employee's name, address, date
and place of birth, employment for the past five years, experience in the
position applied for, any convictions for violations of the law and such other
information as the commissioner may require, by regulation, to properly
investigate the character, competency and integrity of the employee. The initial
application for a license shall be accompanied by two sets of fingerprints of
the employee and the Commissioner of Public Safety shall require any applicant
for a license under this section to submit to state and national criminal
history records checks. The criminal history records checks required pursuant to
this subsection shall be conducted in accordance with section 29-17a. The
application for a license shall be accompanied by two sets of fingerprints of
the employee and two photographs of the employee, two inches wide by two inches
high, full-face, taken within six months prior thereto, and a twenty-dollar
licensing fee to be renewed every two years, made payable to the state. Subject
to the provisions of section 46a-80, no person shall be approved for a license
who has been convicted of a felony, any sexual offense or any crime that would
tend to question such person's honesty and integrity, or who has been refused a
license under the provisions of sections 29-161g to 29-161x, inclusive, for any
reason except minimum experience, or whose license, having been granted, has
been revoked or is under suspension. Upon being satisfied of the suitability of
the applicant for licensure, the commissioner may license the employee as a
security officer.
(d) Upon the security officer's successful completion of training
and licensing by the commissioner, or immediately upon hiring a licensed
security officer, the security service shall make application to register such
security officer with the commissioner on forms provided by the commissioner.
Such application shall be accompanied by payment of a twenty-dollar application
fee payable to the state. The completed registration form and all related
material shall be kept on file with the Division of State Police within the
Department of Public Safety.
(e) The security service shall notify the commissioner within five
days of the termination of employment of any registered employee.
(P.A. 04-192, S. 32.)
Sec. 29-161r.
Nonuniformed security officers' identification card. The
licensee of a security service shall issue to each nonuniformed security officer
employed by such security service an identification card, of such size, color
and design as the Commissioner of Public Safety may prescribe, which card shall
contain the name and photograph of the security officer, the name and business
address of the security service, the license number and expiration date and the
certification that the named security officer is employed as a security officer
by the security service. Such card shall be carried by the security officer at
all times when engaged in the activities of such security officer's employer. No
person shall hold, possess or show an identification card not authorized and
issued to such person by a licensed employer, or possess such card after
termination of such person's employment with the issuing
licensee.
(P.A. 04-192, S. 33.)
Sec. 29-161s. Uniformed
employee's insignia. The licensee of a security service
shall issue to each uniformed employee a metal or woven insignia of a design
approved by the Commissioner of Public Safety, with an inscription thereon
containing the word "security", the name of the licensee and an identification
number. Such insignia shall be conspicuously worn at all times by the employee
when in uniform and acting in the service of the licensee, and the commissioner
may prescribe the manner of displaying such insignia. As used in this section,
"uniform" means any manner or type of dress of a particular style and
distinctive appearance as distinguished from clothing usually worn by the
public.
(P.A. 04-192, S. 34.)
Sec. 29-161t. Branches
and suboffices. Any security service may operate as many
branch or suboffices as the licensee deems necessary to conduct the business
properly. The licensee of the security service shall advise the Commissioner of
Public Safety, in writing, not later than five business days after opening such
branch or suboffice for business, of the location of each branch or suboffice,
giving the town or city, street address and telephone number and the name of the
manager of such branch or suboffice.
(P.A.
04-192, S. 35.)
Sec. 29-161u.
Investigation of offenses on property guarded by security services. Nothing in sections 29-163g to 29-161x, inclusive, shall preclude
a security service from performing the investigation of offenses upon property
such security service is employed to service.
(P.A. 04-192, S. 36.)
Sec. 29-161v. License
suspension or revocation. Appeal. Any license for a
security service or security officer may be suspended or revoked by the
Commissioner of Public Safety, provided notice shall have been given to the
licensee to appear before the commissioner to show cause why the license should
not be suspended or revoked, upon a finding by the commissioner that: (1) The
licensee has violated any of the terms or provisions of sections 29-161g to
29-161x, inclusive, or any of the regulations adopted pursuant to section
29-161x; (2) the licensee has practiced fraud, deceit or misrepresentation; (3)
the licensee has made a material misstatement in the application for issuance or
renewal of the license; (4) the licensee has demonstrated incompetence or
untrustworthiness in the conduct of the business; or (5) the licensee has been
convicted of a felony or other crime affecting the licensee's honesty, integrity
or moral fitness. Any party aggrieved by an order of the commissioner under this
section may appeal therefrom in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183,
except venue for such appeal shall be in the judicial district of New
Britain.
(P.A. 04-192, S. 37.)
Sec. 29-161w. Annual list
of security services and security officers. The
Commissioner of Public Safety shall annually prepare and publish a list of
licensed security services and security officers and distribute copies of such
list to the chiefs of police in Connecticut and to the clerks' offices of the
Superior Court and to any licensee upon request.
(P.A. 04-192, S. 38.)
Sec. 29-161x. Penalties.
Regulations. (a) Any person who violates any provision
of sections 29-161g to 29-161x, inclusive, shall be fined not more than five
thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. Any person who
violates any provision of section 29-161g shall not be eligible to apply for a
license for two years after the date the penalty was
imposed.
(b) The Commissioner of Public Safety shall adopt
regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the
provisions of sections 29-161g to 29-161x, inclusive.
(P.A. 04-192, S. 39.)
Sec. 29-161y. (Formerly
Sec. 29-161a). Registration of security personnel carrying firearms.
Qualifications. Penalty. (a) Any person, firm or
corporation may employ as many security officers or security personnel carrying
firearms as it deems necessary for the conduct of its business, provided such
employees shall be of good moral character and at least twenty-one years of age.
Each person, firm or corporation shall make application to register such
personnel with the Commissioner of Public Safety immediately upon their hiring.
Application for registration shall be made in the same manner as is provided in
section 29-156a and applicants shall meet the requirements specified in said
section.
(b) Each person, firm or corporation employing
nonarmed proprietary security personnel may register such employees with the
Commissioner of Public Safety in accordance with the provisions of this
section.
(c) Any person, firm or corporation which violates any provision of
this section shall be fined seventy-five dollars for each offense. Each
violation of this section shall be a separate and distinct offense, and, in the
case of a continuing violation, each day's continuance thereof shall be deemed
to be a separate and distinct offense.
(P.A. 83-573, S. 4; P.A. 04-192, S.
19.)
History: P.A. 04-192 amended Subsec. (a) to
substitute security officers for guards, watchmen, patrolmen, to increase
minimum age from eighteen to twenty-one years and to make technical changes;
Sec. 29-161a transferred to Sec. 29-161y in 2005.
Sec. 29-161z. (Formerly
Sec. 29-161b). Security service personnel to obtain permit to carry firearms.
Firearm safety course. Regulations. Application. Penalty. License suspension or
revocation. Appeal. (a) No employee of a licensed
security service and no employee of a firm or corporation hired to perform
security services may carry a pistol, revolver or other firearm while on duty or
directly en route to or from such employment unless such employee obtains a
special permit from the Commissioner of Public Safety in accordance with the
provisions of subsection (b) of this section. No licensed security service and
no firm or corporation may permit any employee to carry a pistol, revolver or
other firearm while on duty or directly en route to or from such employment
unless it obtains proof that such employee has obtained such permit from the
commissioner. The permit required under this section shall be in addition to the
permit requirement imposed under section 29-28.
(b) The
Commissioner of Public Safety may grant to any suitable employee of a licensed
security service, or to an employee hired to perform uniformed or nonuniformed
security services by a firm or corporation, a permit to carry a pistol or
revolver or other firearm while actually on duty on the premises of the
employer, or, while directly en route to or from such employment, provided that
such employee has proven to the satisfaction of the commissioner that such
employee has successfully completed a course, approved by the commissioner, of
training in the safety and use of firearms. The commissioner may grant to such
employee a temporary permit pending issuance of the permit, provided such
employee has submitted an application and successfully completed such training
course immediately following employment. All armed security officers shall
complete such safety course and yearly complete a refresher safety course
approved by the commissioner. The commissioner shall adopt regulations in
accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 concerning the approval of schools,
institutions or organizations offering such courses, requirements for
instructors and the required number of hours and content of such
courses.
(c) Application for such permit shall be made on forms provided by
the commissioner and shall be accompanied by a thirty-one-dollar fee. Such
permit shall have the same expiration date as the pistol permit issued under
subsection (b) of section 29-28 and may be renewed for additional five-year
periods.
(d) Any person, firm or corporation which violates any provision of
this section shall be fined seventy-five dollars for each offense. Each
violation of this section shall be a separate and distinct offense, and, in the
case of a continuing violation, each day's continuance thereof shall be deemed
to be a separate and distinct offense.
(e) The commissioner may suspend or revoke a security service
license upon a finding by the commissioner that such licensee has violated the
provisions of subsection (a) of this section, provided notice shall have been
given to such licensee to appear before the commissioner to show cause why the
license should not be suspended or revoked. Any party aggrieved by an order of
the commissioner may appeal therefrom in accordance with the provisions of
section 4-183, except venue for such appeal shall be in the judicial district of
New Britain.
(P.A. 83-573, S. 1; P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A.
89-251, S. 163, 203; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 95-220,
S. 4-6; P.A. 99-215, S. 24, 29; P.A. 04-192, S. 20.)
History: P.A. 88-230 replaced "judicial
district of Hartford-New Britain" with "judicial district of Hartford",
effective September 1, 1991; P.A. 89-251 amended Subsec. (c) to increase the
application fee from twenty-five dollars to thirty-one dollars; P.A. 90-98
changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1991, to September
1, 1993; P.A. 93-142 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1,
1993, to September 1, 1996, effective June 14, 1993; P.A. 95-220 changed the
effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1996, to September 1, 1998,
effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 99-215 replaced "judicial district of Hartford"
with "judicial district of New Britain", effective June 29, 1999; P.A. 04-192
substituted security service for watchman, guard or patrol service and made
technical changes throughout, amended Subsec. (b) to substitute "uniformed or
nonuniformed" security services for watchman or guard services and to require
all armed security officers to complete safety course and yearly complete
refresher safety course approved by the commissioner, and amended Subsec. (c) to
require that permit have the same expiration date as the pistol permit issued
under Sec. 29-28(b) in lieu of expiration five years after the date it becomes
effective; Sec. 29-161b transferred to Sec. 29-161z in 2005.
Sec. 29-161aa. (Formerly
Sec. 29-161c). Licensed security services to provide written notice to law
enforcement agencies of assignments of security officers carrying
firearms. Any licensed security service or any firm or
corporation employing proprietary security personnel shall furnish the state
police or the municipal police department with written notice of the assignments
of any security officers or personnel who carry firearms and are stationed
within the jurisdiction of such law enforcement agencies.
(P.A. 83-573, S. 2; P.A. 04-192, S. 21.)
History: P.A. 04-192 substituted security
service for watchman, guard or patrol service and officers for guards; Sec.
29-161c transferred to Sec. 29-161aa in 2005.
