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Pennsylvania Armed Security Guard Licensing Requirements
The state of Pennsylvania requires anyone applying for an armed security guard license to meet the qualification standards set by the state and comply with the Private Detective Act of 1953 including the amendments that have been made. One of the amendments that have been made is that one copy of the application will be filed with the Clerk of Courts.
The other requirements to qualify for the Pennsylvania security guard license for the armed guard will be to attend training classes for 40 hours, attend firearm’s classes and the other requirements are:
•The applicant must be at least 18 years of age
•The person applying will have a high school diploma or equivalency exam
•The applicant will provide valid photo identification
•Applicants are either a U.S. citizen or are allowed to work in the United States
•The applicant will submit to fingerprinting that will be filed with the Pennsylvania State Police Central Repository
•Background checks well be conducted by the District Attorneys Office and the Clerk of Courts
The state of Pennsylvania requires the person applying for an armed security guard license to take 40 hours of training at a certified training facility. There is also a requirement for firearm’s training and range time. The classroom training will include education to help the person perform their duties as a licensed armed security guard with confidence and safety. Legal issues that can arise are covered in the training classroom and other types of training.
•Legal and ethical issues
•Emergency medical care
•Emergency fire care
•Use of force
•Detaining suspects
•Written reports
The training in the classroom for firearms will include the legal issues and there is mandatory time spent at the range. In the state of Pennsylvania the armed security guard in training is required to comply with the Lethal Weapons Training Act. The armed security guard will train with a 38-caliber gun, shooting 50 rounds and train using a shotgun. The range training will include marksman and target training to ensure the armed guard that will be license has experience with weapons. This provides a safe environment for the person or public, the applicant is providing protection. The certification for firearms is valid for five years, with yearly eight-hour refresher courses taken.
The employment that the Pennsylvania armed security guard is qualified for in the security sector is both in private settings and in public settings.
•Armed security guards are employed in airports, bus stations and train stations.
•Federal and state offices
•Apartment complexes and hotels
•Retail stores and malls
•Public parks and venues open to the public
•Private offices
•Personal security
•Armored vehicles
These are some of the types of locations that the unarmed security guard will find employment, as well as other locations. The license when issued will be renewable every two years for the security guard. The firearms license, which is separate in the state of Pennsylvania, will be renewable every five years.
Armed Security Guard Training in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, getting an armed security guard’s license means filing a petition with the County Clerk’s office. It is up to the judge as to who is approved for a security guard license. The process is rather detailed. The County Clerk’s office is limited to the questions they can answer about this process and recommends that an attorney be retained for such matters.
Basic requirements to submit petition for armed security guards in Pennsylvania:
Must file a petition with the following attachments:
1.Passport photos (2)
2.Letters from character witnesses pointing out your good moral character
3.Certified proof of criminal background check
4.Fingerprint card with fee (this card must be submitted to the County Clerk’s office with a money order that will be mailed to the Pennsylvania State police)
Statewide requirements that may be helpful in getting your petition approved:
•Be at least 21 years old
•Citizenship
•Mentally competent
•Have good moral character
•No drug or alcohol use or dependence
•No felony convictions
•No disabilities that would prevent performance of duty
•Proof of weapons training and experience
Training Requirements
In Pennsylvania, there are no set rules as to the type of training or experience required. It is ultimately up to the judge. However, the more experience and training that you can prove should help your chances of having your petition approved. Other states require that you show proof of weapons training by submitting your training certificate and if you have this type of proof, you would submit it with your petition so that the judge has updated information to make a decision.
Fees are nonrefundable:
Fingerprint card: $17.50 (money order must be made out to the Pennsylvania State Police)
License: $200 (This fee is paid only if petition is approved)
For more information, please read Promulgation of Local Rules of Civil Procedure; No. 6513 CV 2005 below or call the Pennsylvania County Clerk’s office at 570-517-3387
THE COURTS
MONROE COUNTY
Promulgation of Local Rules of Civil Procedure; No. 6513 CV 2005
[35 Pa.B. 5095]
Order
And Now, this 15th day of August, 2005, Monroe County Rules of Civil Procedure 206.8(a) and 206.8(b) are hereby promulgated effective thirty (30) days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, in accordance with Pa.R.C.P. No. 239. In conformity with Pa.R.C.P. 239, seven (7) certified copies of the within Order and Local Rules shall be filed by the Court Administrator with the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts. Two (2) certified copies and diskette shall be distributed to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. One (1) certified copy shall be filed with the Civil Procedural Rules Committee of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. One (1) copy shall be forwarded to the Monroe County Legal Reporter for publication. Copies shall be kept continuously available for public inspection in the Office of the Monroe County Prothonotary, the Office of the Court Administrator and the Monroe County Law Library.
By the Court
RONALD E. VICAN,
President Judge
Rule 206.8(a)--Petition for Private Detective and/or Security Guard License
(1) Definitions:
(i) ''Applicant''--includes any private detective, the business of detective agency, investigator, the business of investigator, security guard, or the business of watch, guard, or patrol agency.
(ii) ''Private Detective''--includes any person, partnership, association or corporation, engaged in the private detective business, including individual private detectives, private detective agencies, investigators, or the business of investigator, or businesses providing watch, guard or patrol agency services. (Definition derived from The Private Detective Act of 1953, as amended, 22 P. S. § 12.)
(iii) The term ''security guard'' includes uniformed or nonuniformed security guards, any patrol agency and/or individuals who are employed full time or part time, on a temporary or permanent basis, to patrol, guard, protect, monitor, regulate, secure or watch over persons and/or property, either real or personal. (Definition derived from The Private Detective Act of 1953, as amended. 22 P. S. § 12(e).)
(2) Application for Private Detective License:
(i) An Applicant(s) (or Applicant's counsel, hereafter ''Applicant/Attorney''), seeking a private detective or security guard license pursuant to The Private Detective Act of 1953, as amended (hereafter ''The Act''), shall file an original and one copy of a Petition for Private Detective or Security Guard License with the Clerk of Courts.
(ii) Applicant must comply with all requirements set forth in the Act and the Petition shall be accompanied by all documentation required under § 14 of The Act.
(iii) The Clerk of Courts shall forward a copy of the Petition to the Court Administrator.
(3) Applicant/Attorney shall serve a copy of the Petition on the District Attorney of Monroe County and shall file a Certificate of Service with the Clerk of Courts evidencing such service.
(4) Fingerprints of Applicant:
(i) In accordance with the Act, Applicant/Attorney shall submit, along with the Petition, fingerprint order cards to the Clerk of Courts;
(ii) The Clerk of Courts shall copy or make note of the cards submitted and immediately forward the original fingerprint order cards to the District Attorney of Monroe County for a fingerprint comparison.
(5) The District Attorney shall:
(i) within five (5) days after the filing of Applicant's fingerprints with the Clerk of Courts, submit the fingerprints to the Pennsylvania State Police Central Repository for purposes of conducting a fingerprint comparison with the fingerprints of criminals now or hereafter filed in the Pennsylvania State Police data base.
(ii) review the Applicant's Petition;
(iii) conduct a background check on the Applicant; and
(iv) prepare a report and recommendation to the Court. The report and recommendation must be signed by the District Attorney and shall be filed with the Clerk of Courts.
(6) Hearing on Petition:
(i) The District Attorney shall notify Applicant/Attorney when it has completed its investigation, at which time, Applicant/Attorney shall submit to the Court a proposed order for hearing in the form set forth below in sub-paragraph (9).
(ii) The Court shall schedule a hearing to consider Applicant's Petition, at which time the District Attorney or designee shall appear and report his/her recommendation.
(7) Notice of Hearing:
(i) Applicant/Attorney shall ensure that notice of the hearing date is published once a week for two consecutive weeks in the Monroe Legal Reporter and in one newspaper of general circulation published in Monroe County, the last advertisement to appear not less than three (3) days prior to the scheduled hearing;
(ii) Applicant/Attorney shall file an Affidavit of Publication, together with proofs of advertising, with the Clerk of Courts.
(8) Failure to comply with any provision of this rule may constitute sufficient grounds for the Court to dismiss the Petition and deny Applicant's request for a private investigator's license.
(9) Forms: Order for Hearing
Form--Order for Hearing--Petition for Private Detective and/or Security Guard License
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF MONROE COUNTY
FORTY-THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
IN RE: : NO. ____ P.DET. 2 ____
:
PETITION OF :
:
ORDER
AND NOW, this ____ day of ______ , 20 ____ , upon consideration of the within Petition for [Private Detective or Security Guard] License and upon motion of ______ , Attorney for Applicant, a hearing is fixed on the application for the ____ day of ______ , 20 ____ , at ____ m., in Courtroom No. ____ , Monroe County Courthouse, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.
Applicant or Applicant's attorney shall publish Notice of the Hearing once a week for two consecutive weeks in the Monroe Legal Reporter and in one newspaper of general circulation published in Monroe County, the last advertisement to appear not less than three (3) days prior to the scheduled hearing; and shall file an Affidavit of Publication, together with proofs of advertising, with the Clerk of Courts.
BY THE COURT:
_________________
J.
cc: (Applicant/Applicant's Attorney)
District Attorney's Office
Rule 206.8(b)--Petition for Appointment of School Police
(1) Definitions:
(i) ''Applicant''--means the Board of School Directors of the school district requesting appointment of school police officers.
(ii) ''School Police Officers''--includes any person who is hired by the school district for the purpose of enforcing good order in school buildings, on school buses and on school grounds located within the school district; including protecting the students and controlling large crowds at extra curricular student activities and events. (Definition derived from The Public School Code of 1949, as amended, 24 P. S. § 7-778(c).)
(iii) ''Solicitor''--legal counsel for the school district.
(iv) ''Appointee''--the person or persons to be employed by the Applicant as a school police officer.
(2) Application for School Police:
(i) An Applicant or the Solicitor on behalf of Applicant (hereafter ''Applicant/Solicitor''), seeking appointment of school police officers pursuant to the Public School Code of 1949, as amended, 24 P. S. § 7-778 (hereafter ''The School Code''), shall file an original and one copy of a Petition for Appointment of School Police with the Prothonotary.
(ii) Applicant must comply with all requirements set forth in The School Code and the Petition shall contain the following information:
(a) The name, address, social security number, date of birth, and dates of Act 34 clearance and the FBI investigation clearance for the Appointee(s) to be employed as a school police officer.
(b) The fingerprints of the Appointee(s).
(c) A report issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Department of Justice, Investigation Division (''FBI'') indicating that the Appointee(s) has no arrest record.
(d) A copy of the Request for Criminal History Record Check issued by the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) indicating that the Appointee(s) has no arrest record.
(e) A statement by the Applicant representing that Appointee(s) is of good character and repute.
(f) A statement by the Applicant that the Appointee(s) has not resided outside the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in any other jurisdiction since the FBI and PSP issued the reports verifying that the Appointee(s) does not have a criminal record.
(iii) The Prothonotary shall forward a copy of the Petition to the Court Administrator.
(3) Hearing on Petition:
(i) Applicant/Solicitor shall submit to the Court a proposed order for hearing in the form set forth below in subparagraph (F).
(ii) The Court shall schedule a hearing to consider Applicant's Petition, at which time the Solicitor shall appear and report his/her recommendation.
(4) Notice of Hearing:
(i) Applicant/Solicitor shall ensure that notice of the hearing date is published once a week for two consecutive weeks in the Monroe Legal Reporter and in one newspaper of general circulation published in Monroe County, the last advertisement to appear not less than three (3) days prior to the scheduled hearing;
(ii) Applicant/Solicitor shall file an Affidavit of Publication, together with proofs of advertising, with the Clerk of Courts.
(5) Failure to comply with any provision of this rule may constitute sufficient grounds for the Court to dismiss the Petition and deny Applicant's request to appoint the Appointee(s) as school police officers.
(6) Forms: Order for Hearing
Form--Order for Hearing--Petition for Appointment of School Police Officer
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF MONROE COUNTY
FORTY-THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
IN RE: : NO. ____ MISC. 2____
:
PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT :
OF SCHOOL POLICE OFFICER(s) :
FOR THE {Insert Name of School District} :
ORDER
AND NOW, this ____ day of ______ , 20 ____ , upon consideration of the within Petition for Appointment of School Police Officer(s) for the [Name of School District] and upon motion of ______ , Solicitor for Applicant, a hearing is fixed on the application for the ____ day of ______ , 20 ____ , at ____ m., in Courtroom No. _____ , Monroe County Courthouse, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.
Applicant or Solicitor attorney shall publish Notice of the Hearing once a week for two consecutive weeks in the Monroe Legal Reporter and in one newspaper of general circulation published in Monroe County, the last advertisement to appear not less than three (3) days prior to the scheduled hearing; and shall file an Affidavit of Publication, together with proofs of advertising, with the Clerk of Courts.
BY THE COURT:
_________________
J.
cc: (Applicant/Solicitor)
District Attorney's Office
By the Court
President Judge
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 05-1708. Filed for public inspection September 16, 2005, 9:00 a.m.]