March 05, 2019

Proprietary Security Services Act Summary

Source: Department of Consumer Affairs Bureau of Security and Investigative Services - Sunset Review Report 2018

The Proprietary Security Services Act regulates proprietary private security employers and proprietary private security officers. A proprietary private security employer is a person or company that employs one or more proprietary private security officers. Proprietary private security officers wear a distinctive uniform identifying them as a security officer and interact with the public when providing security services. A proprietary private security employer cannot contract out the services of its proprietary private security officers to any other person or entity; the proprietary private security officers may only provide security services to their employing proprietary private security employer. An example of a proprietary private security employer is a large corporation that employs its own security personnel. Proprietary private security officers are not authorized to carry a firearm.