Section R13-6-603. Armed Security Guard Pre-assignment and Refresher Training

A.      The qualifying party of a security guard agency shall ensure that in addition to completing the pre-assignment training described in R13-6-601 and refresher training described in R13-6-602, a security guard who will use a firearm within the scope of the security guard’s employment with the agency completes:

1.        Sixteen hours of firearms-safety instruction before being assigned to a position requiring that a firearm be carried, and

2.        Eight hours of refresher firearms-safety instruction before renewing the security guard’s registration certificate.

B.       The qualifying party shall ensure that firearms-safety training is provided by an instructor who is certified by the Department under R13-6-702 and uses the curriculum established by the Department.

C.      After the armed security guard completes the sixteen hours of pre-assignment firearms-safety training or the eight hours of refresher firearms-safety training, the qualifying party shall complete a training verification form and:

1.        The armed security guard shall sign the form affirming completion of the firearms-safety training;

2.        The instructor shall sign the form affirming that the armed security guard completed the firearms-safety train- ing;

3.        The agency qualifying party shall sign the form affirming that the armed security guard met the firearm-safety train- ing requirements of A.R.S. § 32-2632; and

4.        The armed security guard shall submit the form with the application described in R13-6-301 or R13-6-302.

Historical Note

New Section made by final rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 2825, effective September 9, 2006 (Supp. 06-3).