WSR 14-10-033 PERMANENT RULES CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING COMMISSION [Filed April 29, 2014, 12:16 p.m., effective May 30, 2014] Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: WAC 139-30-015 Firearms certification—Application, the rule regarding the requirements of a private security firearms certification is being edited as a guard is not required to have an armed guard license at the time of application for a private security firearms certification, as this is an element of the armed guard license.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 139-30-015.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 43.101.080.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 13-21-037 on October 9, 2013.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: December 26, 2013.
Sonja Hirsch
Rules Coordinator
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 10-04-089, filed 2/2/10, effective 3/5/10)
WAC 139-30-015 Firearms certification—Application.
(1) Any application for firearms certification shall:
(a) Be filed with the commission on a form provided by the commission;
(b) Be signed by the principal owner, principal partner, or a corporate officer of the licensed private security company employing the applicant;
(c) Establish through required documentation or otherwise that applicant:
(i) Is at least twenty-one years of age; and
(ii) Possesses a valid and current private security guard license, if applicable.
(d) Be accompanied by payment of a processing fee as set by the commission.
(2) After receipt and review of an application, the commission will provide written notification within ten business days to the requesting company regarding applicant's eligibility to obtain and possess a firearms certification.
(3) An armed private security guard must be qualified by a firearms instructor certified by the commission and provide the commission with proof of the initial qualification for each firearm that he/she is authorized to use in the performance of his/her duties. All firearms carried by armed private security guards in the performance of their duties must be owned or leased by the employer.
(4) It shall be the responsibility of the employer to insure that the armed private security guard demonstrates proficiency standards on an annual basis with each firearm that he/she is certified to use. Proficiency standards shall be set by the commission.
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