14B NCAC 16 .0110          REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

(a)  If any registrant, trainee, certificate holder, employee, subcontractor, or any other person providing private protective services on behalf of a licensee is charged with any criminal offense that would constitute grounds to deny, suspend, or revoke a permit, registration or certificate under this Chapter, the licensee shall report the criminal charge to the Board either in person or by telephone no later than the first business day following knowledge of the charge. The licensee shall provide a copy of the charging document and a written explanation to the Board within five business days.

(b)  If any licensee, trainee, registrant, or certificate holder, or any employee, subcontractor, or any other person providing services on behalf of a licensee, trainee, registrant, or certificate holder is charged with any criminal offense that would constitute grounds to deny, suspend, or revoke a license, registration, or certificate under this Chapter, the licensee, trainee, registrant, or certificate holder shall self-report the criminal charge to the Board either in person or by telephone no later than the first business day following the charge. The licensee, trainee, registrant, or certificate holder shall provide a copy of the charging document and a written explanation to the Board within five business days.

(c)  If a licensee, trainee, registrant, or certificate holder, or any employee, subcontractor, or any other person providing services on behalf of a licensee, trainee, registrant, or certificate holder discharges a firearm while engaged in the private protective services business, the licensee shall notify the Board either in person or by telephone no later than the first business day following the incident. The licensee shall also file a written report to the Board within five business days of the incident. In the report, the licensee shall state the name of the individual who discharged the firearm, the type of weapon discharged, the location of the incident, the law enforcement agency investigating the incident, the events leading to the discharge of the firearm, and any bodily injuries occurring from the incident. This Rule shall not apply to a weapon that is discharged during a training course that has been approved by the Board.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 74C-5;

Eff. February 1, 1995;

Transferred and Recodified from 12 NCAC 07D .0112 Eff. July 1, 2015;

Readopted Eff. November 1, 2019;

Amended Eff. July 1, 2021;

Amended Eff. February 1, 2022.