14B NCAC 16 .0706          RENEWAL OF UNARMED SECURITY GUARD REGISTRATION

(a)  Each applicant for renewal of a registration identification card or his or her employer shall complete an online form on the website provided by the Board. This online form shall be submitted not fewer than 90 days prior to the expiration of the applicant's current registration and shall be accompanied by:

(1)           one head and shoulders color digital photograph of the applicant in JPG, JPEG, or PNG format of sufficient quality for identification, taken within six months prior to online application and submitted by uploading the photograph online with the application submission;

(2)           upload online a statement of the results of a statewide criminal history records search by the reporting service designated by the Board pursuant to G.S. 74C-8.1(a) for each state where the applicant has resided within the preceding 12 months;

(3)           the applicant's renewal fee, along with the convenience fee charged by the Board's on-line application vendor and credit card transaction fee; and

(4)           upload a completed affidavit form and public notice statement form.

(b)  If there is a criminal charge pending against the applicant for renewal that constitutes a deniable offense under G.S. 74C-8(d)(2), consideration of the application shall be deferred until the criminal charge is adjudicated.

(c)  The employer of each applicant for a registration renewal shall give the applicant a copy of the online application and a copy of the completed affidavit form to serve as a record of application for renewal and shall retain a copy of the application, including affidavit, in the guard's personnel file in the employer's office.

(d)  Members of the armed forces whose registration is in good standing and to whom G.S. 105-249.2 grants an extension of time to file a tax return shall receive that same extension of time to pay the registration renewal fee and to complete any continuing education requirements prescribed by the Board. A copy of the military order or the extension approval by the Internal Revenue Service or by the North Carolina Department of Revenue shall be furnished to the Board.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 74C-5; 74C-11;

Eff. June 1, 1984;

Amended Eff. May 1, 2012; October 1, 2010; December 1, 1995; February 1, 1990; July 1, 1987; December 1, 1985;

Transferred and Recodified from 12 NCAC 07D .0706 Eff. July 1, 2015;

Amended Eff. November 1, 2017;

Readopted Eff. March 1, 2020;

Amended Eff. September 1, 2024; July 1, 2022.