SECTION .1400 - ARMED ARMORED CAR SERVICE GUARDS FIREARM REGISTRATION PERMIT

14B NCAC 16 .1401          APPLICATION/ARMED ARMORED CAR SERVICE GUARD FIREARM REGISTRATION PERMIT

(a)  Each employer or his or her designee shall submit an online application for the registration of each employee armed security guard to the Board containing the applicant's:

(1)           name, address, telephone numbers, and social security number;

(2)           gender and race;

(3)           residence history;

(4)           current employer and employment history;

(5)           date of birth, birth country, state or province, county or parish, and citizenship; and

(6)           driver's license number and state of issuance.

(b)  This online submission shall be accompanied by:

(1)           electronic submission of fingerprints from a Live Scan or similar system approved by the State Bureau of Investigation or one set of classifiable fingerprints on an applicant fingerprint card that shall be mailed separately to the Board's office;

(2)           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 application submission;

(3)           a statement of the result of a statewide criminal history records search from 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 60 months;

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

(5)           a statement signed by a certified trainer that the applicant has successfully completed the training requirements of Rule .1407 of this Section;

(6)           a statement signed by a certified trainer that the applicant has completed the training;

(7)           the actual cost charged to the Private Protective Services Board by the State Bureau of Investigation to cover the cost of criminal record checks performed by the State Bureau of Investigation, collected online by the Private Protective Services Board;

(8)           a signed SBI release of information form; and

(9)           a completed affidavit form and public notice statement form.

(c)  The applicant's copies of the application, affidavit, training certification, and the statements required by Subparagraphs (a)(5) and (a)(6) of this Rule, training certification shall together serve as a temporary registration card. These copies shall be carried by the applicant while performing job duties and shall be exhibited upon the request of any law enforcement officer or authorized representative of the Board. However, if the statement required by Subparagraph (a)(6) of this Rule is already on file with the Board, the applicant does not need to carry or present the statement.

(d)  Applications submitted without proof of completion of a Board-approved firearms training course shall not serve as temporary registration cards.

(e)  The provisions of Paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this Rule also apply to any employee whose employment is terminated within 30 days of employment.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 74C-3; 74C-5; 74C-8.1(a); 74C-13;

Eff. January 1, 2013;

Transferred and Recodified from 12 NCAC 07D .1501 Eff. July 1, 2015;

Amended Eff. November 1, 2017;

Readopted Eff. March 1, 2020;

Amended Eff. November 1, 2025; September 1, 2024.