14B NCAC 16 .1502          TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR CLOSE PERSONAL PROTECTION LICENSE

(a)  Applicants for a close personal protection license who do not have the experience set forth in Rule .1501(a)(1) through (3) or (b)(1) and (2) shall complete a basic close personal protection (or "executive protection") training course approved by the Board within the previous 24 months. The course shall consist of a minimum of 40 hours of classroom and practical instruction including as a minimum:

(1)           Fundamentals of personal protection, including as a minimum mission planning, performing site surveys, route selection (primary, secondary, etc.), medical evacuation, walking formations (single, multiple, etc.), communications with protectees, and transitional movements (arrivals, departures, plan changes, hasty movements, etc.) – (minimum of 26 hours);

(2)           Practical exercises – (minimum of 12 hours); and

(3)           Legal Issues, including the rules applicable to each of the below blocks of instruction and this Section and North Carolina's laws on use of force, and the federal and State firearms law. The three hour unarmed guard block of instruction, set forth in 14B NCAC 16 .0707 if performing services unarmed, or the four hour armed guard block of instruction set forth in 14B NCAC 16 .0807(c)(1) if performing services armed taught by a certified instructor shall fulfill this requirement – (minimum of two hours).

(b)  In addition to the minimum classroom and practical instruction required by Paragraph (a) of this Rule, the applicant must possess a basic first aid certificate from the American Red Cross and a valid CPR and AED certification from the American Red Cross, American Heart Association, American Safety and Health Institute, or National Safety Council.

(c)  Subparagraph (a)(3) of this Rule may be conducted remotely as provided for by 14B NCAC 16 .0707(c).

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

Temporary Adoption Eff. April 28, 2023;

Eff. November 1, 2023.