§ 74C‑13. Armedlicensee or registered employee required to have firearm registration permit;firearms training.
(a) It shall beunlawful for any person performing private protective services duties to carrya firearm in the performance of those duties without first having met thequalifications of this section and having been issued a firearm registrationpermit by the Board. A licensee shall register any individual carrying afirearm within 30 days of employment. Before engaging in any private protectiveservices activity, the individual shall receive any required trainingprescribed by the Board.
(a1) The followingdefinitions apply in this section:
(1) Armed privateinvestigator. A licensed private investigator who, at any time, wears,carries, or possesses a firearm in the performance of duty.
(1a) Armed security guard. An individual employed by a contract security company or a proprietarysecurity organization whose principal duty is that of an armed securitywatchman; armed armored car service guard; armed alarm system companyresponder; or armed courier service who at any time wears, carries, orpossesses a firearm in the performance of duty.
(2) Contract securitycompany. Any person, firm, association, or corporation engaging in a privateprotective services profession that provides services on a contractual basisfor a fee or other valuable consideration to any other person, firm,association, or corporation.
(3) Proprietary securityorganization. Any person, firm, association, or corporation or departmentthereof which employs security guards, alarm responders, armored car personnel,or couriers who are employed regularly and exclusively as an employee by anemployer in connection with the business affairs of the employer.
(b) It shall be unlawfulfor any person, firm, association, or corporation and its agents and employeesto employ an armed security guard or an armed private investigator andknowingly authorize or permit the armed security guard or armed privateinvestigator to carry a firearm during the course of performing his or herduties as an armed security guard or an armed private investigator if the Boardhas not issued him or her a firearm registration permit under this section orif the person, firm, association, or corporation permits an armed securityguard or an armed private investigator to carry a firearm during the course ofperforming his or her duties whose firearm registration permit has beensuspended, revoked, or has otherwise expired:
(1) A firearmregistration permit grants authority to the armed security guard, or armedprivate investigator, while in the performance of his or her duties ortraveling directly to and from work, to carry any firearm approved by the Boardand not otherwise prohibited by law. The use of any firearm not approved by theBoard is prohibited.
(2) All firearms carriedby authorized armed security guards in the performance of their duties shall beowned or leased by the employer. Personally owned firearms shall not be carriedby an armed security guard in the performance of his or her duties.
(c) The applicant for afirearm registration permit shall submit an application to the Board on a formprovided by the Board.
(d) Each firearmregistration permit issued under this section to an armed security guard shallbe in the form of a pocket card designed by the Board and shall identify thecontract security company or proprietary security organization by whom theholder of the firearm registration permit is employed. A firearm registrationpermit issued to an armed security guard expires one year after the date of itsissuance and must be renewed annually unless the permit holder's employmentterminates before the expiration of the permit. The Board may require allpermit holders to complete continuing education courses approved by the Boardbefore renewal of their permits.
(d1) Each firearmregistration permit issued under this section to an armed private investigatorshall be in the form of a pocket card designed by the Board and shall identifythe name of the armed private investigator. While carrying a firearm andengaged in private protective services, the armed private investigator shallcarry the firearms registration permit issued by the Board, together with valididentification, and shall disclose to any law enforcement officer that theperson holds a valid permit and is carrying a firearm, whether concealed or inplain view, when approached or addressed by the law enforcement officer, andshall display both the permit and the proper identification upon the request ofa law enforcement officer. A private investigator firearm registration permitexpires one year from the date of issuance and shall be renewed annually. TheBoard may require all permit holders to complete continuing education courses approvedby the Board before renewal of their permits.
(e) If an armedsecurity guard terminates his or her employment with the contract securitycompany or proprietary security organization, the firearm registration permitexpires and must be returned to the Board within 15 working days of the date oftermination of the employee.
(f) A contractsecurity company or proprietary security organization shall be allowed toemploy an individual for 30 days as an armed security guard pending completionof the firearms training required by this Chapter, if the contract securitycompany or proprietary security organization obtains prior approval from theDirector. The Board and the Attorney General shall provide by rule theprocedure by which an armed private investigator, a contract security company,or a proprietary security organization applicant may be issued a temporaryfirearm registration permit by the Director of the Board pending adetermination by the Board of whether to grant or deny an applicant a firearm registrationpermit.
(g) The Board maysuspend, revoke, or deny a firearm registration permit if the holder orapplicant has been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude or anycrime involving the illegal use, carrying, or possession of a deadly weapon orfor violation of this section or rules promulgated by the Board to implementthis section. The Director may summarily suspend a firearm registration permitpending resolution of charges involving the illegal use, carrying, orpossession of a firearm lodged against the holder of the permit.
(h) The Board and theAttorney General shall establish a firearms training program for licensees andregistered employees to be conducted by agencies and institutions approved bythe Board and the Attorney General. The Board and the Attorney General mayapprove training programs conducted by a contract security company and thesecurity department of a proprietary security organization, if the contractsecurity company or security department of a proprietary security organizationoffers the courses listed in subdivision (1) of this subsection and if theinstructors of the training program are certified trainers approved by theBoard and the Attorney General:
(1) The basic trainingcourse approved by the Board and the Attorney General shall consist of aminimum of four hours of classroom training which shall include all of thefollowing:
a. Legal limitations onthe use of hand guns and on the powers and authority of an armed securityguard.
b. Familiarity withthis section.
c. Range firing andprocedure and hand gun safety and maintenance.
d. Any other topics ofarmed security guard training curriculum which the Board deems necessary.
(2) An applicant for afirearm registration permit must fire a minimum qualifying score to bedetermined by the Board and the Attorney General on any approved target courseapproved by the Board and the Attorney General.
(3) A firearmsregistrant must complete a refresher course and shall requalify on theprescribed target course prior to the renewal of his or her firearmregistration permit.
(4) The Board and theAttorney General shall have the authority to promulgate all rules necessary toadminister the provisions of this section concerning the training requirementsof this section.
(i) The Board may notissue a firearm registration permit to an applicant until the applicant'semployer submits evidence satisfactory to the Board that the applicant:
(1) Has satisfactorilycompleted an approved training course.
(2) Meets all thequalifications established by this section and by the rules promulgated toimplement this section.
(3) Is mentally andphysically capable of handling a firearm within the guidelines set forth by theBoard and the Attorney General.
(j) The Board and theAttorney General are authorized to prescribe reasonable rules to implement thissection, including rules for periodic requalification with the firearm and forthe maintenance of records relating to persons issued a firearm registrationpermit by the Board.
(k) All fees collectedpursuant to G.S. 74C‑9(e)(7) and (8) shall be expended, under thedirection of the Board, for the purpose of defraying the expense ofadministering the firearms provisions of this Chapter.
(l) The Board and theAttorney General shall establish a training program for certified trainers tobe conducted by agencies and institutions approved by the Board and theAttorney General. The Board or the Attorney General shall have the authority topromulgate all rules necessary to administer the provisions of this subsection.
(1) The Board and theAttorney General shall also establish renewal requirements for certifiedtrainers. The Board may require all certified trainers to complete continuingeducation courses approved by the Board before renewal of their certifications.
(2) No certifiedfirearms trainer shall certify a licensee or registrant unless the licensee orregistrant has successfully completed the firearms training requirements setout above in subsection (h) of this section.
(m) The Board and the AttorneyGeneral shall establish a training program for unarmed security guards to beconducted by agencies and institutions approved by the Board and the AttorneyGeneral. The Board and the Attorney General shall have the authority topromulgate all rules necessary to administer the provisions of this subsection.
(n) A privateinvestigator shall be permitted to carry a concealed weapon during theperformance of his or her duties as a private investigator upon: (i) obtaininga concealed weapon permit issued pursuant to G.S. 14‑415.11; (ii)successfully completing the firearms training course approved by the Board andthe Attorney General; and (iii) having a notation affixed to the face of thefirearms registration card designating that the armed private investigator isallowed to carry a concealed weapon. A private investigator who does not carrya weapon during the course of his or her duties as a private investigator butwho wishes to carry a concealed weapon while not engaged in privateinvestigative duties shall be permitted to do so upon completion of therequirements set forth in Article 54B of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes. (1979, c. 818, s. 2; 1983,c. 67, s. 3; 1989, c. 759, s. 11; 2001‑487, s. 64(h); 2007‑511, s.8; 2009‑328, s. 10.)
§ 74C‑13. Armedlicensee or registered employee required to have firearm registration permit;firearms training.
(a) It shall beunlawful for any person performing private protective services duties to carrya firearm in the performance of those duties without first having met thequalifications of this section and having been issued a firearm registrationpermit by the Board. A licensee shall register any individual carrying afirearm within 30 days of employment. Before engaging in any private protectiveservices activity, the individual shall receive any required trainingprescribed by the Board.
(a1) The followingdefinitions apply in this section:
(1) Armed privateinvestigator. A licensed private investigator who, at any time, wears,carries, or possesses a firearm in the performance of duty.
(1a) Armed security guard. An individual employed by a contract security company or a proprietarysecurity organization whose principal duty is that of an armed securitywatchman; armed armored car service guard; armed alarm system companyresponder; or armed courier service who at any time wears, carries, orpossesses a firearm in the performance of duty.
(2) Contract securitycompany. Any person, firm, association, or corporation engaging in a privateprotective services profession that provides services on a contractual basisfor a fee or other valuable consideration to any other person, firm,association, or corporation.
(3) Proprietary securityorganization. Any person, firm, association, or corporation or departmentthereof which employs security guards, alarm responders, armored car personnel,or couriers who are employed regularly and exclusively as an employee by anemployer in connection with the business affairs of the employer.
(b) It shall be unlawfulfor any person, firm, association, or corporation and its agents and employeesto employ an armed security guard or an armed private investigator andknowingly authorize or permit the armed security guard or armed privateinvestigator to carry a firearm during the course of performing his or herduties as an armed security guard or an armed private investigator if the Boardhas not issued him or her a firearm registration permit under this section orif the person, firm, association, or corporation permits an armed securityguard or an armed private investigator to carry a firearm during the course ofperforming his or her duties whose firearm registration permit has beensuspended, revoked, or has otherwise expired:
(1) A firearmregistration permit grants authority to the armed security guard, or armedprivate investigator, while in the performance of his or her duties ortraveling directly to and from work, to carry any firearm approved by the Boardand not otherwise prohibited by law. The use of any firearm not approved by theBoard is prohibited.
(2) All firearms carriedby authorized armed security guards in the performance of their duties shall beowned or leased by the employer. Personally owned firearms shall not be carriedby an armed security guard in the performance of his or her duties.
(c) The applicant for afirearm registration permit shall submit an application to the Board on a formprovided by the Board.
(d) Each firearmregistration permit issued under this section to an armed security guard shallbe in the form of a pocket card designed by the Board and shall identify thecontract security company or proprietary security organization by whom theholder of the firearm registration permit is employed. A firearm registrationpermit issued to an armed security guard expires one year after the date of itsissuance and must be renewed annually unless the permit holder's employmentterminates before the expiration of the permit. The Board may require allpermit holders to complete continuing education courses approved by the Boardbefore renewal of their permits.
(d1) Each firearmregistration permit issued under this section to an armed private investigatorshall be in the form of a pocket card designed by the Board and shall identifythe name of the armed private investigator. While carrying a firearm andengaged in private protective services, the armed private investigator shallcarry the firearms registration permit issued by the Board, together with valididentification, and shall disclose to any law enforcement officer that theperson holds a valid permit and is carrying a firearm, whether concealed or inplain view, when approached or addressed by the law enforcement officer, andshall display both the permit and the proper identification upon the request ofa law enforcement officer. A private investigator firearm registration permitexpires one year from the date of issuance and shall be renewed annually. TheBoard may require all permit holders to complete continuing education courses approvedby the Board before renewal of their permits.
(e) If an armedsecurity guard terminates his or her employment with the contract securitycompany or proprietary security organization, the firearm registration permitexpires and must be returned to the Board within 15 working days of the date oftermination of the employee.
(f) A contractsecurity company or proprietary security organization shall be allowed toemploy an individual for 30 days as an armed security guard pending completionof the firearms training required by this Chapter, if the contract securitycompany or proprietary security organization obtains prior approval from theDirector. The Board and the Attorney General shall provide by rule theprocedure by which an armed private investigator, a contract security company,or a proprietary security organization applicant may be issued a temporaryfirearm registration permit by the Director of the Board pending adetermination by the Board of whether to grant or deny an applicant a firearm registrationpermit.
(g) The Board maysuspend, revoke, or deny a firearm registration permit if the holder orapplicant has been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude or anycrime involving the illegal use, carrying, or possession of a deadly weapon orfor violation of this section or rules promulgated by the Board to implementthis section. The Director may summarily suspend a firearm registration permitpending resolution of charges involving the illegal use, carrying, orpossession of a firearm lodged against the holder of the permit.
(h) The Board and theAttorney General shall establish a firearms training program for licensees andregistered employees to be conducted by agencies and institutions approved bythe Board and the Attorney General. The Board and the Attorney General mayapprove training programs conducted by a contract security company and thesecurity department of a proprietary security organization, if the contractsecurity company or security department of a proprietary security organizationoffers the courses listed in subdivision (1) of this subsection and if theinstructors of the training program are certified trainers approved by theBoard and the Attorney General:
(1) The basic trainingcourse approved by the Board and the Attorney General shall consist of aminimum of four hours of classroom training which shall include all of thefollowing:
a. Legal limitations onthe use of hand guns and on the powers and authority of an armed securityguard.
b. Familiarity withthis section.
c. Range firing andprocedure and hand gun safety and maintenance.
d. Any other topics ofarmed security guard training curriculum which the Board deems necessary.
(2) An applicant for afirearm registration permit must fire a minimum qualifying score to bedetermined by the Board and the Attorney General on any approved target courseapproved by the Board and the Attorney General.
(3) A firearmsregistrant must complete a refresher course and shall requalify on theprescribed target course prior to the renewal of his or her firearmregistration permit.
(4) The Board and theAttorney General shall have the authority to promulgate all rules necessary toadminister the provisions of this section concerning the training requirementsof this section.
(i) The Board may notissue a firearm registration permit to an applicant until the applicant'semployer submits evidence satisfactory to the Board that the applicant:
(1) Has satisfactorilycompleted an approved training course.
(2) Meets all thequalifications established by this section and by the rules promulgated toimplement this section.
(3) Is mentally andphysically capable of handling a firearm within the guidelines set forth by theBoard and the Attorney General.
(j) The Board and theAttorney General are authorized to prescribe reasonable rules to implement thissection, including rules for periodic requalification with the firearm and forthe maintenance of records relating to persons issued a firearm registrationpermit by the Board.
(k) All fees collectedpursuant to G.S. 74C‑9(e)(7) and (8) shall be expended, under thedirection of the Board, for the purpose of defraying the expense ofadministering the firearms provisions of this Chapter.
(l) The Board and theAttorney General shall establish a training program for certified trainers tobe conducted by agencies and institutions approved by the Board and theAttorney General. The Board or the Attorney General shall have the authority topromulgate all rules necessary to administer the provisions of this subsection.
(1) The Board and theAttorney General shall also establish renewal requirements for certifiedtrainers. The Board may require all certified trainers to complete continuingeducation courses approved by the Board before renewal of their certifications.
(2) No certifiedfirearms trainer shall certify a licensee or registrant unless the licensee orregistrant has successfully completed the firearms training requirements setout above in subsection (h) of this section.
(m) The Board and the AttorneyGeneral shall establish a training program for unarmed security guards to beconducted by agencies and institutions approved by the Board and the AttorneyGeneral. The Board and the Attorney General shall have the authority topromulgate all rules necessary to administer the provisions of this subsection.
(n) A privateinvestigator shall be permitted to carry a concealed weapon during theperformance of his or her duties as a private investigator upon: (i) obtaininga concealed weapon permit issued pursuant to G.S. 14‑415.11; (ii)successfully completing the firearms training course approved by the Board andthe Attorney General; and (iii) having a notation affixed to the face of thefirearms registration card designating that the armed private investigator isallowed to carry a concealed weapon. A private investigator who does not carrya weapon during the course of his or her duties as a private investigator butwho wishes to carry a concealed weapon while not engaged in privateinvestigative duties shall be permitted to do so upon completion of therequirements set forth in Article 54B of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes. (1979, c. 818, s. 2; 1983,c. 67, s. 3; 1989, c. 759, s. 11; 2001‑487, s. 64(h); 2007‑511, s.8; 2009‑328, s. 10.)
§ 74C‑13. Armedlicensee or registered employee required to have firearm registration permit;firearms training.
(a) It shall beunlawful for any person performing private protective services duties to carrya firearm in the performance of those duties without first having met thequalifications of this section and having been issued a firearm registrationpermit by the Board. A licensee shall register any individual carrying afirearm within 30 days of employment. Before engaging in any private protectiveservices activity, the individual shall receive any required trainingprescribed by the Board.
(a1) The followingdefinitions apply in this section:
(1) Armed privateinvestigator. A licensed private investigator who, at any time, wears,carries, or possesses a firearm in the performance of duty.
(1a) Armed security guard. An individual employed by a contract security company or a proprietarysecurity organization whose principal duty is that of an armed securitywatchman; armed armored car service guard; armed alarm system companyresponder; or armed courier service who at any time wears, carries, orpossesses a firearm in the performance of duty.
(2) Contract securitycompany. Any person, firm, association, or corporation engaging in a privateprotective services profession that provides services on a contractual basisfor a fee or other valuable consideration to any other person, firm,association, or corporation.
(3) Proprietary securityorganization. Any person, firm, association, or corporation or departmentthereof which employs security guards, alarm responders, armored car personnel,or couriers who are employed regularly and exclusively as an employee by anemployer in connection with the business affairs of the employer.
(b) It shall be unlawfulfor any person, firm, association, or corporation and its agents and employeesto employ an armed security guard or an armed private investigator andknowingly authorize or permit the armed security guard or armed privateinvestigator to carry a firearm during the course of performing his or herduties as an armed security guard or an armed private investigator if the Boardhas not issued him or her a firearm registration permit under this section orif the person, firm, association, or corporation permits an armed securityguard or an armed private investigator to carry a firearm during the course ofperforming his or her duties whose firearm registration permit has beensuspended, revoked, or has otherwise expired:
(1) A firearmregistration permit grants authority to the armed security guard, or armedprivate investigator, while in the performance of his or her duties ortraveling directly to and from work, to carry any firearm approved by the Boardand not otherwise prohibited by law. The use of any firearm not approved by theBoard is prohibited.
(2) All firearms carriedby authorized armed security guards in the performance of their duties shall beowned or leased by the employer. Personally owned firearms shall not be carriedby an armed security guard in the performance of his or her duties.
(c) The applicant for afirearm registration permit shall submit an application to the Board on a formprovided by the Board.
(d) Each firearmregistration permit issued under this section to an armed security guard shallbe in the form of a pocket card designed by the Board and shall identify thecontract security company or proprietary security organization by whom theholder of the firearm registration permit is employed. A firearm registrationpermit issued to an armed security guard expires one year after the date of itsissuance and must be renewed annually unless the permit holder's employmentterminates before the expiration of the permit. The Board may require allpermit holders to complete continuing education courses approved by the Boardbefore renewal of their permits.
(d1) Each firearmregistration permit issued under this section to an armed private investigatorshall be in the form of a pocket card designed by the Board and shall identifythe name of the armed private investigator. While carrying a firearm andengaged in private protective services, the armed private investigator shallcarry the firearms registration permit issued by the Board, together with valididentification, and shall disclose to any law enforcement officer that theperson holds a valid permit and is carrying a firearm, whether concealed or inplain view, when approached or addressed by the law enforcement officer, andshall display both the permit and the proper identification upon the request ofa law enforcement officer. A private investigator firearm registration permitexpires one year from the date of issuance and shall be renewed annually. TheBoard may require all permit holders to complete continuing education courses approvedby the Board before renewal of their permits.
(e) If an armedsecurity guard terminates his or her employment with the contract securitycompany or proprietary security organization, the firearm registration permitexpires and must be returned to the Board within 15 working days of the date oftermination of the employee.
(f) A contractsecurity company or proprietary security organization shall be allowed toemploy an individual for 30 days as an armed security guard pending completionof the firearms training required by this Chapter, if the contract securitycompany or proprietary security organization obtains prior approval from theDirector. The Board and the Attorney General shall provide by rule theprocedure by which an armed private investigator, a contract security company,or a proprietary security organization applicant may be issued a temporaryfirearm registration permit by the Director of the Board pending adetermination by the Board of whether to grant or deny an applicant a firearm registrationpermit.
(g) The Board maysuspend, revoke, or deny a firearm registration permit if the holder orapplicant has been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude or anycrime involving the illegal use, carrying, or possession of a deadly weapon orfor violation of this section or rules promulgated by the Board to implementthis section. The Director may summarily suspend a firearm registration permitpending resolution of charges involving the illegal use, carrying, orpossession of a firearm lodged against the holder of the permit.
(h) The Board and theAttorney General shall establish a firearms training program for licensees andregistered employees to be conducted by agencies and institutions approved bythe Board and the Attorney General. The Board and the Attorney General mayapprove training programs conducted by a contract security company and thesecurity department of a proprietary security organization, if the contractsecurity company or security department of a proprietary security organizationoffers the courses listed in subdivision (1) of this subsection and if theinstructors of the training program are certified trainers approved by theBoard and the Attorney General:
(1) The basic trainingcourse approved by the Board and the Attorney General shall consist of aminimum of four hours of classroom training which shall include all of thefollowing:
a. Legal limitations onthe use of hand guns and on the powers and authority of an armed securityguard.
b. Familiarity withthis section.
c. Range firing andprocedure and hand gun safety and maintenance.
d. Any other topics ofarmed security guard training curriculum which the Board deems necessary.
(2) An applicant for afirearm registration permit must fire a minimum qualifying score to bedetermined by the Board and the Attorney General on any approved target courseapproved by the Board and the Attorney General.
(3) A firearmsregistrant must complete a refresher course and shall requalify on theprescribed target course prior to the renewal of his or her firearmregistration permit.
(4) The Board and theAttorney General shall have the authority to promulgate all rules necessary toadminister the provisions of this section concerning the training requirementsof this section.
(i) The Board may notissue a firearm registration permit to an applicant until the applicant'semployer submits evidence satisfactory to the Board that the applicant:
(1) Has satisfactorilycompleted an approved training course.
(2) Meets all thequalifications established by this section and by the rules promulgated toimplement this section.
(3) Is mentally andphysically capable of handling a firearm within the guidelines set forth by theBoard and the Attorney General.
(j) The Board and theAttorney General are authorized to prescribe reasonable rules to implement thissection, including rules for periodic requalification with the firearm and forthe maintenance of records relating to persons issued a firearm registrationpermit by the Board.
(k) All fees collectedpursuant to G.S. 74C‑9(e)(7) and (8) shall be expended, under thedirection of the Board, for the purpose of defraying the expense ofadministering the firearms provisions of this Chapter.
(l) The Board and theAttorney General shall establish a training program for certified trainers tobe conducted by agencies and institutions approved by the Board and theAttorney General. The Board or the Attorney General shall have the authority topromulgate all rules necessary to administer the provisions of this subsection.
(1) The Board and theAttorney General shall also establish renewal requirements for certifiedtrainers. The Board may require all certified trainers to complete continuingeducation courses approved by the Board before renewal of their certifications.
(2) No certifiedfirearms trainer shall certify a licensee or registrant unless the licensee orregistrant has successfully completed the firearms training requirements setout above in subsection (h) of this section.
(m) The Board and the AttorneyGeneral shall establish a training program for unarmed security guards to beconducted by agencies and institutions approved by the Board and the AttorneyGeneral. The Board and the Attorney General shall have the authority topromulgate all rules necessary to administer the provisions of this subsection.
(n) A privateinvestigator shall be permitted to carry a concealed weapon during theperformance of his or her duties as a private investigator upon: (i) obtaininga concealed weapon permit issued pursuant to G.S. 14‑415.11; (ii)successfully completing the firearms training course approved by the Board andthe Attorney General; and (iii) having a notation affixed to the face of thefirearms registration card designating that the armed private investigator isallowed to carry a concealed weapon. A private investigator who does not carrya weapon during the course of his or her duties as a private investigator butwho wishes to carry a concealed weapon while not engaged in privateinvestigative duties shall be permitted to do so upon completion of therequirements set forth in Article 54B of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes. (1979, c. 818, s. 2; 1983,c. 67, s. 3; 1989, c. 759, s. 11; 2001‑487, s. 64(h); 2007‑511, s.8; 2009‑328, s. 10.)
