AB 904

This bill does the following related to the practice of private security persons:

1. Requires a private security person or private detective who holds a license

to carry a concealed weapon to obtain a certificate from the Department of Safety and

Professional Services to carry a weapon while on duty.

2. Specifies that a city, village, town, or county may enact and enforce

ordinances prohibiting persons from acting as a private security person without a

permit granted by DSPS and from employing or contracting with an individual to act

as a private security person without a DSPS permit. Current law generally requires

a person to obtain a permit granted by DSPS to act as a private security person.

3. Requires local law enforcement personnel to report to DSPS alleged

violations of the private security person, private detective, and private detective

agency laws.

4. Prohibits a person from submitting to DSPS an application for a private

security person permit on behalf of another individual. The bill also allows an

individual's employer to reimburse the individual for the initial permit fee charged

by DSPS and requires an individual to whom a permit is granted to notify the

individual's employer.

5. Requires DSPS to submit an annual report to the legislature that includes

information on complaints received related to private security persons, private

detectives, and private detective agencies and DSPS's responses to those complaints.