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Power of Arrest, Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism Awareness.
The power to arrest training must be completed prior to the issuance of a Security Guard Registration (BPC Sections 7583.6 and 7583.8).
$95.00 Course Fee
$49.00 DOJ & FBI Finger Print Fee
$25.00 Live Scan Fee (Live Scan provided on-site)
$169.00 Total for course and Live Scan
(You will be required to pay $55.00 application fee to the State of California upon mailing, or submitting your application online.)
Topics include:
A. Powers to Arrest 4 hours
Objective: To familiarize and instruct the individual on the training topics delineated at Business and Professions Code section 7583.7, including, without limitation, legal aspects, techniques, liability, and company requirements relating to the arrest of an individual. The training will utilize the Department of Consumer Affairs' Power to Arrest Training Manual and may include lecture, discussion, exercises and role-playing.
B. Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) & Terrorism Awareness 4 hours
Objective: To familiarize and instruct the individual on the subject matter and observation skills required to identify and report precursor activities to a terrorist event, react appropriately, report the occurrence of a terrorist event, and remain safe while helping control the scene after a terrorist event. The training will utilize the Department of Consumer Affairs' Weapons of Mass Destruction & Terrorism Awareness for Security Professionals course consisting of a Digital Video Disk (DVD), Student Workbook and Facilitator Manual.
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BSIS requires you to complete 32 hours of continuing education: 16 hours of training within 30 days from the date the registration card is issued
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BSIS requires you to complete 32 hours of continuing education: 16 hours of training within 30 days from the date the registration card is issued and another 16 hours of training within 6 months from the date the registration card is issued.
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Eight (8) hours of continuing training must be completed annually (BPC 7583.6 and CCR 643).
This course meets the BSIS continuing education requirement of an additional 8 hours annually pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 7583.6(f) (1). At the end of the course the student is provided with a Certificate of Completion in compliance with the appearance requirements stated in Title 16, California Code of Regulations, section 643 (b).
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BPC Section 7583.35 requires all licensees or registrants wishing to carry tear gas while on duty to complete a training course pursuant to Penal Code Section 22835.
This is the stand alone course for adding the qualification to carry tear gas/pepper spray. Enroll in this course only if you already hold a BSIS Guard Card and wish to add Tear Gas/Pepper Spray qualification. Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be issued a Certificate of Training and Identification for carrying Tear Gas and Pepper Spray.
This course covers the legal and moral aspects of using pepper spray and mace as well as effective techniques, user awareness, and the responsibilities a security officer must know when carrying and using pepper spray.
Topics include:
$200.00 Course Fee (2 calibers, ammunition NOT included)
$87.00 DOJ & FBI Finger Print Fee
$25.00 Live Scan Fee (Live Scan provided on-site)
$312.00 Total for course and Live Scan
$40.00 for each additional caliber (Optional)
(You will be required to pay $100.00 application fee to the State of California upon mailing, or submitting your initial application.)
NOTE: As of July 1, 2018, you will be required complete an assessment to demonstrate that you are capable, at the time the assessment is completed, of demonstrating appropriate judgment, restraint and self-control for the purposes of carrying and using a firearm when performing security guard duties. (Business and Professions Code Section 7583.23 and 7583.47).
The assessment fee of $60.00 is payable to PSI Services LLC (PSI).
For more information: BSIS FIREARMS PERMIT – ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENT FOR SECURITY GUARDS
2 day course: 14-hours (12 hours classroom, 2 hours range, minimum)
This course covers the carrying and use of firearms, and is given by a Bureau-certified firearms training instructor at a Bureau certified training facility. The firearm training course is designed to teach students basic technical aspects and legal responsibilities inherent in carrying and using a firearm. Knowing how and when to use a firearm are equally important. Knowing how to use the firearm may save your life. Knowing when to use the firearm may keep you from being criminally prosecuted and going to jail.
Course Outline:
I. Registration (1 hour total)
.5 hour - | A. Administration |
.5 hour - | B. Laws and Regulations for issuing a firearms permit |
II. Moral and Legal Aspects (6 hours total)
.5 hour - | A. Laws regarding possession and carrying of firearms |
2 hours - | B. Laws and standards regarding use of deadly force |
2 hours - | C. Avoidance of deadly force - The de-escalation of force |
1 hour - | D. Shooting incidents |
.5 hour - | E. Effects of firearms use |
III. Firearms Nomenclature, Maintenance (2 hours total)
1 hour - | A. The revolver and semi-automatic, ammunition, parts, and nomenclature |
1 hour - | B. Firearms safety, general |
IV. Weapon Handling and Shooting Fundamentals 1 hour
V. Examination 1 hour
VI. Range Preparation 1 hour
VII. Range Training (As needed, 1 hour expected)
VIII. Range Qualifications (As needed, 1 hour expected)
For more information: Review the Firearms Training Manual
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The baton training course is designed to provide students with the minimum level of proficiency to carry and use a baton while on duty as private security guards. Individuals required to obtain a baton permit must be taught in the format described in Section 7585.9(a) of the Business and Professions Code. The Baton Training Manual provides that format. Per BSIS regulation, upon successful completion of the course, the student leaves the classroom with the Baton Permit in hand.
Initial CCW Training Course: (8 hours)
$150.00 Course Fee (1 firearm, additional firearm $10 each)
Ammunition NOT included.
This course meets and exceeds the requirements of California Penal Code sections 26165, instruction in firearms safety, and the law regarding the permissible use of a firearm.
Course Syllabus:
1 hour - | Firearm Safety |
.5 hour - | Ammunition |
1 hour - | Fundamentals of Shooting |
.5 hour - | Safe Handeling on the Range |
1.5 hours - | Legal Implications of Carrying a Concealed Weapon |
.5 hour - | Obtain, Maintain, and Renew |
.5 hour - | Course of Fire - Range Qualification |
.5 hour - | Final Test |
.5 hour - | On the Range: Safe Handeling on the Range |
.5 hour - | On the Range: Range Rules |
1 hour - | On the Range: Course of Fire |
Course includes live-fire shooting exercises on a firing range and includes a demonstration by the applicant of safe handling of, and shooting proficiency with, each firearm that the applicant is applying to be licensed to carry.
Renewal CCW Training Course: (4 hours + Range)
$95.00 Course Fee (1 firearm, additional firearm $10 each)
Ammunition NOT included.
This course meets and exceeds the requirements of California Penal Code sections 26165, instruction in firearms safety, and the law regarding the permissible use of a firearm.
Course Syllabus:
1 hour - | Firearm Safety |
1 hour - | Fundamentals of Shooting |
.5 hour - | Safe Handeling on the Range |
1.5 hours - | Legal Implications of Carrying a Concealed Weapon |
As needed | On the Range: Range Rules |
As needed | On the Range: Course of Fire |
Course includes live-fire shooting exercises on a firing range and includes a demonstration by the applicant of safe handling of, and shooting proficiency with, each firearm that the applicant is applying to be licensed to carry.
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