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10.7 Chemical Agents
How many hours of training is required to obtain OC permit? -
correct answer ✅4 hours
3.1
What is the purpose of the Department of Consumer Affairs? -
correct answer ✅To protect consumers from mal business
practices
3.2
What is the purpose of the Bureau of Security & Investigative
Services? -
correct answer ✅To regulate private patrol operators
3.3
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What is the purpose of the qualified manager? -
correct answer ✅To manage day to day operations
3.3
Who is the private patrol operator? -
correct answer ✅The owner of the private security company
4.5
What type of entity does a California-based private security
company need to be? -
correct answer ✅Corporation
4.5
When can you use a PO Box as the business mailing address? -
correct answer ✅When it's impossible to send mail to the physical
address or when the address is the PPO owner's primary residence.
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5.3
What do you need when you conduct business anywhere but the
office listed on BSIS records? -
correct answer ✅A Branch Office Certificate (BOC) (BPC 7582.21)
5.3 Branch Offices
What is BPC that requires you to obtain a BOC when conducting
business outside the listed address on BSIS records? -
correct answer ✅BPC 7582.21
6.0 Insurance Requirements
What are the three insurance requirements for PPOs? -
correct answer ✅Commercial Liability Insurance, Workers'
Compensation Insurance, and Business vehicle insurance
6.1 Commercial General Liability
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What is the minimum limit of commercial liability insurance for a
PPO offering armed security services? -
correct answer ✅$1,000,000 commercial liability insurance policy.
$500,000 for property damages and $500,000 for bodily injuries
6.2 Workers' Compensation Policy
When do you need a workers' compensation policy? -
correct answer ✅When you hire one or more employees. It's
recommended to get the insurance policy now so when you need
to hire employees you don't need to wait on the policy.
7.5 Advertising
What are the three pieces of information that must be displayed in
every advertisement? -
correct answer ✅LAN (License #, Address, and Business name)
8.2 Proposal
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10.7 Chemical Agents
How many hours of training is required to obtain OC permit? -
correct answer ✅4 hours
3.1
What is the purpose of the Department of Consumer Affairs? -
correct answer ✅To protect consumers from mal business
practices
3.2
What is the purpose of the Bureau of Security & Investigative
Services? -
correct answer ✅To regulate private patrol operators
3.3
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What is the purpose of the qualified manager? -
correct answer ✅To manage day to day operations
3.3
Who is the private patrol operator? -
correct answer ✅The owner of the private security company
4.5
What type of entity does a California-based private security
company need to be? -
correct answer ✅Corporation
4.5
When can you use a PO Box as the business mailing address? -
correct answer ✅When it's impossible to send mail to the physical
address or when the address is the PPO owner's primary residence.
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5.3
What do you need when you conduct business anywhere but the
office listed on BSIS records? -
correct answer ✅A Branch Office Certificate (BOC) (BPC 7582.21)
5.3 Branch Offices
What is BPC that requires you to obtain a BOC when conducting
business outside the listed address on BSIS records? -
correct answer ✅BPC 7582.21
6.0 Insurance Requirements
What are the three insurance requirements for PPOs? -
correct answer ✅Commercial Liability Insurance, Workers'
Compensation Insurance, and Business vehicle insurance
6.1 Commercial General Liability
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What is the minimum limit of commercial liability insurance for a
PPO offering armed security services? -
correct answer ✅$1,000,000 commercial liability insurance policy.
$500,000 for property damages and $500,000 for bodily injuries
6.2 Workers' Compensation Policy
When do you need a workers' compensation policy? -
correct answer ✅When you hire one or more employees. It's
recommended to get the insurance policy now so when you need
to hire employees you don't need to wait on the policy.
7.5 Advertising
What are the three pieces of information that must be displayed in
every advertisement? -
correct answer ✅LAN (License #, Address, and Business name)
8.2 Proposal
