California Qualified Manager Exam Preparation
To manage day to day operations 3.3
What is the purpose of the qualified manager?
The owner of the private security company 3.3
Who is the private patrol operator?
Corporation 4.5
What type of entity does a California-based private security company need to
be?
When it's impossible to send mail to the physical 4.5
address or when the address is the PPO owner's
primary residence. When can you use a PO Box as the business mailing address?
A Branch Office Certificate (BOC) (BPC 7582.21) 5.3
What do you need when you conduct business anywhere but the office listed
on BSIS records?
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?
Commercial Liability Insurance, Workers' Compensation 6.0 Insurance Requirements
Insurance, and Business vehicle insurance
What are the three insurance requirements for PPOs?
$1,000,000 commercial liability insurance policy. 6.1 Commercial General Liability
$500,000 for property damages and $500,000 for
bodily injuries What is the minimum limit of commercial liability insurance for a PPO offering
armed security services?
When you hire one or more employees. It's 6.2 Workers' Compensation Policy
recommended to get the insurance policy now so when
you need to hire employees you don't need to wait on When do you need a workers' compensation policy?
the policy.
LAN (License #, Address, and Business name) 7.5 Advertising
What are the three pieces of information that must be displayed in every
advertisement?
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Q-TIPS (Quantity of Officers, Time, Identity, Price, 8.2 Proposal
Subject)
What needs to be included in a proposal?
Date, type of service, # of hours, price of service, total 9.0 Invoice
due, payment due date, late fees, and additional
expenses (cones). What pieces of information must be in an invoice?
every year, 8 hours additional training 10.2 Cont. Training
How often does a security officer need to complete continued training, and
how many hours?
16 hours of electives (First aid, firearms, baton, de- 10.2 Cont. Training
escalation, diversity)
How many hours of training must they complete within six months of placing a
security officer on a post?
guard card, driver's license, and social security card or 10.3 Hiring Security Officer
birth certificate
When hiring a new security officer, what documents do you need?
Every two years (BPC 7583.2) 10.3 Hiring Security Officer
How often does a security officer need to renew their guard card?
18 years old, pay state for application, 40 hour course, 10.1 Process of Becoming A Security Officer
pass exam, fingerprints
Whats the process of becoming a security officer?
The left breast area of their uniform 10.4 Uniform
Where must a security officer wear their badge?
PPO name, "Private Security", Employee # 10.4 Uniform
What three pieces of information must be displayed on every badge?
PPO name, and "Private Security" 10.4 Uniform
What pieces of information must be displayed on every shoulder patch?
8 hours 10.8 Baton
How many hours of training is required to obtain a baton permit?
To manage day to day operations 3.3
What is the purpose of the qualified manager?
The owner of the private security company 3.3
Who is the private patrol operator?
Corporation 4.5
What type of entity does a California-based private security company need to
be?
When it's impossible to send mail to the physical 4.5
address or when the address is the PPO owner's
primary residence. When can you use a PO Box as the business mailing address?
A Branch Office Certificate (BOC) (BPC 7582.21) 5.3
What do you need when you conduct business anywhere but the office listed
on BSIS records?
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?
Commercial Liability Insurance, Workers' Compensation 6.0 Insurance Requirements
Insurance, and Business vehicle insurance
What are the three insurance requirements for PPOs?
$1,000,000 commercial liability insurance policy. 6.1 Commercial General Liability
$500,000 for property damages and $500,000 for
bodily injuries What is the minimum limit of commercial liability insurance for a PPO offering
armed security services?
When you hire one or more employees. It's 6.2 Workers' Compensation Policy
recommended to get the insurance policy now so when
you need to hire employees you don't need to wait on When do you need a workers' compensation policy?
the policy.
LAN (License #, Address, and Business name) 7.5 Advertising
What are the three pieces of information that must be displayed in every
advertisement?
, California Qualified Manager Exam Preparation
Q-TIPS (Quantity of Officers, Time, Identity, Price, 8.2 Proposal
Subject)
What needs to be included in a proposal?
Date, type of service, # of hours, price of service, total 9.0 Invoice
due, payment due date, late fees, and additional
expenses (cones). What pieces of information must be in an invoice?
every year, 8 hours additional training 10.2 Cont. Training
How often does a security officer need to complete continued training, and
how many hours?
16 hours of electives (First aid, firearms, baton, de- 10.2 Cont. Training
escalation, diversity)
How many hours of training must they complete within six months of placing a
security officer on a post?
guard card, driver's license, and social security card or 10.3 Hiring Security Officer
birth certificate
When hiring a new security officer, what documents do you need?
Every two years (BPC 7583.2) 10.3 Hiring Security Officer
How often does a security officer need to renew their guard card?
18 years old, pay state for application, 40 hour course, 10.1 Process of Becoming A Security Officer
pass exam, fingerprints
Whats the process of becoming a security officer?
The left breast area of their uniform 10.4 Uniform
Where must a security officer wear their badge?
PPO name, "Private Security", Employee # 10.4 Uniform
What three pieces of information must be displayed on every badge?
PPO name, and "Private Security" 10.4 Uniform
What pieces of information must be displayed on every shoulder patch?
8 hours 10.8 Baton
How many hours of training is required to obtain a baton permit?
