QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
Who,AatABSIS,A'shallAadministerAandAenforceAtheArules'?A-AANSWERATheADirectorAofAConsumerAAffairs
WhatAisAanA"FQACard'?A-AANSWERAFirearmsAQualificationACard;AexposedAweaponAcarry
IfAaApersonAwithoutAaAPPOAlicenseAoffersAsecurityAorAprotectionAservicesAtoAtheApublic,AWhatAtypeAofAcrim
eAhasAbeenAcommitted?A-AANSWERAAAmisdemeanorAviolationAofAtheAB&PACode
WhatAisAtheAdollarAfineAforAaAmisdemeanorAviolationAofAofferingAPPOAservicesAwithoutAaAPPOAlicense?A-
AANSWERA$10,000
When,AIfAever,AmayAaApersonAlicensedAonlyAasAaAPPOAmakeAanAinvestigation?A-
AANSWERAIfAincidentalAtoAtheAtheft,Aloss,Aembezzlement,Amisappropriation,AconcealmentAofAanyAproperty
AwhichAheAorAsheAhasAbeenAhiredAorAengagedAtoAwatchAtoAprotect
WhatAagenciesAotherAthanABSISAareAinvolvedAinAregulatingAarmoredAcarAcompanies?A-
AANSWERACaliforniaAHighwayAPatrolAandAPublicAUtilities
WhatAdoAtheAinitialsA'B.S.I.S.'AstandAfor?A-AANSWERABureauAofASecurityAandAInvestigativeAServices
CarryingAaAgunAconcealedAunderAaAshirtAisAusuallyAwhatAtypeAofAaAcrime?A-AANSWERAMisdemeanor
CarryingAaAsetAofA'brassAknuckles'AinAyourApocketAisAusuallyAwhatAtypeAofAcrime?A-AANSWERAFelony
HowAmuchAimprisonmentAmightAcomeAfromAaAmisdemeanorAconviction?A-
AANSWERAUpAtoAaAyearAimprisonment
HowAmuchAimprisonmentAmightAcomeAfromAaAfelonyAconviction?A-
AANSWERAOneAyearAorAmoreAimprisonment
,IfAaApersonAknowinglyAhiresAanAunlicensedApersonAtoAprovideAPPOAservices,AWhatApunishmentAmightAthat
ApersonAreceive?A-
AANSWERAForAthisAmisdemeanor,AaAfineAofA$5000Aand/orAimprisonmentAofAupAtoAoneAyear
IfAaApersonAisAconvictedAofAprovidingAPPOAservicesAwithoutAaAlicense,Ahe/sheAcanAnotAbeAissuedAaAPPOAlice
nseAforAwhatAtimeAperiodAfollowingAtheAconviction?A-AANSWERAOneAyear
IfAaApersonAisAconvictedAaAsecondAtimeAofAprovingAPPOAservicesAwithoutAaAlicense,Ahe/sheAcanAnotAbeAissu
edAaAPPOAlicenseAforAwhatAtimeAperiodAfollowingAthisAsecondAconviction?A-AANSWERAFiveAyears
AnAapplicantAforAaAPPOAlicenseAmustAbeAatAleastAhowAold?A-AANSWERA18AyearsAofAage
WhereAmustAtheAPPOAlicenseAbeAposted?A-
AANSWERAPostedAinAaAconspicuousAplaceAinAtheAprincipalAplaceAofAbusiness
IfAtheAPPOAlicenseAisAnotAproperlyAposted,AwhatAmightAtheAfineAbe?A-AANSWERA$250
WhatAtwoAproofsAofAbeingAlicensedAareAsentAtoAtheAPPOAbyAtheAlicensingAbureau?A-
AANSWERALargeAlicenseAforAwallAandAaApocketAcard
WhatAdoAtheAlettersA"Q.M"AstandsAforAonAaAPPOAbyAlicensingAbureau?A-AANSWERAQualifiedAManager
IsAaAPPOAlicenseA'assignable'?A-AANSWERANo
IsAaAlicenseeArequiredAtoAatAallAtimesAbeAlegallyAresponsibleAforAtheAgoodAconductAinAtheAbusinessAofAallAof
Ahis/herAemployees,Aagents,AandAmanagers?A-AANSWERAYes
CanAtheAlicensingAbureauAallowAaAPPOAtoAconductAbusinessAunderAanAadditionalAfictitiousAbusinessAname?
A-AANSWERAYes
, WhatAisAtheAcostAofAobtainingAanAadditionalAfictitiousAbusinessAnameAorAtoAchangeAtheAPPO'sAfictitiousAbu
sinessAname?A-AANSWERA$75
EveryAadvertisementAofAPPOAmustAcontainAwhatApiecesAofAinformation?A-
AANSWERACompanyAname,AbusinessAaddressAORAphoneAnumber,AandAlicenseAnumber
WhatAfineAmightAbeAassessedAifAaAPPO'sAadvertisementAdoesAnotAcontainAtheA3ArequiredApiecesAofAinform
ationA-AANSWERA$250
WhenAmayAaAPPOAorAPPO'sAemployeesAuseAaAbadge?A-
AANSWERAOnlyAwhileAengagedAinAguardAorApatrolAwork,AandAwhileAwearingAaAdistinctiveAuniform
TheAshoulderApatchArequiredAtoAbeAwornAonAaAPPO'sAsecurityAuniformsAmustAbearAwhatA2ApiecesAofAinfor
mation?A-
AANSWERATheAwordsA"PrivateASecurity",AandAtheAnameAofAtheAPrivateAPatrolAcompanyAbyAwhichAtheAperso
nAisAemployed
AAviolationAofAbadgeAorAshoulderApatchArulesAbyAaAPPOAorAPPOAemployeesAmightAcauseAwhatAfineAtoAbeAas
sessed?A-AANSWERA$250
WhoAmustAapproveAaAPPO'sAbadgeAdesign?A-AANSWERATheADirectorAofABSIS
WhatAisAtheAPPOAapplicantAexperienceArequirement?A-
AANSWERAAtAleastAoneAyearAofAexperienceAasAaApatrol-person,Aguard,AorAwatchman,AorAtheAequivalent
IfAaAPPOAorAPPOAemployeeAhasAanAFQAcardAthatAsaysA'9mm',AmayAtheyAcarryAaA.38ApistolAifAinAuniform?A-
AANSWERANo
IfAaAPPOAorAPPOAemployeeAdischargesAaAfirearmAwithinAtheAscopeA&AcourseAofAhis/herAduties,AwithinAhowA
manyAdaysAmustAaAreportAofAthisAbeAdeliveredAinAwritingAtoAtheAdirectorAofABSIS?A-AANSWERA7Adays
HowAoftenAisAaAPPOAlicenseArenewed?A-AANSWERAEveryAtwoAyears