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This document contains 100+ practice questions and correct answers covering the California Private Patrol Operator (PPO) final exam. Topics include BSIS regulations, guard registration, workers’ compensation, insurance, employment law, firearms, uniforms, branch offices, investigations, emergency procedures, and PPO licensing requirements. It is designed as comprehensive exam preparation and includes practical scenario-based questions.

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Private Patrol Operator Final Exam
Practice Questions And Correct Answers



If highly contagious bio-waste is found in the parking lot of the client's property
and the security officer on duty did nothing to address the problem, in the case
of a visitor becoming infected as a result of the officer's negligence, who will
likely be held liable?

The security officer, the client and the security officer's employer




Private security vehicles with amber lights must have which of the following?

The words "Private Security" or Security Patrol" on the sides and rear of the
vehicle and the PPO license number




what type of commercial general lability insurance policy must PPOs have?

A policy with minimum limits of one million dollars ($1,000,000) for any one loss
or occurrence due to bodily injury, including death, or property damage, or both




If you help falsify the photo (or fingerprints) of an employee or applicant, you can
be held liable for a/an ____________________________.

Felony

,Which agency has primary authority over the use of amber lights in private
security vehicles?

The California Highway Patrol




If you close your branch office, how many days do you have to notify BSIS?

10 days




In addition to BSIS, what agency has authority to regulate your uniforms, badge,
or patch?

The local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over where your business is
conducted.




A PPO application (and even private security guard registration) is considered
abandoned after ____________________________.

365 days




A security officer files a BSIS Unlicensed and Unregistered Activity lead form
alleging his employer hired a family member to patrol a contracted property. The
problem is that the family member does not have a guard card. The employer
learned of the complaint, and, as a result, assigns the complaining security officer

, to mop the floors of the client's property instead of patrolling it. which of the
following is correct?

The PPO is liable for civil damages under the labor code's whistleblowing statutes
and the officer has three years to file a claim




What does California law say about asking an applicant about her criminal
history?

You cannot ask about a conviction until after you offer her the job.




If you close a branch office, how many days do you have to notify BSIS of the
closure?

10 days




Who is responsible for paying workers' compensation insurance for your
employees?

The private patrol operator




A security officers you hired is off-duty and is watching a movie with his
daughter. The officer had just gotten off work before this and placed a jacket
over his uniform to cover his patches and badge. at the theater, the officer sees a
perpetrator grab another movie-goer and stab him several times. the officer
takes off his jacket and exposes his uniform. The suspect sees the officer's

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