DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SECURITY
OFFICER EXAM NOTES CH 21 NEWLY
UPDATED 2026 EXAM SUCCESS
SYSTEM WITH AUTHENTIC A+
SOLUTIONS AND COMPLETE ANSWERS
2100.1 "SECURITY OFFICER" means any person privately employed to do any
of the following: - Answer
✔✔
a) Prevent the theft, misappropriation, or concealment of goods, wares,
merchandise, money, bonds, stock certificates, or other valuable documents,
papers, and articles;
b) Prevent damage to real or personal property;
c) Prevent assaults, gate-crashing, or other disorders at meetings, events, or
performances;
d) Prevent similar illegal occurrences.
2100.2 "SECURITY OFFICER" includes the following: - Answer
✔✔
a) Uniformed individuals employed by a security agency or other employer for any
of the purposes set forth in 2100.1;
b) Uniformed individuals privately employed as guards, watchpersons, patrol
service personnel for specified property, security technicians, security officers, and
other similar positions.
2100.3 "SECURITY OFFICER" DOES NOT include the following: -
ANSWER✔✔a) Persons commissioned as SPECIAL POLICE OFFICERS;
b) Persons working in their official capacity as employees of the federal
government;
c) Members of the Metropolitan Police Department or the public police force of
any other jurisdiction;
, d) Persons working as armored car guards; or
e) Persons commissioned as CAMPUS POLICE OFFICERS
2100.4 How long shall certification cards be effective? -ANSWER✔✔2 years and
the expiration date shall be shown on the certification
2100.5 How long will training requirements be extended? -ANSWER✔✔If a
security officer has been retained by a new security agency or employer for the 90-
day transition employment period, training requirements for certification imposed
by this chapter shall be tolled for a duration of the 90-days. If a security officer's
certification is scheduled to expire during the 90-day period, the expiration date for
the certification shall be extended until 14 days after the expiration of the 90-day
period.
2100.6 What is the punishment for violations of any provisions of this chapter? -
ANSWER✔✔$300 or by imprisonment for up to 90 days, in addition to the
possible denial, suspension, or revocation of certification.
2100.7 Provisions of this chapter shall _________ any other D.C. regulations to the
extent of any conflict with those regulations. -ANSWER✔✔SUPERSEDE
2102.1 Application for certification as a security officer shall be made to the...: -
ANSWER✔✔Mayor on a form prescribed by the Mayor
2102.3 To be eligible to be certified as a security officer, an applicant, in addition
to meeting the other requirement of this chapter, shall: -ANSWER✔✔a) be at least
18 years old;
b) Either be a US citizen or have in his/her possession a valid Immigration &
Naturalization Service work permit; AND
OFFICER EXAM NOTES CH 21 NEWLY
UPDATED 2026 EXAM SUCCESS
SYSTEM WITH AUTHENTIC A+
SOLUTIONS AND COMPLETE ANSWERS
2100.1 "SECURITY OFFICER" means any person privately employed to do any
of the following: - Answer
✔✔
a) Prevent the theft, misappropriation, or concealment of goods, wares,
merchandise, money, bonds, stock certificates, or other valuable documents,
papers, and articles;
b) Prevent damage to real or personal property;
c) Prevent assaults, gate-crashing, or other disorders at meetings, events, or
performances;
d) Prevent similar illegal occurrences.
2100.2 "SECURITY OFFICER" includes the following: - Answer
✔✔
a) Uniformed individuals employed by a security agency or other employer for any
of the purposes set forth in 2100.1;
b) Uniformed individuals privately employed as guards, watchpersons, patrol
service personnel for specified property, security technicians, security officers, and
other similar positions.
2100.3 "SECURITY OFFICER" DOES NOT include the following: -
ANSWER✔✔a) Persons commissioned as SPECIAL POLICE OFFICERS;
b) Persons working in their official capacity as employees of the federal
government;
c) Members of the Metropolitan Police Department or the public police force of
any other jurisdiction;
, d) Persons working as armored car guards; or
e) Persons commissioned as CAMPUS POLICE OFFICERS
2100.4 How long shall certification cards be effective? -ANSWER✔✔2 years and
the expiration date shall be shown on the certification
2100.5 How long will training requirements be extended? -ANSWER✔✔If a
security officer has been retained by a new security agency or employer for the 90-
day transition employment period, training requirements for certification imposed
by this chapter shall be tolled for a duration of the 90-days. If a security officer's
certification is scheduled to expire during the 90-day period, the expiration date for
the certification shall be extended until 14 days after the expiration of the 90-day
period.
2100.6 What is the punishment for violations of any provisions of this chapter? -
ANSWER✔✔$300 or by imprisonment for up to 90 days, in addition to the
possible denial, suspension, or revocation of certification.
2100.7 Provisions of this chapter shall _________ any other D.C. regulations to the
extent of any conflict with those regulations. -ANSWER✔✔SUPERSEDE
2102.1 Application for certification as a security officer shall be made to the...: -
ANSWER✔✔Mayor on a form prescribed by the Mayor
2102.3 To be eligible to be certified as a security officer, an applicant, in addition
to meeting the other requirement of this chapter, shall: -ANSWER✔✔a) be at least
18 years old;
b) Either be a US citizen or have in his/her possession a valid Immigration &
Naturalization Service work permit; AND
