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PRIVATE PATROL OPERATOR EXAM***
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | VERIFIED AND
WELL DETAILED ANSWERS |DOWNLOAD AND
PASS | LATEST EXAM UPDATE 2026/2027
What is a 'From W-4'?
❖Employee's witholding
Who, at BSIS, 'shall administer and enforce the rules'?
❖The Director of Consumer Affairs
What is a form 'W-9'?
❖FORM W-9, REQUEST FOR TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER AND CERTIFICATION, IS USED BY A PAYEE TO
PROVIDE THEIR TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
(TIN), WHICH CAN BE A SSN OR EIN.
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What is a form 'W-2'?
❖An employer annual wage form providing necessary
information for you to file your income taxes
What is common misuse of From W-9 that can get a PPO
into trouble, including money fines?
❖Paying employees wrongly as Independent
Contractors as to not need Workers Compensation
for them, and to not need tax withholding, is a fraud.
What IRS form would you use to report payments you
made to regular employee?
❖W-2
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Can a proprietary security officer carry a baton?
❖No, a Proprietary Security officer can not carry a
deadly weapon
Can a proprietary security officer carry a firearm?
❖No, a Proprietary Security officer can not carry a
deadly weapon
Can a proprietary security officer wear a generic badge?
❖Yes
Can a proprietary security officer carry a tear gas?
❖Yes, if completed BSIS-required 2-hour training
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Is a Proprietary security officer required to wear a
distinctive uniform clearly identifying the individual as a
security officer?
❖Yes
What is Form I-9?
❖A form used to verify an employee's identity and that
he or she is authorized to work in the US.
For how long the Form I-9 be retained by the employer?
❖3 years
If an out-of-state guard company needs to finish a job that
travels through California or ends in California, can they
get permission to perform their services in California on a
temporary or short term basis?
PRIVATE PATROL OPERATOR EXAM***
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | VERIFIED AND
WELL DETAILED ANSWERS |DOWNLOAD AND
PASS | LATEST EXAM UPDATE 2026/2027
What is a 'From W-4'?
❖Employee's witholding
Who, at BSIS, 'shall administer and enforce the rules'?
❖The Director of Consumer Affairs
What is a form 'W-9'?
❖FORM W-9, REQUEST FOR TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER AND CERTIFICATION, IS USED BY A PAYEE TO
PROVIDE THEIR TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
(TIN), WHICH CAN BE A SSN OR EIN.
,Page 2 of 57
What is a form 'W-2'?
❖An employer annual wage form providing necessary
information for you to file your income taxes
What is common misuse of From W-9 that can get a PPO
into trouble, including money fines?
❖Paying employees wrongly as Independent
Contractors as to not need Workers Compensation
for them, and to not need tax withholding, is a fraud.
What IRS form would you use to report payments you
made to regular employee?
❖W-2
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Can a proprietary security officer carry a baton?
❖No, a Proprietary Security officer can not carry a
deadly weapon
Can a proprietary security officer carry a firearm?
❖No, a Proprietary Security officer can not carry a
deadly weapon
Can a proprietary security officer wear a generic badge?
❖Yes
Can a proprietary security officer carry a tear gas?
❖Yes, if completed BSIS-required 2-hour training
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Is a Proprietary security officer required to wear a
distinctive uniform clearly identifying the individual as a
security officer?
❖Yes
What is Form I-9?
❖A form used to verify an employee's identity and that
he or she is authorized to work in the US.
For how long the Form I-9 be retained by the employer?
❖3 years
If an out-of-state guard company needs to finish a job that
travels through California or ends in California, can they
get permission to perform their services in California on a
temporary or short term basis?
