Ohio PISGS Qualifying Agent QA Exam Prep- Private
Investigator & Security Guard Services
This specialized legal and operational preparation resource provides targeted practice
questions and verified answers custom-designed for the Ohio Private Investigator and
Security Guard Services (PISGS) Qualifying Agent (QA) examination. It delivers
comprehensive coverage of the Ohio Revised Code (ORC) Chapter 4749,
administrative rules, liability laws, fire arm regulations, and ethical business
management practices. Licensing candidates and security executives will master critical
state compliance protocols, arrest authority limitations, and corporate risk management
frameworks to pass their high-stakes proctored regulatory assessment.
1. Under Ohio law, what is the maximum period a temporary license may be issued
to a qualifying agent applicant?
A) 30 days
B) 60 days
C) 90 days
D) 180 days
Rationale: The Director of Public Safety may issue a temporary license to a qualifying
agent applicant for a period not to exceed 60 days, pending the results of the required
examination and background check.
2. A qualifying agent must notify PISGS in writing within how many days of a
change in their residential address?
A) 10 days
B) 30 days
C) 60 days
D) 90 days
Rationale: Under OAC 4501:7-1-03, a qualifying agent must notify the Department in
writing within 30 days of any change in their residential address.
,3. Which of the following is NOT a duty of a qualifying agent under Ohio PISGS
rules?
A) Supervising all employees
B) Ensuring compliance with the Revised Code
C) Personally conducting all investigations
D) Maintaining required records
Rationale: While the QA is responsible for supervision and compliance, they are not
required to personally conduct every investigation; they may delegate to registered
employees.
4. What is the minimum amount of general aggregate liability insurance required
for a Class C security guard provider?
A) $100,000
B) $200,000
C) ***$300,000***
D) $500,000
Rationale: ORC 4749.03(A)(1)(d) requires a general aggregate of at least $300,000 for all
license classes, including Class C.
5. If a qualifying agent is convicted of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude,
what action must PISGS take?
A) Issue a warning
B) Revoke or suspend the license
C) Impose a $500 fine
D) Require additional training
Rationale: Conviction of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude is grounds for
revocation or suspension of a PISGS license under ORC 4749.04.
,6. A licensee must maintain a record of all employees' registration status. How
long must these records be kept?
A) 1 year
B) 2 years plus the current year
C) 3 years
D) 5 years
Rationale: OAC 4501:7-1-11 requires records to be kept for the current calendar year plus
two previous calendar years.
7. What is the required action when a registered employee's firearm bearer
notation expires?
A) The employee may continue to carry a firearm for 30 days
B) The employee must cease carrying a firearm until the notation is renewed
C) The employer may issue a temporary notation
D) The employee must retake the entire QA exam
Rationale: A firearm bearer notation is valid for two years; once expired, the employee
cannot carry a firearm until the notation is renewed.
8. Which of the following is considered a "disqualifying offense" that would
prevent an individual from being registered as a security guard?
A) A minor traffic violation
B) A felony conviction
C) A civil lawsuit
D) A high school suspension
Rationale: Under ORC 4776.10 and PISGS rules, a felony conviction is a disqualifying
offense for registration.
9. What is the maximum civil penalty PISGS may impose for a single violation of
the Private Investigator Security Guard Services law?
, A) $100 per day
B) ***$100 per day, up to a maximum of $5,000***
C) $500 per day
D) $1,000 per day
Rationale: ORC 4749.04(B) allows a civil penalty of not more than $100 per calendar day,
with a maximum of $5,000 per violation.
10. A qualifying agent must complete how many hours of continuing education
every two years to renew their QA designation?
A) 8 hours
B) 16 hours
C) 24 hours
D) 32 hours
Rationale: OAC 4501:7-1-05 requires 16 hours of continuing education every two years for
QA renewal.
11. Which of the following topics is NOT required in the continuing education for
a qualifying agent?
A) Legal updates
B) Ethics
C) Investigative techniques
D) Firearms marksmanship
Rationale: Continuing education must cover legal updates, ethics, and investigative
techniques; firearms marksmanship is not a required topic.
12. When a licensee changes their business name, they must notify PISGS within:
A) 10 days
B) 30 days
Investigator & Security Guard Services
This specialized legal and operational preparation resource provides targeted practice
questions and verified answers custom-designed for the Ohio Private Investigator and
Security Guard Services (PISGS) Qualifying Agent (QA) examination. It delivers
comprehensive coverage of the Ohio Revised Code (ORC) Chapter 4749,
administrative rules, liability laws, fire arm regulations, and ethical business
management practices. Licensing candidates and security executives will master critical
state compliance protocols, arrest authority limitations, and corporate risk management
frameworks to pass their high-stakes proctored regulatory assessment.
1. Under Ohio law, what is the maximum period a temporary license may be issued
to a qualifying agent applicant?
A) 30 days
B) 60 days
C) 90 days
D) 180 days
Rationale: The Director of Public Safety may issue a temporary license to a qualifying
agent applicant for a period not to exceed 60 days, pending the results of the required
examination and background check.
2. A qualifying agent must notify PISGS in writing within how many days of a
change in their residential address?
A) 10 days
B) 30 days
C) 60 days
D) 90 days
Rationale: Under OAC 4501:7-1-03, a qualifying agent must notify the Department in
writing within 30 days of any change in their residential address.
,3. Which of the following is NOT a duty of a qualifying agent under Ohio PISGS
rules?
A) Supervising all employees
B) Ensuring compliance with the Revised Code
C) Personally conducting all investigations
D) Maintaining required records
Rationale: While the QA is responsible for supervision and compliance, they are not
required to personally conduct every investigation; they may delegate to registered
employees.
4. What is the minimum amount of general aggregate liability insurance required
for a Class C security guard provider?
A) $100,000
B) $200,000
C) ***$300,000***
D) $500,000
Rationale: ORC 4749.03(A)(1)(d) requires a general aggregate of at least $300,000 for all
license classes, including Class C.
5. If a qualifying agent is convicted of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude,
what action must PISGS take?
A) Issue a warning
B) Revoke or suspend the license
C) Impose a $500 fine
D) Require additional training
Rationale: Conviction of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude is grounds for
revocation or suspension of a PISGS license under ORC 4749.04.
,6. A licensee must maintain a record of all employees' registration status. How
long must these records be kept?
A) 1 year
B) 2 years plus the current year
C) 3 years
D) 5 years
Rationale: OAC 4501:7-1-11 requires records to be kept for the current calendar year plus
two previous calendar years.
7. What is the required action when a registered employee's firearm bearer
notation expires?
A) The employee may continue to carry a firearm for 30 days
B) The employee must cease carrying a firearm until the notation is renewed
C) The employer may issue a temporary notation
D) The employee must retake the entire QA exam
Rationale: A firearm bearer notation is valid for two years; once expired, the employee
cannot carry a firearm until the notation is renewed.
8. Which of the following is considered a "disqualifying offense" that would
prevent an individual from being registered as a security guard?
A) A minor traffic violation
B) A felony conviction
C) A civil lawsuit
D) A high school suspension
Rationale: Under ORC 4776.10 and PISGS rules, a felony conviction is a disqualifying
offense for registration.
9. What is the maximum civil penalty PISGS may impose for a single violation of
the Private Investigator Security Guard Services law?
, A) $100 per day
B) ***$100 per day, up to a maximum of $5,000***
C) $500 per day
D) $1,000 per day
Rationale: ORC 4749.04(B) allows a civil penalty of not more than $100 per calendar day,
with a maximum of $5,000 per violation.
10. A qualifying agent must complete how many hours of continuing education
every two years to renew their QA designation?
A) 8 hours
B) 16 hours
C) 24 hours
D) 32 hours
Rationale: OAC 4501:7-1-05 requires 16 hours of continuing education every two years for
QA renewal.
11. Which of the following topics is NOT required in the continuing education for
a qualifying agent?
A) Legal updates
B) Ethics
C) Investigative techniques
D) Firearms marksmanship
Rationale: Continuing education must cover legal updates, ethics, and investigative
techniques; firearms marksmanship is not a required topic.
12. When a licensee changes their business name, they must notify PISGS within:
A) 10 days
B) 30 days
