California Qualified Manager Exam
Preparation
How many hours of training is required to obtain OC permit?
To protect consumers from mal business practices - Correct Answer
✔️✔️3.1
What is the purpose of the Department of Consumer Affairs?
To regulate private patrol operators - Correct Answer ✔️✔️3.2
What is the purpose of the Bureau of Security & Investigative
Services?
To manage day to day operations - Correct Answer ✔️✔️3.3
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,What is the purpose of the qualified manager?
The owner of the private security company - Correct Answer ✔️✔
️3.3
Who is the private patrol operator?
Corporation - Correct Answer ✔️✔️4.5
What type of entity does a California-based private security company
need to be?
When it's impossible to send mail to the physical address or when the
address is the PPO owner's primary residence. - Correct Answer ✔
️✔️4.5
When can you use a PO Box as the business mailing address?
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,A Branch Office Certificate (BOC) (BPC 7582.21) - Correct Answer ✔
️✔️5.3
What do you need when you conduct business anywhere but the
office listed on BSIS records?
BPC 7582.21 - Correct Answer ✔️✔️5.3 Branch Offices
Produce accurate payroll records requests within ____________ days
from date of request.
1. application of employment
2. payroll authorization form
3. notices of commendation, warnings, discipline, and termination
4. notices of wage attachment or garnishment
5. notices of layoff, leave of absence, and vacation
6. education and training records
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, 7. performance appraisals/reviews
8. attendance records - Correct Answer ✔️✔️21.3 Right To
Inspect Files
What should be in a security officers personal employee file?
30 days - Correct Answer ✔️✔️22.1 Qualified Manager Quits
How many days does the PPO have to notify BSIS about the QM
quitting?
90 days to 1 year, but the PPO must be in the process of having a new
QM and name a new QM on BSIS application. - Correct Answer ✔️
✔️22.1 Qualified Manager Quits
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Preparation
How many hours of training is required to obtain OC permit?
To protect consumers from mal business practices - Correct Answer
✔️✔️3.1
What is the purpose of the Department of Consumer Affairs?
To regulate private patrol operators - Correct Answer ✔️✔️3.2
What is the purpose of the Bureau of Security & Investigative
Services?
To manage day to day operations - Correct Answer ✔️✔️3.3
1|Page
,What is the purpose of the qualified manager?
The owner of the private security company - Correct Answer ✔️✔
️3.3
Who is the private patrol operator?
Corporation - Correct Answer ✔️✔️4.5
What type of entity does a California-based private security company
need to be?
When it's impossible to send mail to the physical address or when the
address is the PPO owner's primary residence. - Correct Answer ✔
️✔️4.5
When can you use a PO Box as the business mailing address?
2|Page
,A Branch Office Certificate (BOC) (BPC 7582.21) - Correct Answer ✔
️✔️5.3
What do you need when you conduct business anywhere but the
office listed on BSIS records?
BPC 7582.21 - Correct Answer ✔️✔️5.3 Branch Offices
Produce accurate payroll records requests within ____________ days
from date of request.
1. application of employment
2. payroll authorization form
3. notices of commendation, warnings, discipline, and termination
4. notices of wage attachment or garnishment
5. notices of layoff, leave of absence, and vacation
6. education and training records
3|Page
, 7. performance appraisals/reviews
8. attendance records - Correct Answer ✔️✔️21.3 Right To
Inspect Files
What should be in a security officers personal employee file?
30 days - Correct Answer ✔️✔️22.1 Qualified Manager Quits
How many days does the PPO have to notify BSIS about the QM
quitting?
90 days to 1 year, but the PPO must be in the process of having a new
QM and name a new QM on BSIS application. - Correct Answer ✔️
✔️22.1 Qualified Manager Quits
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