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PRIVATE PATROL OPERATOR E XAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS 100% GUARANTEED PASS
(LATEST UPDATE)
When should a PPO verify that a person's guard card is current? - ANS ✓At time of
application
At time of hiring
Before assigning to guard job
While anytime using as a guard
If a guard's registration (guard card) is suspended or revoked, does BSIS notify the
PPO? - ANS ✓NO
- ANS ✓
- ANS ✓
Who is responsible to make sure that the guard registration of a PPO's working
guard is current? - ANS ✓The PPO is ultimately responsible
Both the guard and the PPO should monitor the card's status
The PPO is required to only use currently registered guards
What should a PPO do if he/she suspects that a security officer's guard card is fake?
- ANS ✓Contact BSIS
If you are a PPO, and one of the guards you employ has tried to STEAL away a
client from you, what is important to know? - ANS ✓1. No PPO license
Guard committing misdemeanor crime
Offering services in California without a license
2. A "guard card" is NOT a "license" it is a REGISTRATION CARD
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a guard cannot sell or directly provide security services to a client
3. The guard works for the person who is allowed to sell/provide security services (a
PPO)
4. A client can be fined THOUSANDS of dollars for using an unlicensed guard
service
Can a California PI, PPO, or security guard wear a bulletproof vest? - ANS ✓YES
I keep all the paperwork for my employee in his own personnel file. So why am I told
to NEVER put his I-9 form in there? - ANS ✓Because the FED's say so. They say to
not put his I-9 form in his personnel file because: some persons who might have
access to his personnel file do NOT have the right to know his confidential
immigration status.
What is an FBN? - ANS ✓FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
Required by banks if you want to open a checking account in a business name.
If a security officer shoots his/her firearm while on-duty, what THREE notifications
MUST the guard make? - ANS ✓Within 24 HOURS: Notify the PPO
Within 7 HOURS: Notify BSIS
Within 7 HOURS: Notify the POLICE
If a person is NOT a REGISTERED process server in California, what is the
maximum amount of services he/she can make in a calendar year? - ANS ✓10
services of process within this state during ONE calendar year
A security guard registration card shall have the following - ANS ✓1. Name &
address of license Issuing Bureau
2. Bureau telephone number
3. Type of license
4. Name and address of licensee
5. License and registration number
6. License expiration date
7. To carry a firearm, licensee must possess a permit for an exposed firearm
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8. Signature of licensee
7582.1(e) B&P - ANS ✓Security guard protection and property
7583.9(a) B&P - ANS ✓Valid guard card registration
7583.3(b) B&P - ANS ✓Baton permit
7583.3(a) B&P - ANS ✓Exposed firearm permit
7583.17(b) B&P - ANS ✓Security guard verification printout
7582.26(i) B&P - ANS ✓Security guard is NOT required to wear a uniform unless
he/she is using or wearing a baton or exposed firearm
Current and valid license verification hotline - ANS ✓(916)575-7000
www.dca.ca.gov/bsis/lookup
What 6 points should be included in a report? - ANS ✓WHO
WHAT
WHEN
WHERE
HOW
WITNESSES
If a security officer is required to inspect the purses and lunch boxes of employees
that are leaving a factory at the end of their work shifts, what are some good
guidelines to follow? - ANS ✓Do not touch the items or their contents
If something in them is blocking your view of the rest of the contents (for example a
book) ask the employee to move that item out of the way
If an employee refuses to allow an inspection and walks out, report it to the client,
and remember that refusing is not a crime. (It's a violation of a company policy)
Is in inspection a search? - ANS ✓NO
When is an inspection conducted? - ANS ✓Inspections are often conducted at the
end of the workday by looking into employees cars, lunch pails, purses, or tote bags
to make sure unauthorized items are not being taken off the premises.
Is an inspection always conducted with the employees cooperation? - ANS ✓YES
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What should a security guard to you if the employee does not cooperate during an
inspection - ANS ✓The guard should note:
Company policy
Date, time, and location
Name
Physical description
Badge ID number
License number of any vehicles involved
Then make a full report, and writing to your employer
If a guard is inspecting the bags of persons entering a location, what might that
guard be looking for as they go in? - ANS ✓Depending on the type of business or
building:
Guns, weapons or explosives
Cameras
Food/drink/alcohol items
Small pets
Merchandise to be returned
Skateboards
Prohibited items
Class a fire extinguisher - ANS ✓Wood, cloth, and paper
Class B fire extinguisher - ANS ✓Flammable liquids
Class C fire extinguisher - ANS ✓Electrical
Can you fire and employee for getting hurt on a job site? - ANS ✓NO
It's illegal for an employer to punish a fire an employee for having a job injury, or for
filing a Worker's Compensation claim.
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PRIVATE PATROL OPERATOR E XAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS 100% GUARANTEED PASS
(LATEST UPDATE)
When should a PPO verify that a person's guard card is current? - ANS ✓At time of
application
At time of hiring
Before assigning to guard job
While anytime using as a guard
If a guard's registration (guard card) is suspended or revoked, does BSIS notify the
PPO? - ANS ✓NO
- ANS ✓
- ANS ✓
Who is responsible to make sure that the guard registration of a PPO's working
guard is current? - ANS ✓The PPO is ultimately responsible
Both the guard and the PPO should monitor the card's status
The PPO is required to only use currently registered guards
What should a PPO do if he/she suspects that a security officer's guard card is fake?
- ANS ✓Contact BSIS
If you are a PPO, and one of the guards you employ has tried to STEAL away a
client from you, what is important to know? - ANS ✓1. No PPO license
Guard committing misdemeanor crime
Offering services in California without a license
2. A "guard card" is NOT a "license" it is a REGISTRATION CARD
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a guard cannot sell or directly provide security services to a client
3. The guard works for the person who is allowed to sell/provide security services (a
PPO)
4. A client can be fined THOUSANDS of dollars for using an unlicensed guard
service
Can a California PI, PPO, or security guard wear a bulletproof vest? - ANS ✓YES
I keep all the paperwork for my employee in his own personnel file. So why am I told
to NEVER put his I-9 form in there? - ANS ✓Because the FED's say so. They say to
not put his I-9 form in his personnel file because: some persons who might have
access to his personnel file do NOT have the right to know his confidential
immigration status.
What is an FBN? - ANS ✓FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
Required by banks if you want to open a checking account in a business name.
If a security officer shoots his/her firearm while on-duty, what THREE notifications
MUST the guard make? - ANS ✓Within 24 HOURS: Notify the PPO
Within 7 HOURS: Notify BSIS
Within 7 HOURS: Notify the POLICE
If a person is NOT a REGISTERED process server in California, what is the
maximum amount of services he/she can make in a calendar year? - ANS ✓10
services of process within this state during ONE calendar year
A security guard registration card shall have the following - ANS ✓1. Name &
address of license Issuing Bureau
2. Bureau telephone number
3. Type of license
4. Name and address of licensee
5. License and registration number
6. License expiration date
7. To carry a firearm, licensee must possess a permit for an exposed firearm
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8. Signature of licensee
7582.1(e) B&P - ANS ✓Security guard protection and property
7583.9(a) B&P - ANS ✓Valid guard card registration
7583.3(b) B&P - ANS ✓Baton permit
7583.3(a) B&P - ANS ✓Exposed firearm permit
7583.17(b) B&P - ANS ✓Security guard verification printout
7582.26(i) B&P - ANS ✓Security guard is NOT required to wear a uniform unless
he/she is using or wearing a baton or exposed firearm
Current and valid license verification hotline - ANS ✓(916)575-7000
www.dca.ca.gov/bsis/lookup
What 6 points should be included in a report? - ANS ✓WHO
WHAT
WHEN
WHERE
HOW
WITNESSES
If a security officer is required to inspect the purses and lunch boxes of employees
that are leaving a factory at the end of their work shifts, what are some good
guidelines to follow? - ANS ✓Do not touch the items or their contents
If something in them is blocking your view of the rest of the contents (for example a
book) ask the employee to move that item out of the way
If an employee refuses to allow an inspection and walks out, report it to the client,
and remember that refusing is not a crime. (It's a violation of a company policy)
Is in inspection a search? - ANS ✓NO
When is an inspection conducted? - ANS ✓Inspections are often conducted at the
end of the workday by looking into employees cars, lunch pails, purses, or tote bags
to make sure unauthorized items are not being taken off the premises.
Is an inspection always conducted with the employees cooperation? - ANS ✓YES
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What should a security guard to you if the employee does not cooperate during an
inspection - ANS ✓The guard should note:
Company policy
Date, time, and location
Name
Physical description
Badge ID number
License number of any vehicles involved
Then make a full report, and writing to your employer
If a guard is inspecting the bags of persons entering a location, what might that
guard be looking for as they go in? - ANS ✓Depending on the type of business or
building:
Guns, weapons or explosives
Cameras
Food/drink/alcohol items
Small pets
Merchandise to be returned
Skateboards
Prohibited items
Class a fire extinguisher - ANS ✓Wood, cloth, and paper
Class B fire extinguisher - ANS ✓Flammable liquids
Class C fire extinguisher - ANS ✓Electrical
Can you fire and employee for getting hurt on a job site? - ANS ✓NO
It's illegal for an employer to punish a fire an employee for having a job injury, or for
filing a Worker's Compensation claim.
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