R156-63a-603. Content of Approved Basic Education and Training Program for Armed and Unarmed Private Security Officers

In accordance with Subsection 58-63-302(2)(g), an approved basic education and training program for armed and unarmed private security officers shall have at least eight hours of classroom or online instruction, including: (1) the nature and role of private security, including a private security officer's: (a) scope and limits of authority; (b) civil liability; and (c) role in today's society; (2) state laws and rules applicable to private security; (3) the legal responsibilities of private security, including: (a) constitutional law; (b) search and seizure; and (c) other such topics; (4) situational response evaluations, including: (a) protecting and securing crime or accident scenes; (b) notifying internal and external agencies; and (c) controlling information; (5) security ethics; (6) the use of force, emphasizing the de-escalation of force and alternatives to using force; (7) documentation and report writing, including: (a) preparing witness statements; (b) performing log maintenance; (c) exercising control of information; (d) taking field notes; (e) organizing information into a report; and (f) performing basic writing; (8) patrol techniques, including: (a) mobile patrol versus fixed post; (b) accident prevention; (c) responding to calls and alarms; (d) security breaches; (e) monitoring potential safety hazards; and (f) police and community relations, including fundamental duties and personal appearance of security officers; (9) sexual harassment in the workplace; and (10) a final examination that: (a) competently examines the student on the subjects included in the eight hours of basic instruction; and (b) mandates a minimum pass score of 80%.